Description
A quick recipe for a fresh strawberry sauce suitable for desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine the sliced strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a medium saucepan.
- Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer.
- Cook for about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until the strawberries break down slightly and the sauce thickens.
- Remove from heat and let it cool slightly before serving.
Notes
- For a smoother sauce, mash the strawberries more thoroughly during cooking or pulse briefly with an immersion blender after cooling slightly.
- This sauce tastes best served warm or chilled over ice cream, pancakes, or yogurt.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Dessert Topping
- Method: Stovetop Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 cup
- Calories: 75
- Sugar: 17
- Sodium: 1
- Fat: 0
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 19
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 0
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: strawberry sauce, fresh strawberries, dessert topping, quick sauce, fruit sauce