if there's one time out of the year when you can push boundaries and let your freak flag fly, it's Halloween. The spooky holiday is one of my favorites as I love to dress up and have fun with DIY. This year, Cassie is throwing a Halloween/Housewarming bash at her new crib, and she's pulling out all the stops. To help her out, I offered to make these creepy sangria shots. Inspired by Scary Mommy's Vampire Vodka, I purchased medical syringes from Amazon.com and created a Blood Sangria Recipe adapted from a recipe by Bobby Flay. Here's the scoop:
What You'll Need: - 50 60ml oral or catheter medical syringes without the needles (available here)
- 1 750ml bottle of red wine (I used Cabernet)
- 2 cups pomegranate juice
- ¼ cup Triple Sec or Cointreau
- 1 1/2 cup Peach Brandy
- 1 cup Apple Brandy Liquor (I used Laird's Apple Jack)
- 1/4 cup sugar-free simple syrup (equal amounts Truvia and water, heated until the stevia dissolves, and cooled.)
Directions
In a large pitcher, stir together in wine, pomegranate juice, Triple Sec, Peach and Apple Liquors. Leave in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours or even better- overnight. When you're ready to serve, fill each syringe to 40-ml, which is a typically shot serving. Cap it so they don't leak, and serve in a large punch bowl full of ice.
