Jellied Lychee Parfaits
Lychee Jelly
5 cups of fresh lychees or enough to make two cups of puree
2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder
Juice of one lemon
To Make the Lychee Jelly
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Puree the peeled and seeded lychees in a food processor.Strain the puree ithrough a sieve into the top of a double boiler or into a large steel bowl.
- Sprinkle the gelatin over the melon puree. When the gelatin has softened set the mixture over a pot or simmering water and stir untilt the gelatin has completely dissolved and teh mixture registers 180 degrees on a candy thermometer.
- Stir in the lemon juice. Cover and refrigerate for several hours until set.
Parfaits
3 cups of plain yogurt. Preferably organic.
1 recipe of lychee jelly.
1 cup of fresh diced mangoes. Preferably a firm non-fibrous mango.
To Make the Parfaits
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Carefully pour 2 tablespoons of yogurt into the bottom of each of the 6 parfait or stemmed glasses.
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Spoon 2 tablespoons of lychee jelly on top of the yogurt.
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Layer another 2 tablespoons of yogurt on top of the jelly. Sprinkle a few pices of diced mangoes on top of the yogurt. Spoon two more tablespoons of yogurt on top of the diced mango.
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Spoon 2 more tablespoons of lychee jelly over the yogurt.
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Finsih each parfait with 2 more tablespoons of yogurt. The parfaits may be assembled, covered and kept overnight in the refrigerator.
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