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brown sugar balsamic strawberries

January 24, 2015 by Abby

brown sugar balsamic strawberries: a healthy, unique treat | winstead wandering

Strawberries. Balsamic vinegar. Sugar. These are a few of my favorite things. They’re also three things I never would have imagined combining into one dish, let along enjoying. But a few years ago, I stumbled across a recipe- if you could even call it that; it basically just listed the three ingredients- on a blog I don’t recall. I was intrigued, and I happened to have everything I needed, so I threw it together.

The berries get tossed in the rich brown sugar and the acidic balsamic vinegar. Everyone rests in the fridge for a few minutes, getting chilled and cozy. When you pull it out to eat, the sugar and vinegar have come together to form a sweet and tangy sauce. The vinegar has begun to break down the berries, making them soft and delicate. It’s all a pretty lovely process.


It’s important to note that I’ve never followed a recipe when making this dish. I measured the last time I made it so that I’d be able to provide a recipe here, but keep in mind that there’s not really a wrong way to combine these three ingredients, so feel free to play around with it.

brown sugar balsamic strawberries: a healthy, unique treat | winstead wandering

 

brown sugar balsamic strawberries

3/4 cup of strawberries
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

Slice your strawberries and toss them together in a bowl with the brown sugar and the vinegar. Put the bowl in the fridge for 5-10 minute. After removing the berries, taste to make sure you’re happy with the flavors. Add more of any of the ingredients, if necessary.

juicy strawberries, tossed with a tangy-sweet syrup of balsamic vinegar and brown sugar. this guilt-free treat is a must-try| winstead wandering

 

What’s your favorite way to eat strawberries?

 

Filed Under: food, in the kitchen, snack, sweets — Tagged With: dessert, five ingredients or less, food, recipe, snack, strawberries, sweets

Comments

  1. themoderneasternkitchen says

    January 24, 2015 at 7:49 pm

    look so yummy! 🙂

    • Abby says

      January 24, 2015 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you! It definitely is!

  2. natashalh says

    January 27, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    These look like a cool combination! I hope things get back to normal around here soon and I can find strawberries for less than $8/container again before long. Visiting from the DIY Dreamer!

    • Abby says

      January 27, 2015 at 9:53 pm

      Thank you! Yeah, for $8 a package, I think I’d be waiting, too. I hope you get to try them soon!

  3. Cydnee says

    February 3, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    I love balsamic vinegar (I reduce it to a syrup) on my fruit. Yummy. Great recipe! Thank you for joining us at #purebloglove. We enjoy having you every Thursday at 8PM, EST through Sunday night. ~Cydnee

  4. Brandy VanDeKop says

    June 6, 2015 at 10:54 pm

    These look amazing! It is strawberry season here in the Pacific NW and I’m definitely going to make these tomorrow! Thanks for sharing! 🙂

    • Abby says

      June 7, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      I hope you love them! Checkout my homemade strawberry sauce recipe, too!

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