Strawberry Sauce Recipe

An easy recipe for Strawberry Sauce that you can use for all sorts of things.

Ingredients

1 cups chopped fresh strawberries
4 Tablespoons water
2 Tablespoons cup cane sugar (you can substitute granulated)
1 Tablespoon water
1/2 Tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
(Makes about 1 cup, double the recipe if you want a larger quantity)

Directions

Use clean strawberries.

Remove the stem and cut the berries into small pieces.

Put the strawberries and sugar into a small saucepan.

Add the water and stir together.

Heat the berries on the stovetop, bringing them to a boil.

Reduce the heat, stir occassionally and cook for 5 minutes.

To thicken the topping we will need to add the cornstarch.

A good method of adding cornstarch is to first put a little water into the cornstarch and stir to combine.

Now spoon a little of the hot mixture into the wet cornstarch mixture and stir with a fork.

Add back to the strawberries.

Bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.

Pour into a container.

Your strawberry topping is ready for you to use as you wish. Keep refrigerated.