By Laura | Laura The Gastronaut
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Cooling Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 1 mocktail
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This candy corn mocktail is so festive and perfect for Halloween. Each component of the mocktail is layered so it looks like an actual candy corn. It is made with homemade ginger candy corn syrup, pineapple juice, cream soda, and heavy cream. This Halloween festive mocktail is great for any party during spooky season.
• 3/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup candy corn
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 4 small slices fresh ginger, each slice about 1 1/2" long, 1/4" thick, & 1" wide
• 2 ounces cream soda
• 2 ounces pineapple juice
• 1.5 ounces heavy cream
➊ Make Candy Corn Simple Syrup: In a small saucepan, combine water, candy corns, honey, and ginger slices. Place over medium heat and stir until the mixture is simmering. Lower heat and continue to slowly simmer for 5 more minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat, and let cool for at least 20 minutes.
➋ Make Mocktail: Dip and roll the rim of a cocktail glass into a bit of the candy corn simple syrup and then dip and roll the rim into a pile of orange-colored sugar.
➌ Pour 1 ounce of the candy corn simple syrup into the prepped cocktail glass. Slowly pouring the back of a bar spoon, add the cream soda so that it floats on top of the syrup. Then slowly pouring on the back of a bar spoon, add in the pineapple juice. The cream soda and pineapple juice will mix some, but they both should float on top of the syrup. Lastly, pouring slowly over the back of a bar spoon, add the heavy cream. Gently use the bar spoon to spread the cream so that it covers the entire top of the drink.
Right before drinking, stir the mocktail so all the layers combine, and enjoy. Cheers!
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