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homemade strawberry sauce

April 3, 2015 by Abby

your spring and summer won't be complete without this three-ingredient homemade strawberry sauce | winstead wandering

The days are longer, the temperature is warmer, and the local Piggly Wiggly has some beautiful produce.

Because it’s Spring, y’all.


What better way to welcome the season than with a batch- or four- of this sweet homemade strawberry sauce?

My favorite way to enjoy this sauce is in a glass of cold lemonade. The strawberry and lemonade combo? Red Robin has nothing on me.

In addition to the lemonade, strawberry sauce adds a sweet freshness to cheesecake, ice cream, or waffles or pancakes.

Or you can just enjoy it right off the spoon.

your spring and summer won't be complete without this three-ingredient homemade strawberry sauce | winstead wandering

homemade strawberry sauce

2 cups sliced or diced strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine all ingredients. Stir constantly for 3-5 minutes, until berries begin to break down and sauce begins to form. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool.

If you want a sauce with no berry chunks, you can run it through a blender or magic bullet. That’s what I do if I know I’ll be using the sauce for lemonade. If I plan to serve it over waffles or pancakes and want the sauce to have more texture, I just use a potato masher and break up the berries in the saucepan as they cool.

Store sauce in the refrigerator for a week or two. I doubt it will be around that long.

How will you enjoy your homemade strawberry sauce?

your spring and summer won't be complete without this three-ingredient homemade strawberry sauce | winstead wandering

Filed Under: drinks, food, frugal living, in the kitchen, recipes, sweets — Tagged With: five ingredients or less, frugal tip, fruit, on a budget, recipe, strawberries

Comments

  1. Lisa Sharp says

    April 3, 2015 at 1:19 pm

    This sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing, I’m going to pin it for later.

    • Abby says

      April 3, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      Thank you! I would love to know what you think of it when you make it!

  2. Farrah says

    April 8, 2015 at 10:24 am

    This looks so good! <3 I love strawberries! 😀

    • Abby says

      April 8, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you! I think it’s pretty tasty!

  3. Angela Tolsma says

    April 8, 2015 at 1:11 pm

    I have never thought of adding vanilla to my strawberry sauce before. I will definitely have to try that!!

    • Abby says

      April 8, 2015 at 10:41 pm

      It takes it to a whole new level. You’ll have to let me know what you think!

  4. Cheyenne says

    April 8, 2015 at 6:15 pm

    Love love love strawberry lemonade! Sigh! Oh summer, so excited you are almost here. 🙂

    • Abby says

      April 8, 2015 at 10:42 pm

      Yes, it’ll be here before we know it!

  5. Angie says

    April 9, 2015 at 1:49 am

    Looks sooo good! I love strawberries and def will be pinning and using this!!

    • Abby says

      April 9, 2015 at 11:39 am

      Thank you so much! Let me know how it goes when you make it!

  6. Lara @ MommyKazam says

    June 7, 2015 at 9:43 pm

    Oooo yum! I can’t wait to try this on some cheesecake (or maybe swirled into a cheesecake)!

    • Abby says

      June 7, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      Swirled in would be perfect (and beautiful)!

  7. Felicia says

    March 31, 2016 at 11:45 pm

    Sounds delicious. I love strawberry lemonade. Pinned it!

    • Abby says

      April 1, 2016 at 7:41 am

      Thank you, Felicia! Have a great weekend 🙂

  8. April R - Uncookie Cutter says

    April 5, 2016 at 1:47 pm

    Oh yum, yum yum!! Looks fantastic!!

    • Abby says

      April 5, 2016 at 8:54 pm

      It’s one of our favorites!

  9. Kim says

    April 5, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    I LOVE fresh strawberry sauce on pancakes. Makes me wonder why I’ve ever used syrup! Great recipe – pinning!

    • Abby says

      April 11, 2016 at 11:01 am

      I think I’ll whip some of this up for the waffles we’re having for dinner tonight. Thanks for the reminder, Kim!

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