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Strawberry sauce

By Layla Pujol 23 Comments

Strawberry sauce recipe

This simple homemade strawberry sauce is a great sauce for topping pancakes, crepes, french toast, waffles, ice cream, cakes and more. One of great things of 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 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 strawberries. Homemade fruit 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.
Easy strawberry sauce

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Strawberry sauce

Strawberry sauce

Easy recipe for homemade strawberry sauce prepared with fresh (or frozen) strawberries, sugar and lemon juice.
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Course: Dessert, Sauce
Cuisine: American, International
Keyword: Dessert fruit sauce, Strawberry sauce, Strawberry topping sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 cups of strawberry sauce
Author: Layla Pujol

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. strawberries washed, hulled & sliced
  • ¼ cup sugar or grated panela/piloncillo - adjust more or less to your preference
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ lemon juiced

Instructions

  • Combine all the ingredients in a small pot over medium heat.
  • Bring to a boil and cook over medium low heat for 20-30 minutes.
  • Serve warm or cold.

Video

 

Step by step preparation photos for homemade strawberry sauce:

1- Slice fresh strawberry to make a topping sauce 2 - Combine the strawberries with sugar, lemon juice and water

3 - Boil over low medium heat for about 20-30 minutes Homemade strawberry sauce

Strawberry sauce recipe

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Filed Under: Desserts, Fruits, Kid friendly, Quick, Recipe videos, Sauces, Strawberry, Vegan, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Night Nurse says

    October 7, 2018 at 5:33 am

    If you add a teaspoon of butter to the recipe it removed the froth in the jam or sauce

    Reply
  2. Lani says

    August 23, 2018 at 3:11 am

    Can I use lime instead of lemon?

    Reply
    • Layla Pujol says

      August 23, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      Yes, that’s fine.

      Reply
  3. Natalie says

    June 17, 2018 at 8:38 am

    I’m sorry that was 1/2

    Reply
  4. Natalie says

    June 17, 2018 at 8:37 am

    is that 1/4 cup, or teaspoon of lemon

    Reply
    • Layla Pujol says

      June 17, 2018 at 11:43 am

      It’s the juice from half of one lemon (medium sized).

      Reply
  5. Yoko Nishiguchi says

    May 28, 2018 at 11:52 am

    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!

    Reply
  6. sheran wright says

    October 1, 2016 at 8:57 am

    Just made this for my stuffed French toast and it was to say the least delicious and so easy

    Reply
  7. Terri says

    July 26, 2015 at 9:44 am

    Just made it and used Turbinado sugar, for use on french toast. Perfect.

    Reply
  8. Peanut says

    February 27, 2015 at 12:32 pm

    Can you use brown sugar??? Instead of white will it make a difference???

    Brown sugar will work fine

    Reply
  9. Louise (fayes mammy) says

    October 15, 2014 at 11:34 am

    Just made this for a cheesecake topping for my friends 30th birthday and I’m so pleased with it. All right I know I know it’s a great recipe which is why it turned out so perfect but I’m still proud!! Thanks for sharing this. I’ll be using it again.

    Reply
  10. Melanie says

    September 27, 2014 at 5:57 pm

    Just made it for funnel cake. It was so easy to make and very yummy :)

    Reply
  11. Kelly says

    July 27, 2014 at 5:06 pm

    I just made this recipe and served it at a dinner party with my homemade crepes and custard. it was a huge hit! Thank you so much for posting it.

    Reply
  12. Sandy says

    April 20, 2014 at 8:19 am

    Delicious. Accompanied with waffles and cream cheese. Great recipe!

    Reply
  13. chama says

    April 16, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    Do you cook it covered or uncovered?

    Reply
    • Layla Pujol says

      April 17, 2014 at 10:39 am

      Uncovered and in a pan that leaves enough space to prevent it from boiling over or splattering.

      Reply
  14. Patty says

    March 19, 2014 at 6:13 am

    I’ve made this twice in the last two weeks for my daughters waffles. She LOVES it. In fact this morning I heard her saying ‘This is soooo good’. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  15. Eniris says

    March 10, 2013 at 9:26 am

    Hi!

    Thank you for such a great recipe I absolutely loveeeeee strawberries! I just made it today for the first time and it came out a little runny, I think is because the strawberries were frozen but I am not sure, still very tasty and delis. Is it supposed to come out thick?

    Thanks a bunch!

    Eniris

    Reply
    • Laylita says

      March 10, 2013 at 12:15 pm

      It’s meant to be more saucy than thick (like jam), but if you want it thicker you can leave out the water and cook it down longer.

      Reply
  16. Tara says

    March 6, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    I just made this and it came out great. Its exactly what I hoped – perfect for mixing with homemade Greek yogurt. I made a second batch with blueberries that was also delicious.
    Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  17. Sydney says

    February 7, 2013 at 11:25 am

    How long will this last if stored in the fridge?

    Reply
    • Laylita says

      February 7, 2013 at 3:10 pm

      I usually use it within a week or two max, if I have a lot and know that it won’t be used within that time period then I freeze it.

      Reply
      • Bobbie Taylor says

        April 17, 2017 at 3:43 am

        Can you re-freeze strawberry sauce, when using frozen strawberries for this recipe?

        I haven’t tried that, but in general the recommendation is to avoid re-freezing twice. Though in this case it could work since the strawberries are cooked prior to freezing.

        Reply

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