Strawberry Sauce {Strawberry Topping}
This Homemade Strawberry Sauce is the perfect strawberry topping for cheesecake, pancakes, angel food cake, ice cream, and more!
Servings: 8 (1 1/2 cups total)
Ingredients
- 1 pound (16 ounce carton) fresh strawberries , rinsed, hulled, and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Place over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Mixture will sizzle and then juice will begin to form. Break up some of the strawberries as you stir.
- Gently simmer until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.
- Mash with a potato masher until desired consistency is reached. (For a completely smooth sauce, you can transfer the mixture to a blender.)
- Cool to room temperature.
- NOTES: Sauce will thicken up slightly as it cools and even more with refrigeration. Recipe can easily be doubled for a bigger batch, if needed. For using frozen strawberries, recipe variations, and storage, please refer to the full article.
Nutrition
Calories: 43kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg