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Bloody Lychee Eyeballs
These Bloody Lychee Eyeballs are so quick to make- 5 minutes!- and only require 3 simple ingredients. Make them for an extra creepy Halloween party! (Vegan too.)
Calories: 76 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American , Vegan
Ingredients
- 1 Can lychees This was 14 lychees for my 565g/230g drained can. You can substitute with fresh lychees but they're harder to find. Alternatively, use canned longans which look pretty similar, just smaller.
- 16 Blueberries or fresh cranberries Note: the seeds inside a fresh cranberry are edible but not too tasty You can also use dried fruits such as raisins, dried cranberries etc or a mix for more flavor, as I did in the photos above. If you use dried fruit, you'd need more than 1 to fill the lychee cavity so you'd need more than 16 for 1 can of lychees! (Dried fruit are also a little more liable to float out if adding to drinks!)
- 1-2 Tablespoons Jam, honey, or syrup Substitute: raspberry or strawberry jam
- 1 teaspoon Red food coloring Optional, only if you want to draw veins and blood around the "eyes". You can substitute with a red jam like raspberry or strawberry
Instructions
- Roll the fresh or dried fruit in the syrup, jam or honey- you want to get the fruit sticky!
- Brush some of that honey, jam or syrup inside the cavity of the lychee.
- Stuff the lychee cavity with the fruit of your choice, making sure to press (gently) onto the jam. Note: choose unbroken lychees- some have holes on the other side too, which the fruit can fall out of! (Not good.)
- Optional Step: For extra scary Halloween eyes, use red food coloring or raspberry jam to draw streaks around the hole to mimic bleeding eyes. Note: You can do this with a chopstick, the tines of a fork or a small brush.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- How to Serve
- These can be served on their own as a healthy Halloween dessert, or in a drink!
- Storage
- Extras can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- Extras can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days.
- Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its accuracy.
- Halloween Mocktail: add these lychee eyeballs to lychee tea
- Witch's Brew Cocktail: add these bloody eyes to champagne and make a Halloween cocktail. Maybe add a few drops of pandan extract or pandan syrup for an eerie green color?
Nutrition Information
Calories
76kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.03g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
29mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
11IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
3mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 76
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 76kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 29mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 11IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.