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A light lychee drink in a coupe glass, topped with a small skewer of fresh lychee and pink pineapple chunks, with three unpeeled lychees next to the glass.
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easy and refreshing lychee drink (mocktail)

This easy lychee drink highlights the delicious yet delicate flavors of lychee without overpowering it – I've included one ingredient that makes the perfect flavor pairing. This drink just may become your go-to sipper or mocktail if you love lychees!
prep time5 minutes
total time5 minutes
servings: 2 drinks
author: cindy chou

ingredients

instructions

  • In a blender, add 4 deseeded lychees with the cold water and blend until smooth.
  • Pour the lychee water mixture into each stemmed glass (like a coupe glass), divided equally. Add ¼ cup sparkling water to each glass and stir to mix.
  • Skewer one lychee with 2-3 diced pineapple per drink as a topper and serve cold.

equipment and highlighted ingredients

notes

Please refer to the recipe post above for step-by-step photos on how to peel fresh lychee and pro tips.
substitutions & variations:
  • lychee substitute – instead of fresh lychee, you can use canned lychee, though the drink will be sweeter. Leave ou the syrup for a more refreshing, less-sweet drink. Fresh rambutan could work as well if you adjust the amount of sparkling water accordingly (rambutan is slightly more tart and less sweet).
  • sparkling water – I use Sanzo® calamansi sparkling water (*affiliate link) in this recipe. You can substitute with your choice of lime- or lemon-flavored sparkling water.
  • extra lychee flavor – Sanzo® also has a lychee sparkling water (*affiliate link) you can use for a flavor boost. Not needed if you're using canned lychee instead of fresh.
  • deluxe – use pink pineapple as I did in this recipe for that extra pop of color. The pink pineapples also have a mellow sweetness that works really well with this drink!
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