Learn how to make Strawberry Sauce

If you are a strawberry lover like me you will really like this strawberry sauce recipe or compote. It is sweet and bursting with strawberry flavor.

Tired of always putting maple syrup on your pancakes or waffles? Use this amazing fruit sauce. Kick that homemade cheesecake up a notch by spreading this on it.

There are so many different dessert recipes and breakfast recipes that you can use this homemade strawberry sauce on. And it is super easy to make. If I can do it, you can do it. Let’s get started!

Ingredients

1 lb. of strawberries 454g
1 cup of white granulated sugar 200g (may reduce to as much as 1/4 cup)
2 Tbsp. of lemon juice or orange juice 30mL
2 Tbsp. of water 30mL
1 tsp. of corn starch 5g (to help thicken up the sauce)

Instructions

Wash and cut off the tops of the strawberries then quarter them and place them in a medium saucepot.

Add the sugar and orange or lemon juice to the pot. If you would like a less sweet strawberry sauce you can reduce the sugar all the way up to 1/4 cup. I recommend making it as is first and then adjust from there.

Heat the sauce on medium heat stirring occasionally. After about 5 minutes of heating and stirring it will the sugar will be melted and the strawberries will have broken down a little. The sauce will be very runny.

In a small bowl mix together the cornstarch and the water. Then pour that into the sauce. This will thicken it up.

Keep stirring and heating until the sauce thickens. Another 5 to 10 minutes. Once it is to your desired thickness, remove it from the heat and allow it to cool for 10 to 15 minutes. As it cools it will get a little thicker.

The sauce is ready to be used. You can leave it fairly chunky as is, or place it in a blender and blend it up smooth. Serve it on pancakes, waffles, ice cream, cheesecake, etc. Enjoy!

Find the full recipe here on my website: https://www.inthekitchenwithmatt.com/strawberry-sauce