Fresh Strawberry Topping

5 from 14 votes

This fresh strawberry topping will replace whatever strawberry sauce you used to use! The strawberries themselves are not cooked, thereby maintaining all the glory of a fresh strawberry, but with all the drippy goodness of a sauce. Top your pancakes, strawberry short cake, No Bake Cheesecake, or ice cream, you can’t go wrong! I especially love this strawberry topping for cheesecake!

Prep Time5

Cook Time3

Resting Time30

Total Time38

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 142kcal

Author: The Food Charlatan

Ingredients

1 & 1/4 pounds strawberries 4 cups
1/4 cup sugar
pinch salt
3/4 cup high quality strawberry jam
1 tablespoon cornstarch optional
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice optional

Instructions

Hull the strawberries and slice or chop them (however big or small you want). Add them to a medium bowl and toss them with 1/4 cup sugar and a dash or two of salt. Stir together, then set aside for 30 minutes.
In a small saucepan, add 3/4 cup cold strawberry jam and 1 tablespoon cornstarch (the cornstarch is optional! It will make the sauce thicker.) Whisk the jam and cornstarch together until there are no lumps. Set the pot over medium heat and stir occasionally for 3 minutes, until no longer foamy.
Add the jam mixture and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to the strawberries and stir together. Let the mixture cool for about an hour. It will thicken as it cools. Serve room temperature or chilled.

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Notes

Frozen strawberries: You can use frozen strawberries for this recipe, but it don't be the same! It's called "Fresh" strawberry topping for a reason! That said, you can still follow the recipe as written and get something delicious, perfectly suitable for your pancakes or crepes. Let the strawberries thaw to release their juices, then continue the recipe as written.

This sauce goes great with pancakes, waffles, french toast, cheesecake, ice cream, shortcake...it also goes great with a spoon and a mouth.

Source: the geniuses at Cook's Illustrated

Nutrition

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