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    You are here: Home / Seasonal / Summer Recipes / Simple Strawberry Sauce

    Simple Strawberry Sauce

    August 5, 2019 By Sam 42 Comments

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    How to make a sweet and simple Strawberry Sauce! This easy recipe is perfect for topping off vanilla ice cream, pancakes, biscuits, or just enjoying by the spoonful! 

    Strawberry sauce in a glass jar

    Sweet Strawberry Sauce

    The past few weeks I’ve been putting this strawberry sauce on everything.

    Topping off the fluffiest buttermilk pancakes, serving warm over vanilla ice cream, spooning over angel food cake, or even mixing with some macerated strawberries for an extra juicy strawberry shortcake! Mostly, though, I keep finding myself stealing spoonfuls from the jar in the back of my fridge (I keep shoving it as far back as I can, hoping to deter myself from destroying a while jar in less than 24 hours, but it’s not working really well).

    Strawberry sauce is simple to make. It’s bursting with real berry flavor and comes together in a matter of minutes on the stove. This is a glossy, flavorful sauce (with the option to add a splash of vanilla extract or not) that pairs well with just about anything.

    While freshly picked summer berries are generally your best bet for strawberry sauce, store-bought will also work great here!

    Quartered strawberries in a saucepan with sugar

    Strawberry sauce in a blue saucepan, shown after cooking

    How to Make Strawberry Sauce!

    1. Prepare your strawberries. Rinse, remove the tops, and quarter berries.
    2. Combine ingredients in saucepan. Strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and lemon juice all go into the pot.
    3. Cook! Set your stovetop heat to medium/low and cook, stirring frequently, until the berries release their juices. You’ll have a nice juicy strawberry mixture. Bring to a boil and boil (stirring constantly) for one minute.
    4. Reduce heat, but continue to cook. Simmer strawberry sauce until thickened. This will take a few more minutes. Keep in mind that the sauce will continue to thicken as it cools. Cook the sauce for too long and it might be thick and more like a jam than a sauce once cooled.

    If you do happen to overcook your strawberry sauce a bit and it seems thicker than you were hoping, you can add a splash (about a Tablespoon) of water to the pot and stir well. Add additional water until desired consistency is reached!

    Check the Sweetness of Your Berries

    I touched on this in my post on how to make strawberry lemonade, but the sweetness of your strawberries really matters! If you have ripe, juicy, freshly picked berries, you might want to use a Tablespoon less sugar in your strawberry sauce. Do not omit the sugar completely, though! It’s important for the consistency of your strawberry sauce.

    Overhead of shiny red strawberry sauce in glass jar

    So, what will you be pairing with your strawberry sauce?

    Enjoy!

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    Strawberry sauce in jar with spoon on marble surface

    Simple Strawberry Sauce

    A sweet simple recipe for Strawberry Sauce! Recipe includes a brief video at the bottom of the post!
    5 from 6 votes
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 76kcal
    Author: Sam Merritt

    Ingredients

    • 1 lb strawberries tops removed and quartered (455g)
    • ⅓ cup granulated sugar (65g)
    • 1 ½ Tablespoons cornstarch¹
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract² optional
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    Instructions

    • Combine strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, salt, and lemon juice in a medium-sized saucepan.
    • Cook over medium/low heat until berries release their juices (about 5 minutes or so, mixture should be very liquidy).
    • Bring mixture to a boil and boil for one minute, stirring constantly.
    • Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes (keep in mind sauce will continue to thicken after cooling).
    • Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract, if using.
    • Allow to cool before serving (over ice cream, pancakes, biscuits, etc.!)

    Notes

    ¹You can omit the cornstarch for a looser, less thick strawberry sauce. Keep in mind the sauce will need to cook much longer to reach a consistency that isn't too runny (about 15 minutes or longer).
    ²Optional. You can leave it out for a stronger, fresh strawberry taste, but I love the flavor the vanilla extract adds!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.

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    I originally shared this recipe for Homemade Strawberry Sauce over on The Recipe Critic!

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Jill

      July 04, 2022 at 6:56 pm

      Hi Sam,Do you think this sauce would be ok to use between layers in a cake?

      Reply
      • Sam

        July 04, 2022 at 9:50 pm

        Hi Jill! It is a little bit loose, but if you use a dam it should work just fine. 🙂

        Reply
    2. Jill

      June 30, 2022 at 3:32 pm

      Hi Sam,Could I use this sauce between a layer cake?

      Reply
      • Sam

        July 07, 2022 at 10:05 am

        Hi Jill! If you use a dam to hold the strawberry sauce in the cake it should work here. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Christine

      June 24, 2022 at 10:56 am

      5 stars
      Make this all the time…so yummy! Will this receipe work for peaches too?

      Reply
      • Sam

        June 27, 2022 at 10:32 am

        Hi Christine! I haven’t personally tried it, but I think peaches would work just fine here. 🙂

        Reply
    4. Karen B

      May 09, 2022 at 12:43 am

      5 stars
      Question Sam! How plausible would it be to sub Stevia for sugar? (Your knowledge and congeniality have upped my “treaties game,” and waistline! Lol)

      Reply
      • Sam

        May 16, 2022 at 3:57 pm

        Hi Karen! I haven’t tried using stevia, but I think it could work. 🙂

        Reply
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