Strawberry Lychee Punch Food

EASY STRAWBERRY PUNCH RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix water and drink mix in 2-qt. plastic or glass pitcher. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Serve over ice. Or, refrigerate until ready to serve.

STRAWBERRY-LYCHEE SPRING ROLLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Toss 1 tablespoon of the sugar and the cornstarch with the lychees and strawberries in a large bowl until combined. Mix together the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Lay a spring roll wrapper on a work surface with a corner pointing toward you and brush the surface lightly with melted butter. Put 1 heaping tablespoon of the lychee mixture into the center of the wrapper. Bring the two side corners together so they meet over the filling. Bring the bottom corner up over the filling and roll the wrapper tightly around the fruit. Set the spring roll on the baking sheet with the exposed corner down; continue rolling with the remaining fruit and wrappers.
• Brush butter all over the surface of the rolls and sprinkle each with a little of the cinnamon sugar. Bake until light golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Do not overbake - the fruit will begin to break down as it cooks and can ooze out of the wrappers.
• Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving with a scoop of ice cream alongside.

STRAWBERRY-LYCHEE SORBET

Steps:

• Put the lychee liquid in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until reduced to a syrupy consistency (about 1/2 cup), 8 to 12 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Combine the lychees, strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, salt and cooled lychee syrup in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a metal bowl; you should have about 5 cups. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour.
• Churn in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's directions until the consistency of soft serve. Transfer to a freezer-safe container, cover and freeze until firm, at least 4 hours.

LYCHEE LAGOON PUNCH

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients in a large punch bowl.
• Serve well chilled and garnished with orange slices.

STRAWBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• For the strawberry syrup: Heat the strawberries, sugar and 3/4 cup water in a medium saucepan until boiling. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the mixture thickens and reduces, about 12 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover and let sit to infuse for 10 minutes. Mash the fruit to a pulp, then strain the syrup into an airtight container. Discard the solids. Refrigerate the syrup until ready to use and up to 1 week.
• For the strawberry punch: Combine the strawberry syrup, pineapple juice, orange juice, orange liqueur and rum in a pitcher. Stir until combined, then cover and refrigerate until chilled and ready to serve.
• When ready to use, stir, then divide between 6 glasses filled with ice. Top each beverage with 1/4 cup sparkling wine or sparkling water and garnish with a fresh strawberry.