This Vampire Drink is one of the most fun drinks, ever. It’s kid-friendly and perfect for Halloween. Make Vampire Drinks for the kids, teens, and adults in your life this Halloween. Vampire drinks are the ideal drink for your Halloween Party. Come on in and I’ll show you how I make these Spooky, Fun Halloween Drinks…
Halloween Vampire Drink Recipe
I’m telling you the kids went crazy over this drink. It’s not just cool looking, it’s really good, too! It might be kid-friendly, but it’s delicious enough for adults to dig in. Just 2 yummy ingredients, spooky looking, and fun, fun, fun.
I published the first version of this drink idea a few years ago. My kids helped me realize that I was going down the wrong path with my orange juice idea. They were in shock that I would consider anything “orange” for a bloody drink. That’s when a light bulb went off, and the Vampire drink was created. I’m so glad the kids knocked some sense into me because this is way cooler than my orange juice idea.
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Table of contents
- Halloween Vampire Drink Recipe
- What I love about this Halloween Drink
- Ingredients
- How do you make a Vampire Drink?
- Tips and Tricks:
- New and Improved Halloween Drink
- FAQs
- Can I Make This Drink Ahead of Time?
- What Can I Put in the syringe in place of concentrated Kool-Aid?
- Note
- Here’s a quick video showing how I make these Vampire Drinks – They are so Easy and Fun!
- Printable Recipe for this Halloween Party Drink
What I love about this Halloween Drink
- The gross effect that the syrup has when it’s pumping its’ way into the soda is so cool
- Kids and adults love it
- The flavor is delicious
- it’s easy
- You can convert this into an adult drink by adding alcohol and grenadine syrup
Here’s What You’ll Need for a Kid-Friendly Vampire Drink Idea
Ingredients
This makes 1 dozen (16 oz.) drinks
- 2 Liters of Clear Lemon Lime Flavored Soda, such as Sprite or 7UP *Sprite is definitely my preferred soda. I’ve tried it with others, and the taste just wasn’t the same
- Cherry Kool-Aid liquid (the concentrated stuff) or GRENADINE SYRUP – they sell the Kool-Aid little squeeze bottles of concentrated Kool-Aid at most grocery stores and you can find grenadine syrup near the alcohol mixers
- Medicine Syringes – These will look like Viles for the blood
- Ice Cubes – lots – enough to pack each glass or cup
- cups or glasses that are clear to see the Vampire drinks in their full glory
How do you make a Vampire Drink?
- Pack the glasses with ice
- Pour soda over the ice
- Put your Vampire Teeth over the rim of the clear glass or cup
- Place a syringe filled with red concentrated kool-aid or grenadine syrup into the drink
Tips and Tricks:
- you can prepare the syringes ahead of time and load them up with concentrated Kool-aid, or grenadine syrup, but some might drip out of the syringe so have them on a protected surface
- Pack the drinks with ice to allow pathways for the syrup to travel
New and Improved Halloween Drink
In the last couple of Halloween seasons, I’ve tried to perfect the drink idea. The drink is fun and tastes good, but I struggled with the fact the technique I was using made it difficult to prepare ahead of time. The drink was easy enough for a fun “at home with the family” drink. If you are going to use this idea at parties, you can’t very well go around squirting red Kool-Aid into everyone’s drink.
Over the past two years, I’ve tried freezing the Kool-Aid into little ice cubes and vampire teeth molds. Both ideas were complete flops.
This year, I tried using an idea that I have been thinking of – filling a syringe with the Kool-Aid and it worked like a charm. Trust me when I say, I tested it over 1 dozen times. I even made a video which you can watch below. Enjoy the new and improved Vampire Drink for Kids, Teens, and Adults.
FAQs
Can I Make This Drink Ahead of Time?
Not really. It’s a drink that you should prepare while everyone is at the party and hopefully watching. Think about it like serving drinks at a bar. The bartender would do it one at a time and right in front of you.
However, you can prepare the syringes of bloody syrup ahead of time
What Can I Put in the syringe in place of concentrated Kool-Aid?
I know that you can use Grenadine syrup and have the same look and maybe even a better-tasting Shirley Temple. In theory, you should also be able to use maraschino cherry juice
Note
*Eventually, after seeing your cool drink transform before your eyes, most of the Kool-Aid will spread throughout the soda and the soda will take on a layered look. Amazingly, some of the soda will still stay separated from the Kool-Aid. The top half will probably turn a blush color, then red, then clear. The drink starts to combine as you move it around. If you let the drink sit, it will happen more gradually. I timed my drink which was sitting on the counter, for about 1/2 hour and it was still not mixed entirely. That cool definition was still there. The Kool-Aid and soda mixed together taste delicious – kind of like a Shirley Temple.
