Your Ultimate Halloween Entertaining Guide: Drinks & Treats!

It's no surprise that the fashion set adores Halloween — it's an excuse to don our most extravagant ensembles and pair them with equally lavish hair and makeup. But our favorite holiday extends far beyond our office's costume trunk, thanks to an endless array of tasty treats and spooky cocktails to whip up during the season. Impress your guests with these 20 dessert and drink recipes!

  

Black Martini

Ingredients:
3 1/2 oz gin or vodka
1/2 oz blackberry brandy or black raspberry liqueur
Lemon twist for garnish
Preparation:
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass or serve on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon twist.  

Boiling Witches' Brew

Ingredients:
Dry ice (available in most supermarkets)
Frozen mugs for root beer
Root beer
Ice cream
Baileys Irish Cream
Preparation:
Break up the dry ice using gloves (never with your bare hands) and with an ice pick — place a few pieces of the cut-up ice in a "cauldron." Cover the dry ice with water, and place a chilled bowl within the cauldron, on top of the ice. Fill the inner bowl with root beer and put a scoop of ice cream in each mug. Spike with Baileys Irish Cream, if needed.

 

Hot Spiced Grape Juice

Ingredients:
1 gallon Concord grape juice
8 cardamom pods
4 cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg Spiced rum
Preparation:
Mix grape juice, cardamom pods, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium pot. Boil the mixture, then reduce heat and simmer it for about 20 minutes, or until the spices have fully infused. Spike with your choice of spiced rum, then serve.

Straight From the Swamp

Ingredients:
Fresh lime juice
Green juice blend (available at most grocery stores)
Tequila
Green tea powder
Preparation:
Pour the lime juice, green juice blend, and tequila into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the green tea powder on the rim.