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All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

June 20, 2018 By Rachel 11 Comments

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All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce – Enjoy all of the big, sweet flavor of fresh strawberries on top of your favorite desserts and breakfast foods – with a fraction of the sugar!

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry season is my favorite of all the growing seasons. Freshly picked strawberries are nothing like the berries found at any grocery store. They’re so much redder, juicier, and sweeter. It’s almost as if they’re an entirely different fruit altogether. They’re so good, I could eat freshly picked strawberries every day!

Unfortunately, strawberry season only lasts for a few weeks and then it’s an entire year of waiting for those little tastes of heaven to ripen again. Thank goodness it’s possible to extend the season into the year by freezing berries or by making my Strawberry Lemon Jam! This season I’ve been on a strawberry sauce kick.

How to Make All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

Most of the strawberry sauce that I’ve had in the past contains upwards of 1/2 C of sugar. When I decided to make my own sauce I knew I wanted to make it with less sugar so that I wouldn’t feel bad eating it or giving it to my kids at breakfast time. That’s how I ended-up with a recipe for All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce.

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

This recipe is lightly sweetened with 3 Tbsp of honey, which is so much better than that 1/2 C of granulated sugar. Although it’s not as sweet as the traditional recipe, the natural sweetness of the berries shines through as well as the subtle taste of honey. The end product is just plain delightful.  The best thing is if you are like me and wish for strawberry season to be infinite, now it can be.  Just freeze this sauce in freezer-safe bags to be enjoyed all year long!

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

I recommend using this sauce to top things like plain yogurt, cottage cheese, waffles and pancakes, and even the occasional bowl of vanilla ice cream. Also check out my recipe for All-Natural Reduced Sugar Strawberry Milk.

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

All this to say, life’s a little sweeter with a little bit of strawberry season all year long!

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce
 
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Prep time
1 hour 15 mins
Cook time
15 mins
Total time
1 hour 30 mins
 
Enjoy all of the big, sweet flavor of fresh strawberries on top of your favorite desserts and breakfast foods - with a fraction of the sugar!
Author: Rachel Hanawalt
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 lb (about 3 heaping cups) hulled and quartered fresh strawberries
  • ¼ C water
  • 3 Tbsp honey
Instructions
  1. Wash, hull, and quarter the strawberries. Combine in a saucepan with the water and honey.
  2. Over high heat bring the strawberry mixture to a boil. Mash the strawberries with a potato masher and reduce the heat to a rapid simmer. Continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes, taking care to stir frequently to prevent burning.
  3. Remove the sauce from the heat and allow it to cool for about 1 hour until it comes to room temperature. You can expedite this by placing it in the refrigerator or the freezer.
  4. Once the strawberry sauce is room temperature purée it until smooth with a hand blender or a traditional blender.
  5. Finally, strain the sauce through a fine metal strainer. Serve immediately at room temperature or chill before serving. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 1 year.
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All-Natural Reduced-Sugar Strawberry Sauce

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Filed Under: Dairy-Free, Dietary Needs, Dressings and Sauces, Fruits, Healthy, Kid-Friendly, Meal Types, Recipes, Seasons, Specific Audiences, Spring, Strawberries, Vegetarian Tagged With: All-Natural, Freezer, Honey, Perserving, reduced-sugar, Sauce, Spring, Strawberry, Vegetarian

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Comments

  1. Demeter says

    June 28, 2018 at 8:06 am

    What a great way to keep strawberry season around for as long as possible! Love it!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      September 23, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      I wish strawberry season would last all year long!

      Reply
  2. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says

    June 28, 2018 at 8:32 am

    What a tasty sauce! Love that its all natural, with a fraction of the sugar. I’d be putting it on everything!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      September 23, 2018 at 1:10 pm

      Thanks Bintu! There are so many things that strawberry sauce is good on!

      Reply
  3. Kate | The Veg Space says

    June 28, 2018 at 8:51 am

    What a beautiful looking sauce, and just great that it is so low in added sugar too, I don’t see the point in masking the beautiful fresh taste of strawberries with a ton of sugar! This would disappear in no time in my fridge!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      September 23, 2018 at 1:09 pm

      I agree. Strawberry are already plenty sweet on their own!

      Reply
  4. Nathan Wyper says

    June 28, 2018 at 9:49 am

    This looks so delicious, would be great over ice cream!

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      September 23, 2018 at 1:08 pm

      I’ve already tested it out over ice cream and it’s quite good!

      Reply
  5. Tara @ Unsophisticook says

    June 28, 2018 at 4:15 pm

    Love this simple recipe! Great way to get that fresh-picked strawberry flavor all year long.

    Reply
    • Rachel says

      September 23, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      Thanks Tara!

      Reply

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