Description
Bloody Eyeballs is a visually striking and playful dessert featuring blueberry-stuffed longan fruit served atop a vibrant mixed berry sauce. The longan fruit is peeled and deseeded, then stuffed with juicy blueberries to resemble eerie ‘eyeballs.’ Served with a puree of frozen mixed berries, this dessert is perfect for Halloween or any fun gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 2 pounds longan fruit
- 1 pint blueberries
- 1/2 pound frozen mixed berries (such as Trader Joe’s Very Cherry Frozen Berry Blend)
Instructions
- Peel the Longans: Remove the skin from the longan fruits by starting at the stem end. The skin should come off easily.
- Deseed the Longans: Cut each longan in half and remove the large, inedible seeds from the center.
- Stuff with Blueberries: Place a single blueberry into the center of each longan half where the seed was removed to create the ‘eyeball’ effect.
- Prepare the Berry Sauce: Blitz half a bag (1/4 pound) of the frozen mixed berry blend in a blender or food processor until smooth to make a ‘bloody’ berry puree.
- Plate and Serve: Spoon the berry puree onto serving plates and arrange the blueberry-stuffed longan eyeballs on top for a spooky, colorful presentation.
Notes
- Longans can be substituted with peeled lychee fruit for a similar texture and appearance.
- Make sure to fully deseed the longans as the seeds are inedible and hard.
- To chill the dessert, keep the berry puree and stuffed longans refrigerated separately and assemble just before serving.
- Using fresh blueberries inside the longans adds a pleasant pop and contrast to the sweet fruit.
- The berry sauce can be sweetened with a teaspoon of sugar or honey if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
