Festive cocktails add to Halloween fun

Dress up not only your holiday outfit but also your drinks. Check out some of these festively ghoulish creations.

Candy Corn Cocktail

When made properly, this cocktail will mimic the colored layers of candy corn — yellow, orange and white.

Ingredients

Directions

1. Shake ice, pineapple vodka and pineapple juice together and strain over ice.

2. Shake orange sherbet and ice. Strain and layer over the pineapple mixture.

3. Shake simple syrup and milk together. Layer over sherbet mixture.

(from hostessblog.com)

Shrunken Heads in Cider

Hosting a large Halloween party? Scare guests with shrunken heads floating in the punch bowl.

Ingredients

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

2. Mix lemon juice and salt in a mixing bowl. Set aside.

3. Peel apples and cut each in half. Remove seeds and core. Carve a face on the rounded side of each half.

4. Place apples in lemon mixture for one minute, then drain on paper towels.

5. Place apples face-side up on a baking sheet with parchment paper and bake for 90 minutes.

6. Combine cider, lemonade and rum in a large bowl. Float shrunken apple heads on top.

(from marthastewart.com)

Brain Hemorrhage shot

Although it looks like a brain hemorrhaging, it tastes like peaches and cream.

Ingredients

Directions

1. Float Baileys on top.

2. Drop 1 tsp of grenadine through the Baileys.

(from endlesssimmer.com)