Fresh Strawberry Sauce

Submitted by Everything Tasty Ki

"I can't resist all the fresh strawberries, although this recipe works great with blueberries too. It's real simple, just a few ingredients and you have fresh strawberry sauce. A simple sauce to drizzle over about a million things. One of my favorite things to do is to whip something up out of nothing."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb fresh strawberries, cut into quarters
• 1⁄4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup sugar substitute
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 good squeeze fresh lemon

directions

1. Stir all ingredients together in a medium sauce pan and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook for another 15 minutes until thickened. Let cool and refrigerate.

2. A million uses:

3. Spoon over ice cream, pancakes or waffles and add a dollop of whipped cream.
4. Drizzle over cheesecake or angle food cake.
5. How about a trifle with layers of pound cake and whipped cream.
6. Make a smoothie.
7. Of course -- strawberry shortcake.