You’ll still need store-bought lychee juice for the drink’s base.MANGO PASSIONFRUIT YOGURT PARFAIT ~ small - 11 / large ~ 17 Peel and pit your lychee, then replace the lychee syrup in this recipe with simple syrup.
Use fresh lychee – Although canned lychee is best for this recipe, you can also use fresh fruit. You can also dilute your mocktail with 1 oz of cold water. Less sweet version – Add less lychee syrup and consider using a lower-sugar lychee drink as your base. You can also add more lychee syrup to taste. Sweeter version – Use lychee nectar as your base if possible. For a 1-liter carafe, use the following proportions and adjust to taste: 1 ½ cups lychee nectar or lychee juice, 1 cup lychee syrup from a can of lychee, ⅓ cup lime juice, and ⅔ cup cold water. Add a lychee fruit to each glass when serving. You’ll need to add about 1 oz of cold water per serving to account for the dilution you’d get from shaking the mocktail. Large-batch – You can make this drink ahead in a pitcher or carafe and store it in the fridge. Use the same steps in the recipe card, but for the cocktail mixture, use 1 ½ oz vodka or gin, 1 ½ oz lychee liqueur, and a squeeze of lime juice. Make it a cocktail – I’ve tried this and can verify it’s delicious. Try grape + white grape juice, strawberry or raspberry + white cranberry juice, watermelon + watermelon juice, or pineapple + pineapple juice. Different flavor options – You can switch up this recipe with just about any fruit and juice combo. (See ‘recipe modifications’ for my lychee martini cocktail recipe.) Recipe modifications The cocktail version of this recipe is typically made from lychee syrup or liqueur, vodka, and vermouth, but there are many variations out there. Add grenadine – You usually won’t find grenadine in lychee martinis, but adding just a bit gives the drink a beautiful pastel pink color, which complements the flavor of lychee. Double straining with a Hawthorne strainer and fine mesh strainer will help you catch any small pieces of ice. Double-strain your mocktail – Ice shards in my martini? No thank you. Shake vigorously – Shaking your mocktail vigorously with ice chills it and dilutes it. Chill your martini glass or coupe – Putting your martini glass in the freezer (even if it’s only for a minute or so) makes your drink cold and frosty. Lychee juice is delicious on its own, but a few tips can help you elevate it into an obsession-worthy mocktail. Tips for the best lychee martini mocktail 
Grenadine – This is optional as it’s not usually found in lychee martinis, but I love the pink color it adds to this recipe.
Make sure you use freshly squeezed lime juice for maximum flavor. Lime juice – Adds a bit of tartness to balance out the sweetness of the lychee juice.
(See ‘recipe modifications’ for tips if you’re using fresh lychee.) You can also use fresh lychee, but I find the canned variety more convenient. Canned lychee– You’ll use the syrup and fruit from canned lychee for this drink.Nectar is sweeter and has a more concentrated flavor, while juice drinks are sometimes more diluted and less sweet. Lychee nectar or lychee juice – This is the base of your drink.If you don’t have one nearby, try Amazon. If you can’t find lychee nectar, juice, or canned lychee at your usual grocery store, check out your local Asian market. Lychee is a popular fruit in many Asian countries, but it’s less ubiquitous in typical American grocery stores.
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