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.
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?
This sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing, I’m going to pin it for later.
Thank you! I would love to know what you think of it when you make it!
This looks so good! <3 I love strawberries! 😀
Thank you! I think it’s pretty tasty!
I have never thought of adding vanilla to my strawberry sauce before. I will definitely have to try that!!
It takes it to a whole new level. You’ll have to let me know what you think!
Love love love strawberry lemonade! Sigh! Oh summer, so excited you are almost here. 🙂
Yes, it’ll be here before we know it!
Looks sooo good! I love strawberries and def will be pinning and using this!!
Thank you so much! Let me know how it goes when you make it!
Oooo yum! I can’t wait to try this on some cheesecake (or maybe swirled into a cheesecake)!
Swirled in would be perfect (and beautiful)!
Sounds delicious. I love strawberry lemonade. Pinned it!
Thank you, Felicia! Have a great weekend 🙂
Oh yum, yum yum!! Looks fantastic!!
It’s one of our favorites!
I LOVE fresh strawberry sauce on pancakes. Makes me wonder why I’ve ever used syrup! Great recipe – pinning!
I think I’ll whip some of this up for the waffles we’re having for dinner tonight. Thanks for the reminder, Kim!