Hot Spiced Witches Brew Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved; set aside to cool., Place the kiwi, mint and sugar syrup in a blender; cover and process until blended. Pour into a large pitcher; stir in vodka if desired. Refrigerate until chilled., Just before serving, stir in ginger ale. Serve over ice.

Steps:

• To make the frozen hand: Wash and rinse the outside of a rubber glove. Turn glove inside out and set aside. In a 4 cup measuring cup, combine the thawed raspberries and cranberry juice.
• Pour 2 cups of the raspberry mixture into a small saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over and let stand 2 minutes. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly, just until gelatin dissolves. Mix back into the reserved raspberry mixture in the measuring cup.
• Pour raspberry mixture into the inverted glove. Gather up the top of the glove and tie securely with kitchen twine. Freeze until solid, or several days if possible.
• To serve: Carefully cut glove away from frozen hand. Place frozen hand, palm side up, leaning against side of a large punch bowl. Pour in ginger ale and sparkling cider. Garnish with gummy snakes.

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved.
• Stir in juice.
• Serve in mugs with cinnamon sticks.

Steps:

• In a large pot, slowly bring all ingredients except cinnamon sticks to a boil.
• Stir and reduce heat to a low simmer.
• Serve hot in cups with cinnamon stick swizzles.

Steps:

• Bring cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger, water, and sugar to a boil in a small heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep, uncovered, 1 hour.
• Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, discarding solids, then chill until cold.
• Combine all remaining ingredients, except ice, with syrup in a punch bowl. Add ice before serving.