Homemade Lychee Syrup Recipe

Name: Homemade Lychee Syrup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 2 cans lychee; 100 g white sugar

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings
18 servings
Calories
21 kcal
Course
Drinks, Condiments, Cocktails
Cuisine
Asian, International

Homemade Lychee Syrup Recipe

Ursula Nguyen

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Homemade Lychee Syrup that is so simple to make with canned lychees (or fresh lychee). Sweet, floral, fragrant, you can use this syrup to make flavored sodas, lemonade, or to sweeten any type of drink!EASY - This recipe is super easy to follow, and makes a very flavorful syrup. Very versatile syrup to flavor any type of drink. Makes about 2 - 2¼ cups of syrup, depending on how long you simmer the syrup for.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 cans lychee 565 g weight (each can)
100 g white sugar ½ cup

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Instructions

Place the canned lychee and sugar in a blender. If you prefer, you can leave a few pieces of lychee in a separate bowl to use later as garnish for your drinks.
Blend until the lychee is processed.
Place the blended lychee mixture and sugar in a saucepan and heat over medium heat while stirring. Stir to dissolve the sugar and bring it to a boil.
Lower the heat and allow the mixture to gently simmer until it reduces to about 60% of its initial volume. The initial volume was about 4 cups for me, and the syrup was simmered until it reached about 2.5 cups in volume. This generally takes me about 1 hour at medium heat on my stove.
Once the syrup is simmered, let it cool down to room temperature.
Pass the mixture through a nut milk bag, and squeeze the pulp to remove as much liquid as possible.
Pour the syrup into an airtight container or bottle, and chill in the fridge until needed.
The syrup can be kept in the fridge for up to a week with proper food handling practices. If you want to keep the syrup for longer, store the syrup in the freezer for up to 4 - 5 months.

Notes

You can add other flavorings to this syrup to make it more interesting. But be careful not to let it overpower the lychee flavor. Lychee is a more delicate flavor and can be easily overpowered with stronger flavors.
Ginger - Add about 50 - 70 g ginger into the blender with the lychee to add some ginger flavor to the syrup.
Vanilla - Add 1 tbsp of vanilla extract to the syrup after cooking, and stir it in to let it infuse while the syrup cools down.
Tea - Add 1 oolong tea bag to the lychee mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil and let the tea bag simmer in the syrup for about 5 minutes before removing it.
Lime - Add about 3 - 4 tbsp of lime juice to the mixture before simmering it. This will also help to brighten the flavor of the lychee.
Berries - Add some whole raspberries or strawberries to the mixture (DO NOT BLEND IT), while simmering the syrup. This will infuse the syrup with berry flavor.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 30mL Calories 21kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 0.001g (0%) Fat 0.02g (0%) Sodium 0.1mg (0%) Potassium 0.3mg (0%) Fiber 0.001g (0%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 0.1mg (0%) Iron 0.003mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 18servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 21 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	30mL
Calories	21kcal	1%
Carbohydrates	6g	2%
Protein	0.001g	0%
Fat	0.02g	0%
Sodium	0.1mg	0%
Potassium	0.3mg	0%
Fiber	0.001g	0%
Sugar	6g	12%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Calcium	0.1mg	0%
Iron	0.003mg	0%