Lychee Syrup (Easy Homemade Recipe from Scratch)

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This lychee syrup is a simple syrup flavored with natural lychee extract. It's quick and easy and perfect for making desserts and drinks!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: ml

Calories: 2.6kcal

Drain the lychees and set the syrup aside.
Place 20 fruits in a food processor.
Measure syrup into the food processor and process the lychees until fine.
Strain the lychee juice into a measuring jug with a cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer.
Squeeze the juice out of the processed fruits and discard the pulp.
Pour the strained lychee juice into a medium sized pot.
Add the sugar.
Cook the lychee juice and sugar over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir occasionally.
Turn off the heat and let the syrup cool down before pouring into a bottle (with lid) for storing. The syrup can also be used immediately.

White sugar can be replaced with brown sugar or cane sugar. Do note that the color of the syrup will be brownish if using brown sugar or any other sugar that is not white.

Fresh lychees may be used in place of the canned lychees, and the syrup from the can can be replaced with water. If using fresh lychee fruit, process them with the water and strain into a measuring jug. Read the measurement in millimeters (ml) and adjust the amount sugar to match amount of liquid. For example, if the liquid measures 100ml, use 100g of sugar to make the syrup. If the liquid measures 150ml, use 150g of sugar. Cook both until the sugar is all dissolved and the syrup comes to a simmer.