Freaky Frankenstein Cocktail

This decadent dessert cocktail is scarily delicious and the perfect way to round off a Halloween-themed dinner party.

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 23 September 2022

This decadent cocktail is sure to impress your guests this Halloween. Crème de menthe and crème de cacao are mixed together with cream to create a delicious mint chocolate cocktail, topped with an edible eyeball. Truly gruesome, but scarily delicious!

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Yields:

Prep Time:

10 mins

Total Time:

10 mins

Cal/Serv:

190

Ingredients

For the eyeballs

4
blueberries
4
tinned lychees in syrup, drained
Red food colouring paste

For the cocktail

100 ml
crème de menthe
100 ml
crème de cacao
100 ml
single cream
Ice, to shake

You will also need

Cocktail sticks

Directions

1. Step 1To make the eyeballs, gently push a blueberry into the middle of each lychee and secure with a cocktail stick. Using the tip of another cocktail stick, paint some red food colouring into the grooves of the lychees, to resemble veins. Set aside.
2. Step 2In a sealed cocktail shaker (or a jam jar with a lid) shake the crème de menthe, crème de cacao and single cream with a few ice cubes. Strain into 4 glasses. Garnish with the lychee eyeballs and serve.