On these hot days, having a cold lychee ice cream is the best. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen with TasteVN to learn 3 recipes for making lychee ice cream that not only cools you down in the summer but is also delicious to treat your family!
1. Lychee Ice Cream
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lychee Ice Cream Serves 5
Lychee 300 gr (peeled) Lychee-flavored tea 4 bags (about 20gr/bag) Hot water 100 ml Whipping cream 300 gr Condensed milk 40 gr
How to Make Lychee Ice Cream
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Make Lychee Tea
First, add 4 packs of lychee-flavored fruit tea into a cup, each pack weighing about 20g. Add 100ml of hot water to the cup and stir until the tea dissolves.
This recipe uses tea bags that contain chia seeds. Therefore, after stirring well, scoop the chia seeds into a bowl and soak them in warm water for 5 – 7 minutes to allow them to expand.
Tip: If you don’t have lychee-flavored fruit tea, you can use other types of instant tea bags and skip the chia seed soaking step.
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Blend the Lychee
Next, add 300g of peeled and pitted lychee along with the brewed tea into a blender, set the blender to medium speed, and blend this mixture for about 2 minutes until the lychee is crushed and small but not too pureed.
If you have a hand blender, you can also use it to blend this mixture. Similarly, with a blender, set it to medium speed and blend for about 2 minutes.
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Making the cream mixture
After grinding the lychee tea mixture, you pour this mixture into a bowl. Add 300g of whipping cream, 40g of condensed milk, and the soaked chia seeds into the bowl. Stir well to combine the mixture.
Tips to make the cream fluffier and softer:- To make your finished cream fluffier and smoother, you can whip the whipping cream with a mixer at medium speed until the cream forms peaks that droop down.
- After whipping the cream, add the lychee tea and condensed milk, then use a whisk to stir in one direction to achieve a smooth mixture.
- This method will help create air pockets in the cream, making it fluffier compared to mixing directly into the cream.
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Freezing the cream
After mixing the cream mixture well, slowly pour this cream into the mold. Cover the mold and place the cream in the freezer for at least 6 hours for the cream to freeze completely.
Once the cream is fully frozen, to make it easier to remove the popsicle, you can soak the mold in hot water for about 30 seconds so that the surface of the cream softens slightly, which makes it easier to pull out the popsicle.
Tips to make the cream smooth and prevent ice crystals:- If you want your cream product to be smooth and to minimize ice crystals, do not freeze the cream immediately. Instead, place the cream in a bowl and put it in the freezer for about 3 hours.
- At this point, the cream will be thick, creamy, and slightly frozen. You should transfer this cream back into a blender and blend at medium speed for about 4 minutes until the cream is the smoothest, then return it to the mold and freeze for another 5 hours.
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Final Product
With this recipe, your ice cream will be smooth and creamy, without any ice crystals. The ice cream has a sweet, fragrant flavor, rich and creamy. Be sure to take a bite and you won’t be able to resist! Wish you success!
2. Coconut Milk Lychee Ice Cream
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Coconut Milk Lychee Ice Cream Serves 3
Coconut milk 200 ml Honey 3 tablespoons Fresh lychee 15 fruits Fresh milk 200 ml
Where to buy coconut milk?
You can find coconut milk in canned form at the nearest TasteVN supermarkets or more conveniently, you can buy it online at bachhoaxanh.com. Alternatively, you can also make coconut milk at home using the following recipe from TasteVN.
How to make Lychee Coconut Milk Ice Cream
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Prepare lychee
Peel the lychee, separate the flesh, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces.
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Make the ice cream mixture
Mix together fresh milk, coconut milk, chopped lychee flesh, and 2 tablespoons of honey in a large bowl.
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Completion
Then, use a funnel to pour this mixture into plastic bags, tie them tightly. Place the coconut milk lychee ice cream in the freezer for about 8 hours, then enjoy.
Tip: If you don’t want to put the ice cream mixture into plastic bags, you can also use containers or molds for popsicles as you like!
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Final product
The coconut milk lychee ice cream is cool, delicious with a coconut aroma and sweet lychee flavor, quenching thirst in this hot season.
3. Raspberry Jam Lychee Ice Cream
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Raspberry Jam Lychee Ice Cream Serves 3 people
Lychee 500 gr Raspberry jam 3 tablespoons Cream cheese 225 gr (Cream cheese) Whipping cream 300 ml Sugar 120 gr Unsweetened yogurt 85 gr Vanilla extract 2 ml Lemon juice 2 ml
What is cream cheese?
