Ghostbuster Cocktail for Halloween with Whipped Cream Ghosts
This Ghostbuster cocktail is not only impressive looking, but this spooky drink is fun and easy to make too.
For many seasonal drinks, the Halloween cocktail garnishes are what sets the tone, and this Ghostbuster cocktail is no exception. It has a spooky whipped cream ghost garnish!
Keep reading for the recipe for this spooky Halloween cocktail with Bailey’s Irish Cream.
Ghost cocktail garnish ingredients
To make the whipped cream ghosts, you’ll need the following ingredients:
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- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 edible eyes for each ghost
How to make the whipped cream ghost garnish for our Ghostbuster cocktail
While the ghostbusters cocktail and garnish take very little time to make, be sure to put aside some time to make the whipped cream ghosts garnish, since they will need to be frozen before use.
When I plan to serve this drink at a Halloween party, I make the ghost garnish early in the day and freeze them. Then make the drink as the guests arrive and just pop a ghost into each one. Easy peasy!
Combine the sugar and whipped cream
- Add the whipped cream and sugar to a bowl.
- Whip until stiff peaks form.
Transfer the whipped cream mixture to a piping bag
- Place the whipped cream mixture into a piping bag.
- Twist the top of the bag to push the cream down towards the tip of the bag.
- Cut off the tip of the icing bag.
Pipe the ghost cocktail garnish
I used a silicone baking mat as the base on which to pipe out my ghosts. This type of mat can be put into the freezer and the ghosts will be super easy to remove later, after they are frozen.
I used a silicone mat with little circles on it (meant for cookies) that allowed me to keep my ghosts uniform in size as I piped them.
- Start piping in a swirling manner making the base larger and the ghost shape smaller as you pipe towards the top. Once I had done a few, I got pretty good at it.
- Don’t worry if the ghosts are not perfectly even. They will be sitting in liquid and their haphazard shapes are part of the fun of the garnish!
Add the edible eyes
- Use tweezers to attach the edible eyes to the top of the ghost shape.
- Once again, they don’t have to be perfectly even. I made my eyes lopsided on purpose to give them a funky look.
Freeze the ghostbuster cocktail garnish
- Place the silicone mat on a cutting board or baking sheet and put it in the freezer for at least an hour. Longer is fine.
- I had some ghosts in my freezer for a few days before I used them and they kept their shape and color perfectly.
Ghostbuster cocktail ingredients
The drink is a cinch to prepare. It is a delicious blend of three types of alcohol to make a bewitching Halloween potion:
- 2 ounces of vodka – 2 ounces
- 1 ounce of Baileys Irish Cream
- 1 ounce of Kahlua liqueur
Mix the Ghostbusters cocktail
- Add enough ice to a cocktail shaker so that it is half full.
- Pour in the Bailey’s Irish Cream, vodka and Kahlua.
- Shake well.
- Strain the drink into a chilled martini glass.
That’s all there is to making this Ghostbuster cocktail!
To serve, add a whipped cream ghost to each cocktail and give them to your guests to enjoy immediately.
This Halloween inspired cocktail is smooth and creamy with a hint of coffee flavor. The ghost is slightly sweet and has an extra crunch from the edible candy eyes.
It’s fun and whimsical and sure to put your party guests in a ghost fighting mood.
Be sure to check out my vampire cocktail for another fun Halloween cocktail! It has a licorice spider garnish.
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Ghostbuster Cocktail with Spooky Whipped Cream Ghosts
If you're craving a Bailey's Halloween cocktail, try making this one!
This Ghostbuster cocktail will have you singing "I ain't 'friad of no ghosts" all night long!
Ingredients
Cocktail ingredients
- 2 ounces of vodka
- 1 ounce of Kahlua
- 1 ounce of Bailey's Irish Cream
Ghost garnish ingredients
- 1 cup of heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons of sugar
- 2 edible eyes for each ghost
Instructions
For the ghost garnish
- Place the heavy cream in a bowl with the sugar.
- Whip with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
- Place the mixture into a piping bag, cut off the tip and pipe ghost shapes on a silicone mat.
- Use tweezers to attach 2 edible eyes to each ghost.
- Freeze for at least 1 hour.
For the cocktail:
- Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice.
- Add the vodka, Kahlua and Bailey's Irish cream.
- Shake well.
- Pour into a chilled martini glass.
- Add a ghost garnish and serve.
- Enjoy!
Notes
The calories listed are for the cocktail. Each ghost garnish adds about 50 calories to the count. The recipe for the garnish makes 10-12 ghosts.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
1Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 343Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 6mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 22gProtein: 0g
Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.
