Description
A simple and delicious strawberry sauce made from fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound fresh strawberries, rinsed, hulled, and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Mixture will sizzle and then juice will begin to form. Break up some of the strawberries as you stir.
- Gently simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Mash with a potato masher until desired consistency is reached. (For a completely smooth sauce, you can transfer the mixture to a blender.)
- Cool to room temperature.
Notes
- Sauce will thicken up slightly as it cools and even more with refrigeration.
- Recipe can easily be doubled for a bigger batch, if needed.
- For using frozen strawberries, recipe variations, and storage, please refer to the full article.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 1mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg