What Is Lychee and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with lychee? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it, plus 6 recipes to put it to work.

In Chinese:: 荔枝
British (UK) term:: Lychee
en français:: litchi
en español:: lychee

Recipes using lychee

There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Lychee Sorbet

Exotic fresh lychee sorbet with raspberry coulis. Sweet floral lychee gets a bright orange juice boost, then freezes silky-smooth in your ice cream maker.

Sweet and sour pork the proper way: marinated pork cubes battered and deep-fried crisp, then tossed in a homemade sweet-sour sauce with peppers, carrots and lychees. Crunchy, glossy and far better than takeout.

Mixed Fruits with Grass Jelly

Chinese mixed fruit dessert with grass jelly cubes, lychee, and mandarin oranges. Refreshing 3-ingredient cold dessert, perfect for hot summer days.

Spotted Chocolate Cheesecake with Lychee Love Liquid

Spotted chocolate cheesecake with lychee sauce features cream cheese and mascarpone filling, piped white "spots," and a fragrant lychee-lemon puree. A showstopper dessert.

Sweet-And-Sour Chicken

Crispy battered chicken deep-fried and tossed with bell peppers, carrots, and lychees in a homemade sweet-and-sour sauce. The real-deal Chinese restaurant version, made from scratch.