Vampire Kiss Drink

This vampire kiss drink combines Dr. Pepper with black cherry flavoring for a rich and delicious Halloween drink that’s good enough for adults but still drinkable for teens! It’s the perfect option when you want a Halloween punch but not something sweet geared more toward kids!

Vampire Kiss Mocktail

I’m a big fan of fun drinks. I’m also a big fan of Dr. Pepper. And this drink is my take on a Halloween mocktail that uses Dr. Pepper as a base.

I don’t recommend this drink for kids, but it should be totally fine for anyone who drinks Dr. Pepper or caffeine regularly – and well better than fine because it’s actually delicious.

I love the dark coloring and rich flavor – it made me think of vampires, hence the name vampire kiss! The combo of the black cherry flavoring and sweet Dr. Pepper flavor is such an odd combination, but it works so well together!

You just have to try it!

1. Frozen lemonade – you want a can of frozen lemonade concentrate straight – don’t dilute it!
2. Dr. Pepper – I’ve only ever tried this with the full sugar Dr. Pepper so that’s how I recommend it!
3. Black Cherry Kool-Aid – make sure you’re getting black cherry Kool-Aid, not cherry. You’ll just need the powder – don’t make the Kool-Aid!
4. Sugar – you just need standard white sugar, just like if you were making Kool-Aid.
5. Water – you’ll want to make sure the water is cold!

One of the best parts of this drink is that it’s literally so easy to make! You just dissolve the Kool-Aid, add the ingredients, and mix!

1 – Make the Kool-Aid

The first thing you’re going to do is make the black cherry Kool-Aid by combining the Kool-Aid powder, sugar, and cold water together in a large pitcher or small punch bowl (total it’ll end up being about 12 cups of liquid for planning your pitcher size).

Stir it all together until the Kool-Aid and sugar have been completely dissolved into the water.

2 – Add the other ingredients

Once the Kool-Aid is done, add the Dr. Pepper and frozen lemonade concentrate to the pitcher and stir it all together.

3 – Chill

The cold water + frozen lemonade will chill the drink if you want to serve it immediately but if not, you can put it in the fridge to chill until you’re ready to serve!

4 – Garnish and serve

When you’re ready to serve, pour the drink in individual glasses and serve with vampire teeth, straws, or even smudges of vampire blood on the outside!

Kepe any leftovers you don’t drink in a covered pitcher in the fridge for up to a week! The Dr. Pepper will get a little flat but the flavor is still amazing a few days later – I drank mine all week long!

If you’re looking for more fun Halloween recipes that are great for adults, try these others next!

• Halloween buffalo dip – this booffalo dip is the perfect Halloween appetizer!
• Halloween charcuterie board – this fancy and festive Halloween snack board uses gourmet bites in a killer presentation!
• Frankenstein guacamole – fun and festive, this goes great with black and orange tortilla chips!
• Mummy pizza loaf – my favorite pizza loaf recipe gets a spooky makeover!
• Halloween dip – this delicious marshmallow fruit dip goes great with a fruit salad!