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5 Water Based, Healthy Halloween Recipes For the Kid’s & Spooky Season!

Oct 26, 2021

Halloween is just around the corner, a season that many parents dread as children bounce off the walls on a sugar rush. Therefore, instead of allowing our kids to consume lots of unhealthy, sugary sweets, Culligan ZeroWater is here to provide you with our top 5 water based, healthy Halloween recipes for your child’s spooky season. These recipes are guaranteed to be fun for all the family as they will excite your little ones get them into the Halloween spirit without all the unhealthy additives and sweets. So if you’re hosting a Halloween party for your child and their friends or if it’s just a small Halloween at home, Culligan ZeroWater is here to help you provide something great and ghoulish to make this spooky celebration extra special. We suggest instead of piling on to the already overcrowded spread of Halloween-themed baked goods, why not brew up a variety of festive drinks for the kids instead? Here are some spooky but healthy water based recipes for kids that’ll surely be guzzled down this Halloween! Top tip! For these Halloween-themed water based recipes make sure you use filtered water. Going the extra mile to make these spooky drinks should be matched with the purest and most delicious tasting water— that way the real Halloween fun can begin!

Green Ghoul Punch

Not only does this recipe top the list for kid-approved flavoured water ideas and stay true to Halloween theme, but it’s also packed with vitamin C! You will need:

2 (3 oz.) packages of lime flavoured gelatine mix
1 quart of hot water
1 (46 fluid oz.) can of pineapple juice
2 (12 fluid oz.) cans of frozen orange juice concentrate
2 cups of white sugar
4½ cups of cold water
2 litres of ginger ale

Instructions: First, dissolve the gelatine mix in 1 quart of hot water in a sauce pan. Once the gelatine is cool, get a large punch bowl and mix in the pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, sugar and cold water, then finish with ginger ale. Serve and watch your little ones eyes light up with glee at the green mixture before them!

Edible Eyeball-Infused Water

For a home-made flavoured water that both you and the kids can sip to get in the Halloween spirit, try our Edible Eyeball-Infused Water. Preparing this fun Halloween beverage is also a splendid spooky activity that the kids can join in with before the celebrations begin! The best bit is that this drink is not only chills-inducing, it’s also a good source of antioxidants and B-complex vitamins that’ll help fuel your little monsters all night long without the sugar rush and crash that comes with feasting on sweets all evening. You will need:

20 lychee, peeled and pitted
20 large blueberries
12 cups of filtered water

Instructions: First insert the blueberries into the cavities of the lychee to make creepy edible eyeballs. In a jug or water infuser, pour the filtered water and drop in the edible eyeballs. Refrigerate for a couple of hours for a bold and sweet-flavoured infused water.

Brewed Witch’s Cider

You will need:

3 cups of filtered water
1 (6 oz.) package of orange gelatine mix
4 cups of apple juice
Cinnamon sticks to garnish

Instructions: Boil the water and stir in the orange gelatine mix until completely dissolved. Then stir in the apple juice and bring to a simmer. Top tip! To give it a Halloween touch, fill a punch bowl with the cider and place the punch bowl in a black cauldron. Add some dry ice around the cauldron to give it a brewing, magical effect. Then serve in mugs with cinnamon sticks for an added touch of autumnal spice.

Gummy Worm Potion

This whimsical potion gives your kids a little hit of sugar with some yummy gummy worms along with pure tasting filtered water and apples, thus making it a perfect blend of scrumptious, healthy and entertaining! You will need:

4 cups of filtered water
2 (3oz.) packages of orange-flavoured gelatine mix 4 cups of apple juice
2 big apples
1 packet of gummy snakes

Instructions: In a sauce pan, stir the orange-flavoured gelatine mix in the hot filtered water until completely dissolved. Add the apple juice, stir until you bring the mixture down to a simmer. Peel the 2 apples and cut them into thin slices. Add the apple slices which will sink to the bottom and some gummy snakes. Pour into a big punch bowl and refrigerate for a few hours.