Chinese•indulgent
Lychee Jam
Our homemade Lychee Jam came out tinted a gorgeous rosy pink and tasted ever so intensely of sweet, fresh lychee flavor with a delicate fragrance of summer florals! Absolutely yummillicious!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 24 oz lychee, peeled and deseeded, 700g
- 1 3/4 cup sugar, 350g
- 20-30 lemon or lime seeds
- 1 lime
Instructions
- 1
Peel and deseed the lychee.
- 2
Blend in food processor until mostly liquid, some small pieces of lychee left are okay.
- 3
Put in medium sized pot along with sugar.
- 4
Squeeze juice of one lime in.
- 5
Put lemon/lime seeds and the squeezed lime into small linen bag, tie and add to pot.
- 6
Cook over medium low heat for about 15 mins or until the temperature reaches 220°F or the jam passed the jam readiness test as detailed in the post above.
- 7
Let cool to room temperature.
- 8
Pour cooled jam into sterilized jar and keep in fridge.