Smoking Swamp Halloween Punch

Name: Smoking Swamp Halloween Punch
Prep time: 9 h
Cook time: 9 h
Total time: 9 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons angostura bitters; 1500 milliliters sparkling apple cider, chilled; 473 milliliters spring mix, mesclun, or baby spinach; 360 grams Green Chartreuse, chilled; 1 liter club soda, chilled; 710 milliliters gin, chilled; 1 small block of dry ice, broken into 2-inch pieces; 355 milliliters freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 15 medium lemons), chilled; 12 fresh mint sprigs; 473 milliliters water

Smoking Swamp Halloween Punch might be just the beverage you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 472 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Halloween will be even more special with this recipe. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. Head to the store and pick up club soda, block of ice, baby spinach, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 9 hours.

Instructions

For the ice block:The day before serving the punch, fill a small saucepan three-quarters of the way full with water. Crush the greens with your hands until wilted and add them to the saucepan.Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap, then punch the mint sprigs through the plastic so they’re held upright in the pan.

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Greens

Punch

Water

Mint

Wrap

Ice

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Plastic Wrap

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Combine the gin, Chartreuse, lemon juice, and bitters in a 5-quart plastic or metal bowl. (At this point the mixture can be refrigerated for up to 8 hours.) When ready to serve, nest the punch bowl inside a wider 10-quart plastic or metal bowl (do not use glass or ceramic bowls for either part of this setup, because the cold from the dry ice can crack them). Gently stir in the apple cider and club soda, being careful not to overmix or your punch will be flat.

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Apple Cider

Lemon Juice

Chartreuse

Sparkling Water

Bitters

Punch

Gin

Ice

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Bowl

Remove the saucepan with the ice block from the freezer.

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Ice

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Sauce Pan

Cut away and discard the plastic wrap (do not pull it over the mint sprigs). Dip the outside of the saucepan in hot water or hold it over the flame on a stovetop burner to release the ice block.

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Water

Mint

Wrap

Dip

Ice

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Plastic Wrap

Sauce Pan

Stove

Remove the ice block from the saucepan and place it in the punch.

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Punch

Ice

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Sauce Pan

Pour the water into the wider outer bowl. Using tongs or gloves, place 1 piece of the dry ice into the water. Do not put the dry ice directly into the punch. Store the remaining dry ice in a well-ventilated area or outside and add additional pieces to the outer bowl as needed for the smoke effect.

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Punch

Water

Ice

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Tongs