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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Akron chapter.

Who doesn’t love a good mocktail? I know I enjoy them. Not only are they fun, but you don’t have to worry about becoming drunk if you enjoy a particular one a little too much. Here are 5 fun Halloween Mocktails to try this spooky Season

1. Smoking Cauldron Mocktail

First up we have a fun blue mocktail that smokes! Yup you read that correctly, not only is is mocktail a fun concoction of colors it also gives that eerie Halloween vibe with dry ice so if you’re looking for something fun, give this one a try!

Ingredients:

a. 4 ounces lemonade b. 1 ounce blue raspberry syrup

c. ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

d. Ice

e. Small dry ice cube

f. Lemon slice for garnish

2. Monster Punch

Next we have a fun mocktail with ingredients probably already in your house. With a nice red color, all you need are some hand shaped ice cubes made by freezing water in a latex glove and you’ll have a spooky mocktail to be serving your guests from a punch bowl.

Ingredients:

a. 8 cups fruit punch

b. 5 cups white grape juice

c. 1 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

d. ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice

e. Ice

f. Citrus wheels for garnish

3. Macabre Mocktail Margarita

Who doesn’t love drinking out of a Margarita glass? I may not drink alcohol but that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the fun shape of cocktail glasses. Another bright red drink, this one will surely have your friends begging for more.

Ingredients:

a. 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice

b. 2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice

c. 1 ounce honey

d. Ice

e. Lemon club soda to top off

f. Blood orange wheel and mint sprig

4. Blood Orange Spritzer

What’s Halloween without blood orange? Not Halloween I can tell you that much. This simple blood orange mocktail will be the highlight of the night.

Ingredients:

a. 4 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice

b. 2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice

c. 1 ounce honey

d. Ice

e. Lemon club soda to top off

f. Blood orange wheel and mint sprig

5. Muddled Cauldron Brew

And for our final mocktail we have a fun white and red one! With blackberries providing a nice dark red color and the vanilla club soda adding white to this drink, you not only get one tasty mocktail but one that also looks perfectly spooky for Halloween!

Ingredients:

a. 4-5 fresh blackberries b. 1 ounce simple syrup

c. ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice

d. ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice

e. Ice

f. Vanilla club soda to top off

g. Blackberries and thyme sprig for garnish

Of course, alcohol can be added to any of these drinks, just remember to drink responsibly and always stay safe!

Halle is a First Year at the University of Akron. Her major is AYA Integrated Sciences and she plans on being a high school science teacher. She loves costume design and her pets, which include her cat, dog, and mice. Halle loves watching anime and writing in her free time.