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Here’s a quick video showing how I make these Vampire Drinks – They are so Easy and Fun!
Printable Recipe for this Halloween Party Drink
Kid-Friendly Halloween Vampire Drink Recipe
Equipment
- medicine syringes
- 16 oz. clear glass cups or heavy clear plastic cups
Ingredients
- 2 Liters Clear Lemon Lime Flavored Soda such as Sprite
- 1.6 oz. Cherry Kool-Aid liquid concentrate the concentrated stuff or GRENADINE SRYUP
- Ice Cubes enough to pack each glass or cup
Instructions
- Squeeze some of the concentrated Kool-Aid into a bowl
- Fill medicine syringes – each with about 2 ml. of Kool-Aid
- Fill cups with ice
- Pour soda into individual glasses that are full of ice
- Place fangs on top of the ice, or drape them over the side of the cup
- Give out syringes of Kool-Aid concentrate or Grenadine – 1 per glass of soda filled with 2 ml. of kool-aid or syrup
- The kids shouldn't have to squeeze the syringes of Kool-Aid into their drinks. They should be able to just stick the syringe of Kool-Aid into the drink. The Sprite should actually pull the Kool-aid out of the syringe all on its own. They can just sit back and watch as the Kool-Aid makes its way down through the crevices of the stacked ice giving a very bloody effect
Notes
Can I Make This Drink Ahead of Time?
Not really. It’s a drink that you should prepare while everyone is at the party and hopefully watching. Think about it like serving drinks at a bar. The bartender would do it one at a time and right in front of you. However, you can prepare the syringes of bloody syrup ahead of timeWhat Can I Put in the syringe in place of concentrated Kool-Aid?
I know that you can use Grenadine syrup and have the same look and maybe even a better-tasting Shirley Temple. In theory, you should also be able to use maraschino cherry juiceCan I Turn this into an Adult Beverage and use alcohol?
- I have not tested it with alcohol, but you can certainly try it. I would use a cranberry-flavored Sprite, some clear vodka, and Grenadine syrup as a good start to a fun adult Vampire drink
Note
*Eventually, after seeing your cool drink transform before your eyes, most of the Kool-Aid will spread throughout the soda and the soda will take on a layered look. Amazingly, some of the soda will still stay separated from the Kool-Aid. The top half will probably turn a blush color, then red, then clear. The drink starts to combine as you move it around. If you let the drink sit, it will happen more gradually. I timed my drink which was sitting on the counter, for about 1/2 hour and it was still not mixed entirely. That cool definition was still there. The Kool-Aid and soda mixed together taste delicious – kind of like a Shirley Temple.Nutrition
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I love this idea! Do you have an idea of how much kool aid you ended up using per 2L of soda? I’m wanting to do this on a larger scale and am trying to plan ahead. Thanks!
Hi Megan. Thank you so much. I did not use that much, and certainly had some left over. You’ll definitely only need one bottle of the concentrate. When I was ready, I just gave it a good squeeze – on the inner side of the pitcher, and kept an eye on it. I didn’t want it to overtake the soda completely. I wanted that wide line of red. It really is cool how the red just starts to take a mind of it’s own in there and swirl up. The Kool-Aid is really concentrated, and the red (although it does end up giving the soda a delicious flavor), is mainly for effect. Basically, for flavor purposes, you’ll want 1 squeeze per 8 oz. There is enough concentrated Kool-Aid in one bottle to make 23 (8 oz.) drinks. Make sure you have your ice floating on top, and your vampire teeth where you you want them. The Kool-Aid should be the very last component. Eventually, after sitting for a long period, the red will take on more of a layering effect. You’ll see a blush color mixed at the top, red toward the bottom and probably clear soda all the way down at the bottom. So, like I mentioned in the post, wait until your are ready to go, before adding it. My favorite is at the beginning, when the red is oozing down.:) I hope this helps.
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Would a juice work the same way or do you need the consistency of the look aid? I was thinking adult option with Tonic water, vodka and cranberry juice in the syringe.
I just ran down to my kitchen and tried it with orange juice. The juice did not get pulled from the syringe as the syrupy kool-aid did, but when I squeezed the medicine syringe (slowly) it did have the same look as the syrup. It did not automatically mix with the soda and stayed separated for quite some time. So…although it’s not exactly the same, it was still cool.
However, when I used Grenadine, it had the same exact look as the kool-aid did. The thick syrup was automatically pulled from the syringe like it was pumping blood into the drink. Could you maybe try Grenadine and use a clear cranberry-flavored soda? I know they make a cranberry sprite.
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