Coconut Lychee Iced Drink (Printable)
Creamy coconut milk meets sweet lychee in this chilled tropical beverage. Ready in just 10 minutes for instant summer refreshment.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Fruit & Juice
01 - 1 cup canned lychees in syrup, drained (reserve syrup)
02 - 1/4 cup lychee syrup (from the can)
03 - 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
→ Coconut
04 - 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (chilled)
→ Sweetener
05 - 1–2 teaspoons agave syrup or simple syrup, to taste
→ Other
06 - 1 cup ice cubes
07 - Lychee fruit and lime slices, for garnish
08 - Fresh mint leaves, for garnish
# How-To Steps:
01 - Combine the drained lychees, lychee syrup, coconut milk, lime juice, and agave syrup in a blender. Blend until completely smooth and frothy, about 30-45 seconds.
02 - Fill two tall glasses with ice cubes, leaving about 1 inch of space at the top.
03 - Pour the blended coconut-lychee mixture evenly over the ice in both glasses.
04 - Top with extra lychee fruit, fresh lime slices, and mint leaves if desired. Serve immediately while cold.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The combination of creamy coconut and floral lychee tastes like something you would order at a fancy Thai restaurant but takes literally minutes to make at home
- Its incredibly refreshing and hits that perfect balance between rich and light that makes you want to keep sipping
02 -
- Chilling your coconut milk beforehand makes a huge difference in how refreshing this drink tastes so try to remember to pop it in the fridge at least an hour before blending
- If you are using fresh lychees instead of canned you will definitely need to add that extra tablespoon of sweetener because fresh ones are not suspended in syrup
03 -
- Taste your blended mixture before pouring it over ice because you can always add a splash more lime juice or sweetener at this point
- The reserved lychee syrup is liquid gold so do not pour it down the drain even if you think you have enough