Grave Digger Halloween cocktails feature tequila. They’re a delicious hair-raising toast to the Halloween season!
These tequila cocktails have a spooky twist. Like Jambalaya and Red Beans and Rice, these glowing swamp drinks remind me of time spent in NOLA among witches, vampires, zombies and ghosts!
Ingredients for Halloween Cocktails
These party favorites are simple to make with easy-to-find ingredients.
- Ice cubes
- Green lime-flavored Jello
- Melon schnapps
- Reposado tequila
- Lemon-lime soda
- Triple sec (for rimming glasses)
- Edible green glitter flakes
RECIPE TIP: For convenience, use pre-made Jello cups from the market. Or to save money, make your own green Jello at home.
EXPERT TIPS FOR THIS RECIPE
- BAR TIPS FOR COCKTAILS: To rim glasses, use triple sec or melon liqueur. You can also use lemon/lime soda.
- WHERE TO BUY EDIBLE COCKTAIL GLITTER: Buy green edible flakes online! Click the image below to use my Amazon affiliate link.
- HOMEMADE GLITTER: If you don’t have edible flakes, make a similar ingredient at home: HOMEMADE COLORED SUGAR.
HOW TO MAKE TEQUILA COCKTAILS
RECIPE PREP: With a spoon, finely crush and chop the Jello. The pieces should be small enough to fit through a straw.
Here’s how to make the best adult beverages for a Halloween party!
- STEP 1: Garnish the glass. Dip rim in triple sec, then dip it in edible green glitter or colored sugar.
- STEP 2: Fill glass halfway up with ice. Sprinkle finely-crushed Jello directly on top of the ice.
- STEP 3: Measure and pour tequila, melon schnapps and lemon/lime soda into the glass. Briefly stir with cocktail spoon.
- STEP 4: Garnish the cocktail with a sprinkling of edible glitter. If desired, add edible gummy eyeballs to the glass.
BATCH COCKTAILS FOR PARTIES
- SERVING CONTAINER: Prep a large batch of these Halloween cocktails in a punch bowl or beverage container.
- RECIPE MEASUREMENTS: Use the “scale-up feature” in the recipe card.
- PREVENT DILUTED DRINKS: When prepping drinks in advance, don’t add ice. Instead, place the ice on the side in an insulated container.
- RIM COCKTAIL GLASSES IN ADVANCE: Place them on a large serving tray.
MAKE DRINKS SPOOKIER
Make these tequila cocktails look bone-chillingly scary with a swampy graveyard effect: HOW TO USE DRY ICE IN COCKTAILS.
HANDLE DRY ICE WITH CAUTION: Never serve or consume large pieces of dry ice, touch it with your bare hands, or leave it unattended around children. Find more information here: DRY ICE SAFETY.
HALLOWEEN PARTY FOOD
Hosting a party is so much fun! Choose a selection of easy finger foods and desserts that go hand in hand with these spooky drinks.
- MUMMY HOT DOGS
- HALLOWEEN MUDDY BUDDIES
- HALLOWEEN GUACAMOLE
- SPIDERWEB CUPCAKES
- HALLOWEEN BROWNIES
- PB & J SPIDERS
I WANT WHAT SHE HAS
Beautiful glasses and barware bring so much happiness to the kitchen! They make prepping these Halloween cocktails a joyful experience.
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Family and friends say these are the best tequila cocktails for Halloween! If you agree, give this easy recipe a 5-star rating in the comments.
Grave Digger Halloween Cocktails
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 Drink 1x
Description
Halloween tequila cocktails with a spooky green glow! This adult drink is for ages 21+.
Ingredients
- Ice cubes
- 1/4 cup green Jello, finely chopped (from ready-to-eat packs or home prepped)
- 1 part melon schnapps
- 1 part reposado tequila
- 5 parts lemon-lime soda
- Edible green glitter flakes
- Triple sec, for rimming cocktail glasses
Instructions
- Rim a cocktail glass. Dip the rim into triple sec and then into a dish of green glitter flakes or green-colored granulated sugar.
- Fill the glass halfway up with ice. Sprinkle finely-crushed Jello on top of the ice. The tiny pieces of gelatin should fit through a straw.
- With a jigger, measure the melon schnapps, tequila and soda. Add them to the glass in that order. Stir the drink with a straw or cocktail spoon.
- Garnish the top with a pinch of green glitter flakes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- NO TRIPLE SEC? No problem! Use melon schnapps or lemon/lime soda to wet the rim of the glass.
- HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE QUICKER: Use packs of ready-to-eat Jello. Look for them in the refrigerated section of your grocery store.
- HOW TO MAKE HALLOWEEN COCKTAILS SPOOKIER: Use dry ice to give these green tequila drinks a swampy graveyard effect! But first, learn HOW TO SAFELY USE DRY ICE IN COCKTAILS.
- WHERE TO FIND EDIBLE COCKTAIL GLITTER: Buy green edible flakes through this Amazon affiliate link.
- Category: Drinks, Party, Entertaining
- Method: By hand
- Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keywords: Halloween Cocktails, Tequila Cocktails
HALLOWEEN COCKTAILS > JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Are you planning a Halloween party? Would you love to serve Grave Digger Halloween cocktails? Share spooky ideas for food and drinks below!
I’ll be hosting my first Halloween this year and you just gave me the perfect guide! Thanks a lot!
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That sounds perfect. I really hope you have a great halloween.
This drink looks like so much fun! The added eyeballs in the cup are perfect for a Halloween drink. I’m sure my neighbors will love this at a themed party this season!
Such cool ideas for Halloween. Looking forward to trying them out.
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They are super, super fun. Its the best halloween treat to make.
What a fun and spooky drink! I’m really looking forward to Halloween and all the fun things to be made! This looks great!
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Thank you so much! They are so fun to make. I hope you really enjoy them.
These are awesome! I love Halloween. I can’t wait to try these.
Halloween is the best. So are these yummy drinks.
Yay this is so creepy cocktail glass but fun to have as well. Great for parties with friends and family this coming Halloween. You did a great job on this very creative.
Aww, thank you so much . That means so much! I hope you really like them.
All of these recipes look amazing. Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. I can’t wait to start making recipes like these too!
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I think you will really enjoy this drink and snacks. Halloween is such a fun holiday to do crafts with.
That’s a super fun cocktail. In my neighborhood, we offer shots to those parents walking around with their kids on Halloween. Super fun!
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That is such a fun idea. I bet all the parents love your house. LOL!
These are sooo cute! They look yummy too. :)
Kasey Ma
Thank you so much. They are so yummy and so much fun to make.
Oh my gosh! Those eyeballs and that green color is so cool! Absolutely love those drink holder/glasses too! So much fun !
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I love that part too! It makes the drinks that much more enjoyable.
Love these recipes! I’ve always wanted to host a festive Halloween party and this have given me so many ideas. I’ll definitely keep these in mind — especially those drinks!
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Thank you so much. Im glad you have some ideas for your party, it will be a blast.
These look awesome. I love tequila so this makes it even better! I am definitely making adult drinks this year.
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They will be the hit of the party. Tequila definitely makes everything better. lol.
OK, those are the cutest cocktails! We don’t do parties or anything like that, but I could totally just make them for myself haha
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That’s always a good idea, too! They are so good, it might be hard to just have one. lol
School starts this week for my kids and I am just starting to think about fall. It is so much fun to plan for Halloween! Thanks for sharing so many fun ideas!
You are so welcome. I love helping people come up with creative fun ideas.