Strawberry Topping Recipe 🍓

This strawberry topping recipe has 4 simple ingredients and can be made with either fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries. Strawberry lovers are going want to spoon this strawberry sauce over pancakes, shortcake and cheesecake and so much more!

Strawberry topping is wonderful on pancakes, waffles, shortcake, cheesecake, poured over any of these Cuisinart ice cream maker recipes, folded into a crepe, with sous vide creme brulee, as a topping for Oreo cheesecake, on toast or served alongside lemon blueberry bread, or rhubarb cake.

What ingredients do you need to make strawberry topping?

• strawberries
• lemon juice
• vanilla extract
• sugar

How to make strawberry topping:

1. Cut cleaned, hulled strawberries into quarters and measure out 2 cups.
2. In a medium sauce pan, add the quartered strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract. 
3. Stir over medium high heat, bring the sauce to a boil, stirring to prevent burning.
4. Allow to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
5. Remove from the heat and cool completely before storing in the freezer or refrigerator. 

Can you double this recipe?

This recipe will yield 1 ¾ cups of strawberry topping. I have doubled and even tripled the recipe with excellent results. 

❄️ Storage tips if you have leftover potato casserole

Can you freeze strawberry topping?

I freeze my extra strawberry topping in vacuum seal bags. Just be sure to manually seal them before the moisture reaches the seal edge. I also portion out the topping into 1 ¼ cup portions. This is ¼ cup of strawberry sauce per person in our house for a pancake breakfast.

If you don't have a seal and vac system, use a freezer safe plastic zip top bag and be sure to force out as much air as possible before sealing the bag. Additionally, a freezer safe container would work week for freezing the topping. 

How long do you store strawberry topping in the refrigerator?

I store my strawberry topping in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. It is usually eaten before the 2 weeks is up!

👩‍🍳 Chef Tip

1. At the 13 minute mark of simmering the sauce, add ¼ cup of chopped strawberries. These berries will not break down as much as the other strawberries in the recipe, giving you firmer strawberries in the sauce in addition to the tender berries.
2. Fresh lemon juice is best but use bottled if that is all you have available. 

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Strawberry Topping Recipe

Sarah Mock

This strawberry topping recipe has 4 simple ingredients and can be made with either fresh strawberries or frozen strawberries. Strawberry lovers are going want to spoon this strawberry sauce over pancakes, shortcake and cheesecake.

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Prep time for the recipePrep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook time for the recipeCook Time 15 minutes mins

total time to prep and cook the recipe.Total Time 25 minutes mins

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Course Dessert Recipes

Cuisine American

Makes 1 ¾ cups

Per Serving 511 kcal

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 2 cups strawberries (diced (plus ¼ cups))
• ▢ ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• ▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ▢ ½ cup white granulated sugar

Instructions

 

• Cut cleaned, hulled strawberries into quarters and measure out 2 cups.
• In a medium sauce pan, add the quartered strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract. 
• Stir over medium high heat, bring the sauce to a boil, stirring to prevent burning.
• Allow to simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
• Remove from the heat and cool completely before storing in the freezer or refrigerator. 

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Notes

At the 13 minute mark of simmering the sauce, add ¼ cup of chopped strawberries. These berries will not break down as much as the other strawberries in the recipe, giving you firmer strawberries in the sauce in addition to the tender berries.

Fresh lemon juice is best but use bottled if that is all you have available. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 cupCalories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 127gProtein: 2gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 5mgFiber: 7gSugar: 117g

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👩🏻‍🍳 Sarah Mock

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Sarah Mock is a classically trained Chef and graduate of Johnson & Wales University. A culinary blogger for 14 years Sarah helps the home cook prepare her recipes with professional results.