Lychee Jam

A kiss, starlight captured in a single touch.

Homemade Lychee Jam

Homemade lychee jam brings floral sweetness in every spoonful. First, you peel the fruit and remove the seeds. Then, puree the flesh to your prefered smoothness. Next, simmer it with sugar, water, cinnamon, and lemon juice until thickened. Finally, rest it briefly before storing in jars. The result is fragrant, delicate, and perfectly silky.

Ingredients
● 600 g lychee fruit, without the seeds
● 500 g sugar
● 100 g water
● 1 cinnamon stick
● juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions
Peel the fruit removing the hard exterior and the seeds.
Put the flesh of the fruit in a blender and puree more or less, depending on how smooth we want the jam to be.
Next, put the puree in a pot, add the sugar, water, cinnamon stick and lemon juice and boil on medium heat for about 30-35 minutes, until the jam has thickened.
To see if the jam has the desired consistency, put some on a saucer and allow to cool.
Once it has cooled tilt the plate slightly and if it is not runny, the jam is ready.
When the jam is ready, remove from the heat and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
Store in glass sterilized jars.

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