Tropical Fruits in Lemon Grass Syrup

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Ingredients list for Tropical Fruits in Lemon Grass Syrup

• 1 cup Lychees tinned
• 12 cup Mango cut into triangles
• 1 cup Papaya cut into dices
• 1 cup Pineapple cut into triangles
• 1 cup Muskmelon cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons Lemon grass roughly chopped
• 150 grams Castor sugar (caster sugar)
• 4-5 Lime leaves
• 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
• a few Fresh mint sprigs

Method

1. Heat a non-stick pan. Add sugar and 150 ml water and keep stirring till it comes to a boil.
2. Add lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves and keep stirring for 5 minutes.
3. Add lemon juice and stir to mix. Switch off heat and strain the syrup into a bowl. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
4. Combine lychees, mango, papaya, pineapple and melon in a bowl. Mix well.
5. Add the chilled syrup and mix well. You can refrigerate for overnight or serve it immediately with scoops of your choice of ice cream garnished with mint sprigs.