Halloween Spooky Pomegranate Punch (Print version)

A deep red Halloween pomegranate punch with citrus, cherry juice, vanilla, and fizzy soda, ready in about 10 minutes.

# Ingredients:

For the punch base

01 - 4 cups (960 ml) chilled pomegranate juice
02 - 2 cups (480 ml) chilled orange juice, preferably fresh or no-pulp
03 - 1/2 cup (120 ml) maraschino cherry juice or grenadine
04 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
05 - 48 oz (1.4 L) chilled lemon-lime soda

For garnish

06 - 1/2 cup (85 g) pomegranate seeds
07 - 1 orange, thinly sliced
08 - 12 canned lychees, drained, optional
09 - 12 blueberries, optional
10 - Ice, for serving

Optional adult serving

11 - Whiskey, vodka, or dark rum, 1 oz (30 ml) per glass

# Instructions:

01 - Refrigerate the pomegranate juice, orange juice, cherry juice, and lemon-lime soda for at least 2 hours before mixing.
02 - In a large punch bowl or pitcher, stir together the pomegranate juice, orange juice, cherry juice, and vanilla until evenly combined.
03 - Slowly pour in the chilled lemon-lime soda. Stir gently once or twice so the punch stays bubbly.
04 - If using, tuck one blueberry into the opening of each drained lychee to make edible eyeballs.
05 - Add pomegranate seeds, orange slices, and lychee eyeballs to the punch bowl. Add ice to glasses or use a frozen juice ring in the bowl.
06 - Ladle the punch into cups. For adult servings, add 1 oz whiskey, vodka, or dark rum to a glass of ice before topping with punch.

# Good to know:

01 - Best served immediately after the soda is added.
02 - Mix the juice base up to 24 hours ahead and add soda at serving time.
03 - Use a frozen pomegranate juice ring instead of plain ice to avoid dilution.

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