Lychee Syrup

5 from 2 votes

Prep Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Serving Size: 16

Author Puja Verma

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DESCRIPTION

This lychee syrup is homemade simple syrup made from fresh tropical lychee fruit. It's a perfectly sweet syrup with delicate flavors notes of lychee. Use it to sweeten and flavor a variety of drinks from iced tea and bubble tea to craft cocktails and even coffee beverages.

INGREDIENTS

▢ 1 cup lychees peeled and pitted
▢ ½ cup sugar
▢ ¼ cup water

METHOD

If using fresh lychees - Peel and remove seeds from lychees.
If using peeled and pitted, canned lychees - Then drain the lychees from the canned syrup.
Blend lychees and water using a blender.
Strain the lychee juice into a mesh sieve. Use a spoon to slowly push through mostly all the pulp.
Note: It comes out to about ⅔ cup of lychee juice after straining.
Heat the saucepan with lychee juice and sugar over low-medium heat. Once it starts to bubble, then turn down the heat to low simmer.
Continuing stirring on a simmer to reduce and thicken the syrup until it can lightly coat the back of a spoon.
Once the syrup has thickened transfer the syrup to a glass bottle or jar. Let the syrup cool off for 10 minutes before placing it in the refrigerator.

NOTES

Source fresh lychees: For the best flavor, try to find fresh lychees. The best place to look is at an Asian food market. If you still can’t find them, canned lychees will work.

Strain the juice: To reduce the amount of pulp in the final result, it’s essential to pass the blended lychee juice through a mesh sieve.

Watch it closely: Keep an eye on your lychee simple syrup as it simmers to prevent it from boiling over or burning.

Let it cool: Give the syrup some time to cool before transferring it to a glass bottle or jar.

Intensify the flavor: For a more intense lychee flavor, use a higher ratio of fresh or canned lychees to sugar.

Stir the syrup constantly: This will help prevent the sugar from burning and sticking to the bottom of the pan.

NUTRITION

Course: Condiments

Cuisine: All

Keyword: lychee simple syrup, lychee syrup