Description
Bloody Eyeballs are a spooky and fun dessert featuring fresh longan fruit stuffed with juicy blueberries, served on a vibrant berry sauce made from mixed berries. Perfect for Halloween or any themed party, this visually striking recipe combines sweet and tart flavors in a unique presentation.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit
- 2 pound longan fruit
- 1 pint blueberries
Berry Sauce
- 1/2 pound frozen mixed berries (such as Trader Joe’s Very Cherry Frozen Berry Blend)
Instructions
- Peel Longans: Remove the skin from the longans by starting at the stem end; this makes skin removal easier and faster.
- Deseed Longans: Halve the peeled longans and remove the large inedible seeds from the center.
- Stuff with Blueberries: Place one blueberry into the center of each halved longan piece to create the ‘eyeball’ effect.
- Prepare Berry Sauce: Blitz half a bag (1/2 pound) of frozen mixed berries in a blender or food processor until smooth to create a vibrant ‘bloody’ berry puree.
- Plate and Serve: Spoon the berry sauce onto a serving plate and arrange the blueberry stuffed longans on top to resemble bloody eyeballs. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use ripe, firm blueberries for best texture as the ‘pupil’.
- If fresh longans are unavailable, canned longan in syrup can be drained and used but will be softer.
- Adjust the berry sauce sweetness by adding a touch of honey or sugar if desired.
- Keep the berry sauce chilled before serving for a refreshing contrast.
- For a more dramatic effect, add a drop of edible red food coloring onto the blueberries to mimic bloodshot veins.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 5 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
