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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Strawberry Syrup

I have run out of ideas with strawberries. I think syrup might be my last idea. But I can’t complain because strawberry syrup is so versatile. This particular recipe is thick and chunky. I could have strained out the chunks, but then I would have wasted a lot of strawberries. So serve this over breakfast waffles, crepes, scones, pancakes or even put it on toast. Then put some on ice cream. This stuff is just a nice, sweet addition to whatever comes to mind.



4 cups diced fresh strawberries
½-¾ cup sugar, depending on your taste
½ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp cornstarch
3 Tbsp water

Add strawberries to a medium saucepan. Set heat to medium high. Add sugar, water and lemon juice. Once the water is boiling, start mashing the strawberries with a masher. Stir occasionally until strawberries are broken down and sauce has thickened slightly.

In a small cup combine the cornstarch and water. Remove pan from the heat and stir in the cornstarch mixture. Use immediately or cool and store in an air-tight container. Serve syrup over waffles, pancakes or ice cream.

4 comments:

Jaime and Jen DISH said...

I LOVE strawberries! These would be great poured over our Peanut Butter bars we just posted! Thanks.

Jim @ CoolStuffForDads.com said...

Strawberry syrup? Sounds great, I would like to try that!

HBC said...

sounds delicious! Thanks for the post.

Carolyne said...

Oh that seriously looks scrumdeliumptious!