Jeepers Creepers Martini #SundayFunday

Today Sue of Palatable Pastime is leading the Sunday Funday group in sharing Halloween drinks and cocktails. She wrote: "Share a drink with us suitable for a Halloween party. Cocktails, Mocktails, Punch, anything goes."

Stacy of Food Lust People Love, Sue of Palatable Pastime, Rebekah of Making Miracles, and Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm coordinate this low-stress group; we only participate when we are inspired. Thanks, again, to Sue for hosting this week. Here's the line-up of our libation creations...

• Dark and Stormy Cocktail from A Day in the Life on the Farm

• DIY Starbucks Pumpkin Sauce and Pumpkin Spice Latte from Amy's Cooking Adventures

• Jeepers Creepers Martini from Culinary Cam (you're here)

• Reincarnation Instant Breakfast from Palatable Pastime

• Satan's Whiskers from Karen’s Kitchen Stories

• Whiskey Sour Mocktail from Sneha’s Recipe

While the fun factor is in the eyeball garnish, I have to admit that the cocktail is pretty darn tasty, too.

Ingredients

makes 1 cocktail

• 2 ounce gin

• 1-1/2 ounces syrup from the canned lychees

• 1 ounce Chartreuse liqueur

• Also needed: cocktail shaker, ice cubes

Eyeball Garnish

• canned lychees

• blueberries

• skewers

Procedure

Drain the lychees, reserving the canning syrup for the cocktail. Place a blueberry in the lychee to form the eyeballs, then skewer them to make a pair.

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour all the ingredients into the shaker. Shake well and strain into a serving glass.

Serve immediately! Cheers.

To make these non-alcoholic substitute, just use the lychee syrup and sparkling water.

That's a wrap for my Halloween-inspired libation. The group will be back next week and taking a break from the Halloween posts to share Diwali recipes. Stay tuned!