Strawberry Sauce Recipe
This easy strawberry fruit sauce recipe is made with 6ingredients in 20 minutes. It's the perfect strawberry sauce for cheesecake, ice cream, and more!
Servings: 12 Servings (Makes 3 cups total)
Cost: $6
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1 pound strawberries (about 3 cups whole berries)
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Hull (remove the green leaves at the top of each berry)and quarter the strawberries (cut each berry into 4 pieces).
- Whisk the water and cornstarch together in a small bowl.
- Put the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch/water mixture in a medium, heavy bottomed saucepan and let sit for 15 minutes without cooking (do not use heat in this step).
- After 15 minutes, cook on medium heat until the mixture begins to boil, then turn the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened.
- Remove from heat and add vanilla and stir to combine.
- Transfer to a jar and refrigerate overnight (or until chilled).
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Notes
This makes 3 total cups of strawberry sauce.
The sauce thickens substantially as it cools.
Ingredient Substitution Notes
- Cornstarch. Tapioca starch or arrowroot powder both work well.
- Strawberries. Fresh strawberries are the best, but you can use frozen if you prefer.
- Granulated sugar. organic cane sugar works well.
- Lemon juice. I don't suggest skipping the lemon juice, it cuts the sweetness and adds a bright flavor.
- Vanilla extract. Vanilla bean paste works well in place of extract.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 37kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg