Lychee Bellini Recipe

Name: Lychee Bellini Recipe
Total time: 8 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 6 lychees (if using fresh, peel and remove pits); 8 ounces chilled, dry sparkling wine

I think it's best to use a dry sparkling wine to pair with the fruit, or the cocktail ends up cloyingly sweet and tasting like a bad hangover waiting to happen. I used a dry sparkling brut rosé from Alsace, France (Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace, made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes), which imparts a lovely pinkish hue. A dry Prosecco would be excellent as well.

Brunch Drinks: Lychee Bellini

Lychee Bellini Recipe

Active 8 mins

Total 8 mins

Serves 1 serving

6 lychees (if using fresh, peel and remove pits)
8 ounces chilled, dry sparkling wine

Puree the lychees with a blender (immersion blender works great). Strain the pulp with a fine mesh sieve, pushing the puree through with a rubber spatula.
Fill a flute or other tall, narrow glass 1/3 way with the lychee puree (should be about 4 ounces). Slowly pour the sparkling wine into the glass, stirring slowly as you pour. Pause to allow the foam to subside as necessary.

Special equipment

blender, sieve, 12 ounce champagne flute or tall, narrow glass

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Brunch Drinks: Lychee Bellini

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
232	Calories
0g	Fat
16g	Carbs
1g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 1
Amount per serving
Calories	232
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 12mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 16g	6%
Dietary Fiber 1g	3%
Total Sugars 11g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 43mg	215%
Calcium 24mg	2%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 270mg	6%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)