- Cream cheese, also known as soft cheese – is a type of cheese made from cow’s milk or goat’s milk, white in color, soft, with a very distinctive sour and salty taste.
- Cream cheese is often used to eat directly, or served with bread, spaghetti, and can even become the main ingredient for various types of cakes like: cheesecake, Tiramisu cheesecake, salted egg sponge cake,… or appear in milk tea to enhance the appeal of this beverage.
- If you can’t find cream cheese, you can also make it at home with the following recipe from TasteVN.
Tools required
Blender, egg beater, bowl, spoon, whisk,…
How to Make Lychee Raspberry Jam Ice Cream
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Prepare the lychee
Peel the lychee, separating the flesh from the pit.
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Blend the lychee
Put the lychee into a blender and blend until smooth.
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Make the lychee raspberry jam ice cream
In a mixing bowl, add 225g of cream cheese, 65g of sugar, use a spatula to mash and stir continuously in one direction to smooth out the cream. Then add 85g of yogurt, 2ml of vanilla extract, and 2ml of lemon juice, mix well.
Whip 300ml of cold whipping cream in another mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to beat on high speed until the cream is fluffy and holds peaks. Then pour in the yogurt mixture, 3 tablespoons of raspberry jam, and the blended lychee, and mix well.
Pour the mixed cream into a container and place it in the freezer for about 5 hours before serving.
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Final Product
The ice cream has two beautiful colors: white and red. It has a light fragrance, a creamy taste combined with the sweetness of lychee, and a slight tartness from raspberry jam, which helps to cool down on hot summer days.
4. Lychee Ice Cream (Recipe shared from Tiktok Let’s Cook with Điện amasy XANH)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lychee Ice Cream (Recipe shared from Tiktok Let’s Cook with Điện amasy XANH) Serves 1 – 2 people
Lychee 600 gr Fresh milk 150 ml Whipping cream 200 ml Grated coconut 50 gr Coconut milk 30 ml Sugar 100 gr
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How to make Lychee Ice Cream (Recipe shared from Tiktok Let’s Cook with Dien amasy XANH)
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Prepare the ingredients
The lychees you buy should be peeled, then remove the seeds inside. You can wash them with water to remove any dirt that may have adhered while peeling and separating the seeds. After washing, place them in a bowl to drain.
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Blend the ice cream
Prepare a blender, and add the ingredients in order: 150ml of fresh milk, 200ml of whipping cream, 30ml of coconut milk, 100g of sugar, then turn on the blending mode to mix the ingredients evenly.
After the mixture is well blended, add 50g of grated coconut and 600g of pitted lychee into the blender and blend again. However, for this blending, you only need to crush the lychee. This will ensure that your ice cream mixture still contains bits of lychee that you can taste when enjoying the ice cream.
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Making ice cream
After blending the ice cream mixture, you pour the mixture into a jar or a mold shaped like an ice cream bar for a more attractive appearance. After pouring the mixture out, place it in the refrigerator for about 7 – 8 hours to allow the ice cream to completely freeze. It is better to let the ice cream freeze solid for a more delicious taste.
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Final product
The lychee ice cream can be taken out and eaten immediately after it has been frozen. The ice cream is fragrant and creamy, and when you eat it, you will taste the sweet and refreshing lychee pieces, with the ingredients wonderfully blended together to create an incredibly appealing lychee ice cream.
How to choose delicious, sweet lychee fruit:
- The skin of the lychee fruit is pink or red, looking fresh. If the thorns on the skin are smooth, it indicates that the lychee is ripe; if the thorns are sharp and numerous, the lychee might not be ripe yet.
- Gently press the lychee fruit; it should feel soft but have some elasticity, not mushy. At the same time, when peeling the skin, the flesh should come off easily, indicating good quality lychee.
- Ripe lychee will have a light fragrant aroma, not a fermented smell or any unusual odor.
- Gently remove the stem from the lychee; if it is white, the lychee is fresh and delicious.
- Additionally, you should choose to eat lychee in season to experience the best flavor. Among them, lychee from Thanh Ha is the most favored for its thick flesh, small seed, and sweeter taste.
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Hope that with the sharing above, you have gained 3 ways to make lychee ice cream for the whole family to enjoy. Wish you success!
