Refreshing lychee & lime sorbet

Refreshing lychee & lime sorbet

Turn a can of lychees into a no-fat fragrant dessert. A perfect ending to many meals

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Plus freezing
Freezable

Gluten-free, Low-fat

Method

  1. Drain the syrup from two cans of lychees into a small pan. Add the sugar and dissolve over a gentle heat. Bring to the boil for 1 min.
  2. Blitz the drained lychees in a food processor until very finely chopped. Pour in the lime juice and syrup with the blade still whirring - don't worry if the mix isn't perfectly smooth at this point. Tip into a 1-litre container and freeze for at least 6 hrs until solid.
  3. Break up the frozen mix, then return to the bowl of the processor. Tip in the egg white and whizz until thick, pale and smooth. Add zest from 1 lime. Return to the container and freeze again, ideally overnight. Serve in scoops with remaining lychees scattered with a remaining zest.
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If you don't want to add the egg white then the flavour will be the same, but the texture will be more grainy.

Per serving

137 kcalories, protein 16g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 1g, sugar 35g, salt 0.04 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007.

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  • Binder photo susan

    18 December 2007

    susan rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous, so refreshing and easy to make all my guests were very impressed

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  • Binder photo lisabet

    15 May 2008

    lisabet rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is the best sorbet ever! I have made it a ton of times. I have also served it alongside Chocolate fondants and as coctail( but then I add a splash of vodka)

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    11 January 2010

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    22 July 2010

    Sani rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice and so easy. Will definitely make it again.

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  • Binder photo towersa

    25 November 2010

    towersa rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this dessert to follow a curry and everyone loved it !! Found it very refreshing and not filling at all. Quite a hit all round. Will certainly make it again !!

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  • Binder photo AmynDaz

    26 February 2011

    AmynDaz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice and refreshing. Found it a bit granular as i didn't add the egg. I did wonder whether you would be able to add coconut milk to add a creaminess to it?

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  • Binder photo Adam

    18 January 2012

    Adam rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Didn't turn out well - far too solid to serve in scoops; quite grainy; not particularly flavoursome.

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  • Binder photo Kat

    04 April 2012

    Kat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I've made this Sorbet with just 2 cans of lychees (only using about 3/4 of the juice) a squeeze of lime juice and no egg white. I don't just add sugar though, I make a batch of syrup and use some of that. Made it in an ice cream maker, took a while for it to start freezing but wonderful flavour. I will never put eggs in my ice creams, don't like them. Would have given 5 stars, if no eggs.

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  • Binder photo Abident

    23 December 2012

    Abident rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, super easy and perfect after something spicy.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Plus freezing
Freezable

Gluten-free, Low-fat

Palate-cleansing finale

Ingredients

  • 3 x 400g cans lychees in syrup
  • 50g caster sugar
  • egg white
  • zest from 2 limes , juice from 1
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Per serving

137 kcalories, protein 16g, carbohydrate 35g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 1g, sugar 35g, salt 0.04 g

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