This is my easy go to recipe for making a quick homemade strawberry topping sauce. It is made with just three ingredients: fresh juice strawberries, lemon juice and sugar (plus a bit of water). So simple and so delicious!
I use this homemade strawberry sauce all the time as for topping sauce for pancakes, crepes, french toast, waffles, panna cotta, ice cream, yogurt, cheesecakes, cakes and more. One of things I love about making your own fruit sauces at home is that you can control how much sugar is added – which can also be adjusted based on the sweetness of the fruit. You can also add additional flavors if you want: vanilla extract, cinammon, orange zest, etc.
You can make this sauce any time of the year. During the winter you can use frozen strawberries in place of fresh ones. And during the spring/summer months it’s a delicious way to use those fresh sweet strawberries.
Homemade fruit toppings sauces are also a good way to get kids involved in the kitchen. The younger ones can help wash the strawberries, while the older ones can help cut the fruit and stir it. My kids love making topping sauces that they can then use on their favorite breakfast or dessert.
Strawberry Sauce (Quick and Easy)
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Spiced caramelized pears {in panela or piloncillo syrup}
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Dulce de Lechosa (Green Papaya Preserves or Candied Green Papaya)
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WOW. I made it this morning to top our French Toast with and it turned out delicious. So quick and simple but flavorful. The wife loved it. This will definitely be made again. Thanks for the recipe.
Just made it without cooking the strawberries. I’m using it as a topping for my homemade vannilla ice cream. I also used 1/4 C honey, no added water. Delish!
WOW. I made it this morning to top our French Toast with and it turned out delicious. So quick and simple but flavorful. The wife loved it. This will definitely be made again. Thanks for the recipe.
If you add a teaspoon of butter to the recipe it removed the froth in the jam or sauce
Can I use lime instead of lemon?
Yes, that’s fine.
I’m sorry that was 1/2
is that 1/4 cup, or teaspoon of lemon
It’s the juice from half of one lemon (medium sized).
Just made it without cooking the strawberries. I’m using it as a topping for my homemade vannilla ice cream. I also used 1/4 C honey, no added water. Delish!
Just made this for my stuffed French toast and it was to say the least delicious and so easy
Just made it and used Turbinado sugar, for use on french toast. Perfect.