Okay, do you ever find yourself in Costco [I can only dream] or Sam’s Club around this time of year and see those GIANT flats of strawberries for, like, $3? And you think to yourself, “Self, that is an awesome deal on strawberries, but after the novelty wears off with my kids and my husband and myself and I make strawberry shortcake and strawberry jam and some strawberry smoothies, what will I do with the remaining 14 pounds of berries?” Well, I have your answer. This strawberry sauce has about a million uses, is freezer-friendly, and is so much better than that jar of Smuckers strawberry sauce that you’ve had sitting in your fridge since that time you made banana splits 1 1/2 years ago.
Wash strawberries and remove stems. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can roughly chop the berries,
but I say you’re already feeling ambitious enough by making your own strawberry sauce. So don’t sweat it either way.
Combine berries, sugar,
and extract
in medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for five minutes, stirring/breaking strawberries up with a wooden spoon constantly.
After five minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly (if you have a glass blender jar) and a lot (if you have a plastic blender jar). Or use an immersion blender, which is a delightful tool to have in your arsenal. When cool enough, transfer mixture to blender and pulse until desired consistency is reached. (I adore my Blendtec.)
Personally, I’m not a huge fan of large chunks of mystery fruit, so I like it smooth, but you can do it however you want.
Wanna know what to do with it?
–Make banana splits with this and Sara’s hot fudge sauce
–Drizzle over plain cheesecake
–Spoon over these Light and Crispy Waffles (which are the best waffles you will EVER eat!)
–My proudest use of strawberry sauce: mix a couple of tablespoons (depending on the size of the glass and your own personal taste) with this fresh-squeezed lemonade for strawberry lemonade. So so so so good…
—Chocolate waffles, anyone? If that’s not your thing, you could put them on your favorite French toast, waffles, or pancakes. Speaking of French Toast- try this one!
–Drizzle over angel food cake and add a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.
Strawberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- 1 pint strawberries
Instructions
- Wash strawberries and remove stems. If you're feeling ambitious, you can roughly chop the berries, but I say you're already feeling ambitious enough by making your own strawberry sauce. So don't sweat it.
- Combine berries, sugar, and extract in medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook for five minutes, stirring/breaking strawberries up with a wooden spoon constantly.
- After five minutes, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly (if you have a glass blender jar) and a lot (if you have a plastic blender jar). When cool enough, transfer mixture to blender and pulse until desired consistency is reached. You can also use an immersion blender, which makes things super easy!
Notes
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Questions & Reviews
I'm making this for father's day! And do please tell where you found that cute pitcher?? I want to know, too!!
Where did you find that cute, cute pitcher? I've loved it in every single post I see it in!
vlaizure–I can't say for sure, but I don't think I'd keep it longer than 2 weeks.
Hope that helps!
this is a bit late, but how long does this stay good in the fridge?
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Is there a way to make this thick enough to put on one of Sara's scones? Or should I just stick to jam?
Okay we tried this on chocolate waffles and with lemonade and it was amazing – but then I thought of another use for it I wanted to share…I added it to unsweetened plain applesauce to make strawberry applesauce! It was sooo yummy and my kids loved it too! Thanks for all the awesome recipes:)
Riddle Girl, um, yeah, no commenting on posts that are off the main page! TOTALLY kidding–we'll take comments whenever we can get them!
I'm so glad you loved it–let us know how it goes with the lemonade!
I hope it is ok to come back to older posts and post MUCH later. I just want to try the yummy recipies before I can comment.
This one we have used twice now and OH MY GOODNESS-YUMM! We will be trying it in lemonade tonight. But on waffles it is PERFECT!
Keep rockin ALL of the great treats!
I don't think I will ever buy another cookbook. I have just been printing off many of these and created my own Best Bites binder! (I have yet to try one that is not great!)
Thanks! I love recipes with 3 or FEWER ingredients!! I just bought some strawberries today, so I’ll be making this tomorrow.
Um… Yum! I love almond extract in cherry pie and peach pie. Never thought to put it in strawberries.. why didn’t I think of that?!?!?!?