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Ghost Cocktail

No need for a Ouija board; this cocktail from McCormick conjures up a spine-tingling experience with a haunting mix of vodka, simple syrup, heavy cream, club soda and vanilla extract. Boo!

Ghost Cocktail
Photo courtesy of McCormick
Servings
1
Menu Part
  • beverage

Source: Recipe courtesy of McCormick

No need for a Ouija board; this cocktail from McCormick conjures up a spine-tingling experience with a haunting mix of vodka, simple syrup, heavy cream, club soda and vanilla extract. Boo!

Ingredients

Rimming sugar:

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

10 drops black food color

Marshmallow eyeballs:

1 large marshmallow

2 drops black food color

Cocktail:

1/2. cup heavy cream

2 Tbsps. simple syrup

1 oz. vodka

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup cold club soda

Steps

  1. For the Rimming Sugar, mix sugar and vanilla on a small plate. Add food color; mix until sugar is evenly tinted. Wet rim of beverage glass with water. Dip rim of glass into black sugar to lightly coat.

  2. For the Marshmallow Eyeballs, cut marshmallow crosswise in half. Place 1 drop food color in center of cut-side of each marshmallow half.

  3. Fill cocktail shaker two-thirds full with ice. Add cream, simple syrup, vodka and vanilla; shake until well mixed and chilled. Strain into rimmed beverage glass. Top with club soda. Garnish with Marshmallow Eyeballs. Serve immediately.


 

Additional Tips

For an easy simple syrup, mix together 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a microwavable measuring cup. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir to dissolve sugar. Cool before using. Makes enough syrup to prepare 6 cocktails.

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