Strawberry Sauce

Name: Strawberry Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups sliced strawberries; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Strawberry Sauce

Story updated September 18, 2026

Sweetened strawberry sauces have long accompanied desserts in European and American cooking, growing especially popular alongside the rise of strawberry shortcake and ice cream sundaes in 19th and 20th-century America as strawberries became more widely cultivated.

Ingredients

Scale:· 8 servings

2 cups sliced strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tbsp water

Instructions

1Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a saucepan.
2Simmer 8 minutes, mashing some of the berries, until juicy.
3Stir in the cornstarch slurry and simmer 2 minutes, until slightly thickened.
4Cool before serving.

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