How to Make Strawberry Sauce
easy strawberry sauce recipe for pancakes and other breakfast items, along with desserts like ice cream and shortcake
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries, 1 pint
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablspoon lemon juice, 1/2 a lemon
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a 2-quart saucepan or frying pan combine strawberries and sugar.
- Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water and vanilla
- Pour that mixture over the berries and stir to combine
- Heat over medium heat until it simmers, the berries soften and juices are released creating the sauce.
- Add more water if you'd like a thinner sauce, or if the berries are not juice, more dry and you need more sauce, add up to a cup of water. If you add more water than that, add some more sugar and cornstarch.
- Remove from heat, allow to cool 10 minutes.
- Pour it into a glass canning jar or similar.
- Serve or store in the fridge up to a month.
- Reheat before serving for best flavor.