Name: Lychees, cherries and guavas in lemon grass and vanilla syrup
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 stalks lemon grass, bruised; 1 pandanus leaf, knotted; 1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthways; ¼ cup caster sugar; 1½ cups water; 650 gm lychees, peeled; 250 gm cherries, pitted and halved; 1 white guava, peeled, cut into wedges; To serve: vanilla bean or coconut ice-cream, optional

Lychees, cherries and guavas in lemon grass and vanilla syrup

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast dessert recipe for lychees, cherries and guavas in lemongrass and vanilla syrup

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 stalks lemon grass, bruised

1 pandanus leaf, knotted

1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthways

¼ cup caster sugar

1½ cups water

650 gm lychees, peeled

250 gm cherries, pitted and halved

1 white guava, peeled, cut into wedges

To serve: vanilla bean or coconut ice-cream, optional

Method

Main

1.Place lemongrass, pandanus leaf, scraped seeds of 1 vanilla bean and bean, caster sugar and 1½ cups water in a small saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Boil syrup until reduced by half, then set cool.

2.Place lychees, cherries, guava and syrup in a bowl, combine well and refrigerate until chilled. Divide fruit and syrup among bowls and serve immediately, with ice-cream, if using.

Styling by Rodney Dunn