Lychee Juice, also known as Litchi Juice, is a simple but deliciously refreshing drink that is perfect for summer. You really only need 1 ingredient- lychees- but I've also shown you how to make different tried-and-tested variations of the drink, such as lychee slushie and lychee cocktail!
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⭐ Why This Recipe is a Star
- Lychee Juice is delicious: lychees are naturally sweet, with a subtle floral fragrance, and iced lychee juice is the perfect refreshing drink for summer! If you love them as much as I do, try these canned lychee recipes!
- Super simple: it's a 1-ingredient, 1-step recipe! For more easy Asian beverages, click here.
- Lychees have lots of nutrients, such as Vitamin C!
🥘 Ingredients
You only need:
- a can of lychees: you will need the lychees and 1 Cup of the brine per cup of juice. If you substitute with fresh lychees, you may need some white sugar or honey to sweeten the drink (depending on how sweet your tastebuds are!) Use 10 lychees per person to 1 Cup of water and 1 Tablespoon of white sugar or honey.
Note: if you want a smooth lychee drink with no bits, use 1.5 Cups of brine or water.
📖 Variations & Substitutes
- Lychee Slushie: Open the can of lychees. Place 1.5 Cups of brine and all but 3 lychees in a container, put in the freezer for 1-2 hours till half frozen then blend.
- For a spicy kick: Add a 1 inch knob of ginger per can of lychees, preferably peeled, to the blender.
- For a mocktail: Blend the lychees (but not the brine), add soda water, sweeten with lemongrass syrup and top with fresh mint leaves. Alternatively rose syrup also goes very well with lychee! (Lychee fruit is sweet, with a very floral flavour, which is why it is often paired with rose.)
- For mixed Juice: Add ½ Tablespoon of fresh Lemon Juice per can of lychees
- For a Halloween drink: Add rose syrup to the glass before pouring in the lychee juice, then top with a bloody lychee eyeball.
- Tropical Lychee Mocktail: Blend with other tropical fruits such as calamansi lime, pineapple etc
- Lychee Soda: after blending the lychees, add to ½ Cup of soda water or sparkling water.
- Lychee Cocktail: mix with sake, tequila or vodka
🔪 Step-by-Step Instructions
1a. Open the can of lychees and take out 1-3 lychees.
1b. Put the rest of the lychees, along with 1 Cup of the lychee brine, into the blender and blitz till well-processed.
Tip: the rest of the lychee brine can be kept for lychee tea or lychee jelly.
2. This is what the blended juice looks like. It won't be totally smooth. Put in a glass, add the whole lychees you reserved earlier and enjoy!
Note: I enjoy juice with bits but, if you don't, strain out the pulp into a glass, squeezing out as much juice as possible. The pulp can be added to your bakes for fibre!
🥡 How to Store
You can make the fresh lychee juice in advance, and keep it in the fridge in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
💭 Recipe FAQs
It will have a lush, floral aroma, with pinkish-red skin. When pressed, the fruit will give a little but spring back. If it's too soft, it may be overripe.
Refrigerate or freeze fresh lychees. (An unopened can of lychees can be kept in the pantry at room temperature.)
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Lychee Juice Recipe
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 can lychees keep the brine too. If using fresh lychees, substitute with 10 fresh lychees, 1 Cup water and 1 T sugar.
- 1 Lemon Optional Garnish and flavor.
Instructions
- Open the can of lychees and take out 1-3 lychees.
- Put the rest of the lychees, along with 1 Cup of the lychee brine, into the blender and blitz till well-processed.Tip: the rest of the lychee brine can be kept for lychee tea or lychee jelly.
- The litchi juice won't be totally smooth. Put in a glass, add the whole lychees you reserved earlier and enjoy! Optional: garish with edible rose buds or lemon slices.Note: I enjoy juice with bits but, if you don't, strain out the pulp into a glass, squeezing out as much juice as possible. The pulp can be added to your bakes for fibre!
- Drink immediately or store in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Notes
- For a spicy kick: Add a 1 inch knob of ginger per can of lychees, preferably peeled, to the blender.
- For a mocktail: Blend the lychees (but not the brine), add soda water, sweeten with lemongrass syrup and top with fresh mint leaves. Alternatively rose syrup also goes very well with lychee! (Lychee fruit is sweet, with a very floral flavour, which is why it is often paired with rose.)
- For mixed Juice: Add ½ Tablespoon of fresh Lemon Juice per can of lychees
- For a Halloween drink: Add rose syrup to the glass before pouring in the lychee juice, then top with a bloody lychee eyeball.
- Tropical Lychee Mocktail: Blend with other tropical fruits such as calamansi lime, pineapple etc
- Lychee Soda: after blending the lychees, add to ½ Cup of soda water or sparkling water.
- Lychee Cocktail: mix with sake, tequila or vodka
Nutrition
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