Spooky Halloween Punch

This nonalcoholic punch combines chilled grape juice, lemon-lime soda, fresh citrus, and gummy worms for a bright purple party drink. It is mixed in one bowl or punch bowl and served immediately over ice so the soda stays lively.

By Julienne

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 960 ml purple grape juice, chilled chilled
• 120 ml orange juice, chilled chilled
• 30 ml lime juice freshly squeezed
• 1 piece orange thinly sliced
• 1 piece lemon thinly sliced
• 480 g ice cubes for serving and chilling
• 720 ml lemon-lime soda, chilled chilled
• 80 g gummy worms for garnish

Instructions

1. Add the grape juice, orange juice, and lime juice to a punch bowl and stir briefly to combine. The juices look evenly mixed and the bowl is uniformly purple.
2. Stir in the orange slices and lemon slices. Citrus slices are floating throughout the punch.
3. Just before serving, add the ice and slowly pour in the chilled lemon-lime soda, stirring once or twice only to combine. The punch is cold and fizzy with visible carbonation.
4. Scatter the gummy worms over the top, if using, and ladle into glasses immediately. The punch is bubbly, cold, and ready to serve with floating garnish.