A spooky, dark fruit punch made with juicy blackberries and black grapes, perfect for the little goblins on Halloween Day!!
You will need:
Blackberries - 4 oz
Black grapes - 4 cups
Sugar - ¼ cup (or more, depending on the sweetness of the fruits)
Water - ½ cup
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp, freshly squeezed
Cold water or club soda - 8 cups
Ice cubes - as needed
Blackberries and black grapes - to garnish
How to:
In a medium saucepan, bring the berries, grapes, sugar, water and lemon juice to a boil. Cook the fruit till they are broken down, around 10 minutes.
Simmer for 5 more minutes, mashing the fruits well with a ladle to release all their juices.
Strain the mixture using a fine mesh sieve, pressing down to get as mush juice as possible from the grapes and berries. Store this concentrate in a glass bottle or jar. Once cooled completely, close tightly with a lid and refrigerate till needed. This punch concentrate can be stored up to a week at least.
To serve, mix the chilled concentrate with cold water or club soda, lots of ice and muddled blackberries and black grapes in a large pitcher or punch bowl. Alternately, make individual drinks in glasses by combining one part syrup and 4 parts water or soda and top with ice and muddled blackberries/grapes.
Notes:
1. Though this recipe can be made with any sort of berries and grapes, select blackberries and black grapes to give the dark, spooky color to the concentrate. 2. The grapes I used were very sweet and I had to use only ¼ cup sugar for all this fruit. Adjust the sweetness as per your taste.
Recipe by At The Corner of Happy And Harried at https://www.happyandharried.com/2016/10/10/spooky-halloween-blackberry-grape-punch/