Zombie Eyeball Punch

Name: 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

11 ingredients

14 steps

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

Directions

1

In a saucepan, bring the cream, sugar and lemon extract to a simmer.
2

Slowly sprinkle the calcium lactate into the pan and mix with a hand blender.
3

Chill.
4

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.
5

Then brush the blue cocoa butter to resemble the iris, and pipe in the jelly to resemble bloody veins.
6

Once the cream mixture is cold, whip to a soft peak using a hand mixer.
7

Pipe into the prepared molds and freeze until set.
8

Unmold the eyeballs and leave them soaking in the Alginate Solution for about 2 minutes.
9

Then rinse with cold water and store in the fridge until you are ready to serve.
10

Place the eyeballs in a dish (2 each is appropriately scary) and top with the lime soda.
11

I find that a clear soda without color gives the eyeballs a better look and flavor.
12

Sprinkle the sodium alginate into the water and, using a hand blender, mix the solution until there is no more visible powder left.
13

This takes a couple of minutes.
14

Chill the solution until you are ready to use it.