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Homemade Strawberry Sauce

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By: Diana Posted: 7/17/20 Updated: 5/6/22

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This homemade strawberry sauce is so easy and quick to make, and requires just 4 simple ingredients! Use fresh or frozen strawberries and make this sauce to top waffles, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, and more!

Close up of strawberry sauce on a spoon and a jar

Easy Strawberry Sauce

I never buy store-bought fruit sauces. If you read the label, you’ll find that they’re almost always packed with unnecessary ingredients, flavorings, colorings, too much sugar, and ingredients that you can’t even pronounce. Making your own homemade fruit sauces is much easier than you think!

And it’s always handy to have a jar of homemade strawberry sauce on hand, I use it for all sorts of desserts such as cheesecake, waffles, pancakes, french toast, cupcakes, to go in bakes, milkshakes, ice cream and what not!

So when strawberries are in season, I buy lots of them. And since they don’t last in the fridge for too long, that makes me think of what I can turn them into. And this sauce is probably the simplest and easiest recipe.

Close up of strawberries piled up in a white bowl

How to Make Strawberry Sauce

All you need is 4 ingredients, a sauce pan, a heat resistant spatula, and a jar!

The ingredients that you’ll need are strawberries (either fresh or frozen) if using frozen then no need to thaw, sugar, lemon juice, and corn starch.

Strawberry sauce ingredients
  • If using fresh strawberries, wash very briefly, and hull and halve them using a knife.
  • Place in a saucepan along with sugar on low-medium heat, and add the lemon juice. The strawberries will produce lots of liquid so you don’t need to add any liquid. Stir occasionally so that the strawberries don’t burn, and don’t increase the heat. The process will take around 15 minutes.
  • When the strawberries are super soft, and there’s lots of liquid. Add the cornstarch slurry which is 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of water. Stir the strawberry mixture on medium heat until it thickens, then remove from heat and allow it to cool down a little for 5-10 minutes.
  • Finally, transfer to a jar and store in the fridge.
How to make strawberry sauce

You have 2 choices, to either leave the strawberry sauce a little bit chunky and that works great for pies and cakes. Or you can blend it using an immersion blender or in a blender for a smooth strawberry sauce.

You will love this recipe because it’s 100% natural, no preservatives, made from real strawberries, and ready in under 20 minutes using 4 ingredients!

A jar of strawberry sauce

You can substitute with other berries such as raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. You can also use cherries, pit and halve them and use them to make a cherry sauce.

Storing Tips

Store in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 6 months.

Strawberry sauce on strawberry waffles with cream

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Strawberry Sauce

Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Author: Diana
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This homemade strawberry sauce is so easy and quick to make, and requires just 4 simple ingredients! Use fresh or frozen strawberries and make this sauce to top waffles, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, and more!
10 or 2 cups of strawberry sauce
This homemade strawberry sauce is so easy and quick to make, and requires just 4 simple ingredients! Use fresh or frozen strawberries and make this sauce to top waffles, cheesecakes, ice cream, pancakes, and more!

Ingredients

  • 3 cups strawberries
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon water

Instructions

  • If using fresh strawberries, wash very briefly, and hull and halve them using a knife.
  • Place in a saucepan along with sugar on low-medium heat, and add the lemon juice. The strawberries will produce lots of liquid so you don’t need to add any liquid. Stir occasionally so that the strawberries don’t burn, and don’t increase the heat. The process will take around 15 minutes.
  • When the strawberries are super soft, and there’s lots of liquid. Add the cornstarch slurry which is 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon of water. Stir the strawberry mixture on medium heat until it thickens, then remove from heat and allow it to cool down a little for 5-10 minutes.
  • Finally, transfer to a jar and store in the fridge.

Notes:

  • You can substitute with other berries such as raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. You can also use cherries, pit and halve them and use them to make a cherry sauce.
  • You can either leave the strawberry sauce a little bit chunky and that works great for pies and cakes. Or you can blend it using an immersion blender or in a blender for a smooth strawberry sauce.
  • Store in a sealed jar in the fridge for up to 1 week, or freeze for up to 6 months.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 60kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 1mg, Potassium: 71mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 5IU, Vitamin C: 27mg, Calcium: 7mg, Iron: 1mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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