Zombie Eyeball Punch
Ingredients
- 2 cups heavy cream ⓘ
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon calcium lactate (used for reverse spherification) ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon melted chocolate ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon blue colored cocoa butter
- 2 tablespoons strawberry jelly ⓘ
- 2 cups sodium Alginate Solution, recipe follows
- 1 1/2 cups lime soda, or your soda of preference
- 1 teaspoon sodium alginate ⓘ
- 2 cups cold water ⓘ
Instructions
- In a saucepan, bring the cream, sugar and lemon extract to a simmer.
- Slowly sprinkle the calcium lactate into the pan and mix with a hand blender.
- Chill.
- Meanwhile prepare the molds (I use a small flexi-mold, but any mold that is able to be flexible will do) with a dot of melted chocolate to resemble a pupil, and place in the refrigerator to set.
- Then brush the blue cocoa butter to resemble the iris, and pipe in the jelly to resemble bloody veins.
- Once the cream mixture is cold, whip to a soft peak using a hand mixer.
- Pipe into the prepared molds and freeze until set.
- Unmold the eyeballs and leave them soaking in the Alginate Solution for about 2 minutes.
- Then rinse with cold water and store in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
- Place the eyeballs in a dish (2 each is appropriately scary) and top with the lime soda.
- I find that a clear soda without color gives the eyeballs a better look and flavor.
- Sprinkle the sodium alginate into the water and, using a hand blender, mix the solution until there is no more visible powder left.
- This takes a couple of minutes.
- Chill the solution until you are ready to use it.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
519
kcal
26% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Contains
Milk
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
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