Unlocking 3 Easy Recipes for Homemade Lychee Tea

Another sweet lychee season has graced our beloved S-shaped country. If you're tired of the mundane experience of chilled fruits, refresh your taste buds with these incredibly easy recipes for fragrant and sweet lychee tea as outlined below.

1. Traditional Lychee Tea

Ingredients for traditional lychee tea

• 400g white sugar
• 1kg high-quality lychees
• 1 coffee spoon refined salt
• 1 Lipton tea bag
• Ice cubes

Instructions for traditional lychee tea

1. Prepare lychees: Boil a large pot of water, add a coffee spoon of salt, and put in the lychees with stems and leaves removed. Blanch the lychees for about 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer them to a bowl of ice-cold water; wait for about 20 to 30 minutes. This process ensures firm lychee flesh, maintains a beautiful white color, and makes peeling and pitting easier. Use scissors to remove the peel and seeds, then marinate the flesh with ice for about 20 minutes.

2. Lychee Black Sugar Tea

Ingredients for lychee black sugar tea:

• 1.2 liters plain water
• 1.5kg ripe lychees - choose juicy and ripe ones.
• A pinch of refined salt
• Lipton tea
• Ice cubes
• 800g black sugar
• Glass or plastic jar for storage

Instructions for lychee black sugar tea:

• After cutting and rolling the lychees, soak them in water with a little salt for about 15 minutes to clean.
• Boil water and add about a coffee spoon of refined salt; blanch the lychees for about 3 minutes, then remove and soak in a basin of ice-cold water for about 20 to 30 minutes.
• Peel off the skin and seeds of the fruit. Rinse the fruit flesh with clean water (if needed) and marinate it with ice for about 20 minutes.
• Boil 1.2 liters of plain water and add black sugar; stir well and skim off the foam until the mixture is harmonious. You can adjust the amount of black sugar according to your taste.
• Arrange the chilled lychee flesh in a jar and pour the black sugar water mixture over it, submerging the lychee. Put it in the refrigerator for about 8 hours or overnight until ready to use.
• When serving, mix the prepared lychee black sugar syrup with Lipton tea and ice cubes for a rich-flavored lychee black sugar tea.

3. Rose Lychee Tea

Ingredients for rose lychee tea:

• 150ml rose syrup
• 50ml simple syrup
• 50ml lime juice
• 15g premium tea leaves
• 1 can of fresh lychee water (usually found in canned lychee)
• 30g dried rosebuds
• 1 packet of rose tea bag

Instructions for rose lychee tea:

1. Boil about 600ml of plain water and add 30g of dried rosebuds; simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. Continue boiling until the water turns a light pink, then turn off the heat.
2. Steep the rose tea bag in a glass jar with the prepared brewed rosebuds water for about 3 minutes.
3. Add rose syrup, fresh lychee water, simple syrup, and lime juice to the tea jar - stir well until the mixture is harmonious and releases a fragrant aroma.
4. You can enjoy rose lychee tea hot or add ice cubes according to your preference.