10 Minute Homemade Strawberry Sauce
This quick and easy versatile strawberry sauce is a perfect addition to oatmeal, cottage cheese, yogurt or wherever you want to add in some strawberry deliciousness.
Prep Time2 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time20 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 53kcal
Ingredients
- 10 oz strawberries (fresh variety - washed, stems removed and cut into fairly large chunks)
- 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- ~1 tsp. cornstarch (optional, if you'd like a thicker sauce)
- 2-3 drops red food coloring (optional - it will give the sauce more of a red flavor. Mine as pictured above contains some coloring).
Instructions
- Place the cut-up strawberries, sugar and vanilla in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat, stirring frequently (almost constantly) for ~8 minutes, using your utensil to press down on some (but not all) of the strawberries to mash them. You want strawberry chunks left at the end in your sauce, as the bites of strawberry add the most sweetness to whatever you're pairing the sauce with.
- If you'd like to thicken the sauce a bit, turn heat down to simmer, dissolve 1 tsp. cornstarch in 1 Tbsp. water and add slowly while continuing to stir until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- When the sauce reaches your desired consistency, remove from heat and add in the food coloring (if using) and mix to fully incorporate it into the sauce.
Notes
*The food coloring is completely optional. It does not affect the taste at all, only the color.*
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*Information above is based on the specific brands/types of ingredients I used (as one example, pink himalayan sea salt is lower sodium than regular salt). Values vary if using any other brands/types of ingredients.*
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.*
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*Information above is based on the specific brands/types of ingredients I used (as one example, pink himalayan sea salt is lower sodium than regular salt). Values vary if using any other brands/types of ingredients.*
*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.*
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Nutrition
Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 110mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 69% | Calcium: 1% | Iron: 2%