Witch's potion with blood orange, ginger and grape eyeballs

Witch's potion made from blood orange juice, ginger and lime with floating eyeballs made of peeled grapes and raisins. A vegan, alcohol-free Halloween drink mixed from juices.

At a glance

• Serves 4
• Prep time: 45 min
• No cooking needed
• Total time: 45 min
• Calories: 110 kcal per serving
• Protein: 2 g
• Fat: 0 g
• Carbs: 25 g

Ingredients

• 150g grapes
• 1 tbsp raisins
• 20g fresh ginger
• 1 unwaxed lime
• 600ml blood orange juice
• 300ml sparkling water

Method

You’ll need: chopping board · knife · sieve · grater

1. Pour boiling water over the grapes, leave them for 20 seconds and peel off the skins with a small knife.
2. Cut a small notch into the top of each grape and press in a piece of raisin as a pupil. Put the eyeballs in the freezer for 30 minutes.
3. Finely grate the ginger, squeeze it in a sieve and catch the juice. Squeeze the lime.
4. Stir the blood orange juice, ginger juice and lime juice together in a jug and chill the potion.
5. Top up with sparkling water just before serving and add a few grape eyeballs to each glass.

Good to know

A deep red potion with eyeballs floating in it: peeled grapes with a raisin pupil are an old party trick that makes children squeal. Blood orange gives the colour, ginger the heat. Frozen, the eyeballs chill the potion like ice cubes.

Swaps

Blood orange juice → orange juice with a splash of cherry juice (same colour). Sparkling water → cold hibiscus tea (more tart). Grapes → lychees. Ginger → a pinch of cinnamon (milder for children).

Cooking tips

Seedless green grapes are easy to peel after a quick soak in boiling water. Chilled juice keeps the bubbles longer.

Storage

Without the sparkling water, it keeps for 2 days in the fridge; the grape eyeballs keep for 1 month in the freezer.

Allergens

Vegan, gluten-free, no milk, egg, nuts or caffeine. For small children, cut the grapes into quarters lengthways (or leave them out) so they can't choke on them; fine in pregnancy.

Frequently asked questions

Can you freeze the witch's potion?

Without the sparkling water, it keeps for 2 days in the fridge; the grape eyeballs keep for 1 month in the freezer.

How long does the witch's potion keep in the fridge?

Without the sparkling water, it keeps for 2 days in the fridge; the grape eyeballs keep for 1 month in the freezer.

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