Blueberry Eyeball Ice Cubes: A Spooky Cranberry Halloween Drink

If you want a Halloween drink that makes everyone at the table do a double take, this is it! Freeze blueberries in little ice cubes and they turn into floating eyeballs staring up out of a glass of deep red cranberry juice. It is creepy in the best way, and it takes almost zero effort.

A quick safety note: whole blueberries and small ice cubes are a choking hazard for little ones. For toddlers and kids under 5, cut the blueberries in half, skip the eyeball cubes, use crushed ice and always supervise while they sip.

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What You’ll Need

• A small round ice cube tray with a lid (Amazon)
• Fresh blueberries
• Water
• 100% cranberry juice blend (Target)
• Glasses (we love these ghost glasses: Target | Amazon)

Blueberry Eyeball Ice Cubes

Freeze a blueberry inside each ice cube and drop them into red juice for a Halloween drink that makes everyone do a double take.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Freeze Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Servings: 1 tray of ice cubes

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• Fresh blueberries
• Water
• 100% cranberry juice blend for serving

Method

 

1. Rinse the blueberries and drop one into each cup of a small round ice cube tray.
2. Fill the tray with water, pop on the lid, and freeze for at least 4 hours (overnight is easiest).
3. Fill each glass with a handful of eyeball ice cubes.
4. Pour the cranberry juice over the top and watch the eyeballs float up.

Notes

Safety note: whole blueberries and small ice cubes are a choking hazard for little ones. Want it fizzy? Top with sparkling water or lemon-lime soda. Grape juice or fruit punch works too.

Why We Love This Halloween Drink

The contrast of the red juice and the pale ice with a dark blueberry in the middle really does look like eyeballs. The cubes can be made days ahead, so it is perfect for a party or a Halloween night dinner.

Tips

• Make a double batch. Kids love to fish the blueberries out and eat them as the ice melts.
• Want it fizzy? Top the juice with sparkling water or lemon-lime soda.
• No cranberry juice? Grape juice or fruit punch works great too.

Would you serve these at a Halloween party or save them for a spooky family dinner? Let us know in the comments!

See all of our easy Halloween party drinks for more ideas, or make a DIY ghost garland to set the mood.

Drop these into our raspberry peach Italian soda for the full effect.