Chinese Recipes - Chocolate Lychees Recipe

  
 

Chinese Desserts, Cakes and Confectionery Recipes - Chocolate Lychees Recipe

Ingredients

  • 500g/2 oz canned lychees, drained

  • 175g/6 oz plain chocolate

  • 15ml/1 tbsp vegetable fat

Method:

  1. Spread the lychees between several layers of kitchen paper and leave to stand for about 1 hour until dry.

  2. Melt the chocolate and fat in the top of a double boiler over boiling water. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.

  3. Dip each lychee in chocolate to coat it completely. Carefully lift the lychees out of the chocolate and place round side up on greased baking parchment or greaseproof paper.

  4. Drizzle the remaining chocolate over the lychees and refrigerate until cold.