Litchi Juice (Lychee Juice)
By Dassana Amit · VegrecipesofindiaPublic
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Litchi Juice is a refreshing fruit drink made with fresh litchi (lychee) pulp, lemon juice, water and a sweetener. The ingredients are blended and mixed together to create a light and cooling beverage. This easy homemade drink highlights the natural sweetness of seasonal litchis. Serve chilled as a refreshing summer beverage.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Total
- 15 min
- Servings
- 3
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Ingredients
For 3 people
- 14–15lychee ((litchi))
- 3 cupwater (– at room temperature or chilled, add as required)
- 1lemon (– small to medium-sized)
- 3–4 tbspraw sugar (or white sugar, add as needed)
- —mint leaves (– for garnish as required, optional)
- —lemon slices (– for garnish, as required, optional)
- —ice cubes (as required, optional)
Steps
- 1
Remove the leathery skin of the lychee fruits.
- 2
Remove the fleshy pulp with a paring knife or with clean fingers and discard the seeds.
- 3
In a blender, put all the lychee fruit pulp and make a smooth and fine puree of without adding any water. If needed, you can add in a few tablespoons of water while blending. Tiny unblended bits and pieces are alright in the puree.
- 4
In a jar or bowl, add the blended lychee puree, water and sugar.
- 5
Halve the lemon and extract the juice from them directly in the jar using a lemon squeezer or press.
- 6
Mix and stir until the sugar dissolves.
- 7
Pour litchi juice in glasses topped with some ice cubes if you like.
- 8
Serve Lychee Juice immediately.
- 9
While serving, you can garnish Litchi Juice with few mint leaves or lemon slices.
Per portion
- Calories
- ~7.7 kcal
- Protein
- ~0.3 g
- Fat
- ~0.1 g
- Carbs
- ~2.5 g
- Fiber
- ~0.7 g
- Sodium
- ~2.9 mg
Figures include only weighable linked ingredients. Unweighable: lychee ((litchi)), mint leaves (– for garnish as required, optional), lemon slices (– for garnish, as required, optional), ice cubes (as required, optional). Shown for one portion of a 3-portion recipe.
Approximate — includes amount ranges.
No allergens inferred from linked foods. Link ingredients or add allergens when editing.
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