This eclipse lunar lemonade is a fun kids drink for solar eclipse parties or lunar eclipse parties or for galaxy themed birthday parties! It's easy to double or triple this party punch for a crowd.BE SURE TO CHECK THE IMPORTANT RECIPE TIPS AFTER THIS RECIPE CARD. (SCROLL DOWN)
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Total Time15 minutesmins
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2
Calories: 319kcal
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Ingredients
12ouncesfavorite lemonade
Yellow or gold edible glitter dust*
2 12-ouncecans Spriteor other clear carbonated drink
Black food coloring
Black edible glitter dust*
2frozen round moon ice cubesmake ahead
White icing from tub
Black and White sprinkles
Fresh lemon slicesfor garnish (optional)
Instructions
BEFORE MAKING THE DRINKS, FREEZE THE ICE CUBES:
Pour Sprites (or other clear, carbonated drink) in a medium glass bowl or measuring cup. Add 2-3 drops of black food coloring and stir. (Add more food coloring to get desired color, if needed.)
Add 1/8-1/4 teaspoon black edible glitter dust to black Sprite. Stir to mix (and ooh and ahh over the swirling glitter effect!). Add more glitter dust, if needed, but a little goes a long way!
Stir the liquid to mix and swirl the glitter. Immediately pour black liquid into round ice cube trays. Freeze for 6-12 hours overnight, at a minimum.
TO MAKE A CANDY DRINK RIM:
Spread white icing in the bottom of a small bowl.
Pour black and white sprinkles into another bowl or a plate.
Dip rim of glasses into the white icing until the rim (opening) of the glass is completely covered. Immediately dip, tilt, and twist the glass in the sprinkles until the icing rim is completely covered. Repeat with second glass. Set glasses aside to dry and harden.
TO ASSEMBLE AND SERVE THE LUNAR LEMONADE:
Pour lemonade (you can use our favorite homemade lemonade recipe or store-bought lemonade) in a medium glass bowl or measuring cup. Add 1/8-1/4 teaspoon edible yellow or gold glitter dust to the lemonade. Stir to mix (and ooh and ahh again over the swirling glitter effect!). Add more glitter dust, if needed, but a little goes a long way!
Once the sprinkle rims are dry on the glasses, use a small kitchen funnel to carefully pour the lemonade mixture into each glass to 3/4 full. (We used a small measuring cup to pour it into the funnel.) DO NOT FILL THE GLASS ALL THE WAY TO TOP! You need to leave room for the ice cube.
Place the assembled glasses (to this point) in the refrigerator if not serving immediately. DO NOT ADD THE BLACK MOON ICE CUBES UNTIL READY TO SERVE.
TO SERVE ECLIPSE LUNAR LEMONADE:
Immediately before serving, stir the lemonade in the glasses again to swirl the yellow glitter.
Carefully add in the round moon ice cube, taking care not to knock of the sprinkle drink rim.
Serve with a metal straw and a side garnish of lemon slices (optional). Show kids how they can stir the drink to activate the swirling glitter effect!
Notes
This recipe makes 2 drinks (depending on the glass you use), but you can easily double, triple, or even make enough for a punch bowl.If you want to make more than a couple of round ice cube moons, use more Sprite and adjust the black food coloring and edible glitter.*Edible glitter dust is a food-safe glitter. DO NOT USE REGULAR CRAFT GLITTER. See the recipe HOW TO in the post for the kind of edible glitter we used.