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Vanilla Ice Cream with Litchis and Crystallized Ginger

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You can find canned litchis in the Asian section of most supermarkets.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    2 servings; can be doubled

Ingredients

1 11-ounce can litchis in syrup
2 orange slices
2 tablespoons Cointreau or other orange liqueur
1 tablespoon (generous) minced crystallized ginger
Vanilla ice cream

Preparation

  1. Drain litchis from syrup into heavy small saucepan. Place litchis in medium bowl. Add orange slices to syrup and boil until syrup thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove orange slices from syrup. Pour syrup over litchis. Mix in Cointreau and ginger. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Scoop ice cream into bowls. Spoon litchis and syrup over.

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