now don't these drinks look so cool?
How about kicking them up a notch and making them GLOW?!
I learned this summer that Tonic Water contains quinine, which glows under UV light. Now, quinine is what gives Tonic water its bitter taste, so you have to add something really sweet to make it taste good! Well, I knew that it would be PERFECT for Halloween!!
You can add anything you like, I decided to use grenadine syrup (to look like blood). Plus, it sinks to the bottom and makes the drink glow more. Then, your guests can mix their drinks before consuming. I found the spooky skeleton glasses here.
Glow-in-the-Dark Spooky Drinks
Ingredients:
Tonic Water
Grenadine Syrup (or any flavoring syrup)
Black Light (I found inexpensive ones at Wal-Mart)
Directions:
Fill glass with tonic water. Add about 1/3 as much grenadine syrup (to taste). Turn off the lights & place by UV or Black Light. Serve! You can change up the ingredients to your taste, the sky is the limit!
Notes: I just heard that glowing drinks were published on Our Best Bites last month. Dang it, I thought I was being creative! If I use a recipe idea, I always credit the source and even though I did it unknowingly! They have some great pics and also made some glow-in-the-dark jell-o stars--too cute!
17 comments:
very cute and fun!
Very cool!!! And I voted and shared the link on FB, too -- good luck!
Yenta, TY! You are awesome!!
Rebecca,
TY! These were in Family Circle? I had no idea. Rats, I thought I was being creative!:) I'll mention it in my post so no one thinks I was copying!!
That is very impressive!! Love the spooky fun!
I actually was going to post this too but my black light was soooo weak that it didn't really do much. Your's look amazing!
Love these glow in the dark drinks...so cool. I voted for ya! The entry sounds yummy
How cute are these! I love the glow in the dark one. I'm going to check out and vote for your recipe now. Good luck!
these look so fun! just wanted to tell you how much I love your blog!!
Voted, hope you win! Love the drink idea.
Cancel the Family Circle news, Rebecca was misinformed, it was on Our Best Bites last month. I added a link.:)
got to find myself a black light! Thanks for sharing this :)
You've (always!) got my vote!
Hey! I love your blog! Been following for quite some time now! It is really lovely. Hence I nominated your blog for a "Lovely Blog Award!" You can check out the details at:
http://iwashyoudry.blogspot.com/2010/10/i-got-award.html
Thanks again for all your great ideas and treats!
Shawn
This looks fantastic! Love your idea, very cute=)
YAY!!!! Perfect! We do Halloween and April Fools up BIG here and I love this recipe for the glowing drinks! We used glow sticks this year, but I think this is even better! Thank you! Here is a link to what we did for Halloween this year. If you have any questions (especially about the candy "glass") feel free to drop me a line. I'm always happy to share info.
http://365happythings.blogspot.com/2011/10/302-halloween-party-recipes.html
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