Enjoy our super easy 5 Minute Berry Sauce on a slice of your favorite pound cake, or dolloped on yogurt, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, scones, ice cream and more!
If you find yourself with a few extra fresh or frozen berries, try whipping up this easy recipe for berry sauce that’s terrific served both warm or cold. I always seem to have leftover berries and need to make something quick before they get too ripe. This berry sauce comes to the rescue every time! It makes a great topping for ice cream or simple cakes. It’s also a great substitute for syrup on pancakes and waffles. It’s so easy to make you can whip up a batch of each flavor and let your family pick a favorite. Blackberries and blueberries are my favorites, but really ripe, sweet strawberries are great too.
This sauce is only as good as the fruit you use to make it. If you use less ripe, light colored strawberries for example, the sauce will be pink instead of red. The taste is obviously going to be better with ripe fruits all the way around. But, on the other hand, this berry sauce is a great way to use up less than prime fruits. Adding lemon juice and sugar amps up the flavor of the berries.
Feel free to vary the amount of sugar you add to the sauce based on how sweet your berries are. Raspberries are typically more tart than strawberries so you may want to use the higher end of the sugar range. If using as a topping for cake for example, I would use less sugar so the sauce compliments the dessert instead of stealing the show.
I love spooning this sauce over unsweetened Greek Yogurt which has a natural tartness that pairs perfectly with the sweetened berry sauce. I hope you find plenty of ways to enjoy this fresh berry sauce, and never have to throw berries away again!
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Here’s another one of our favorite sauces you might also like:
Warm Black & Blueberry Sauce ~ a simple fruit sauce made with blackberries and blueberries with a tangy bite from the fresh lemon juice. With just a little sugar, this versatile sauce is great on just about everything! Click HERE to get the recipe.
A super easy sauce great served on pound cake, yogurt, waffles, pancakes, biscuits, scones, ice cream and more!
- 2 cups fresh or frozen berries (slightly thawed if frozen)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup granulated sugar, or less to taste depending on the tartness of the fruit
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place the clean dry berries in a deep medium saucepan. Add the lemon juice, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Once the sauce boils, mash some of the berries with a fork but be sure to leave some whole for good texture. Slowly stir in about half of the cornstarch and water mixture, while stirring constantly. Add more of the cornstarch mixture if needed or until the sauce is as thick as you want. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla. Serve immediately and refrigerate leftovers. Easy peasy.
This sauce is great made with blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries, or use a combination if desired.
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Thanks so much for stopping by! Tricia
So beautiful and fresh-looking, Tricia! What a great way to use fresh fruit before it spoils. I can imagine this on a freshly toasted English Muffin in the morning. Mmmm!
Thanks Susan – almost like jam!
Besides spooning directly into my mouth, I’d love these berry sauces on so many dishes—cake, cheesecake, pancakes! Delicious!
Thank you Liz – happy long weekend!
I love to have these sauces over some ice cream. Yum! Your photos are so gorgeous!
Thank you so much Gerlinde 😉
Such a great way to enjoy all the Summer fruit! So many ways to use 🙂 Have a great long weekend, Tricia!
Thanks Jennifer!
Can I do this with peaches?
Hi Jenny – I haven’t tried this with peaches but I say go for it. What can it hurt? I would chop the peaches up to about berry size and maybe add a little cinnamon too. Sounds delicious – good luck!
Love the gorgeous colors..just pulled a pound cake/loaf out of the oven..see this happening:)
I love the smell of pound cake baking – so delicious! Thanks Monique.
The way you prepared this sauce reminds me of cherry sauce my MIL made…wish I could taste some of your berry sauce :-))
Oh cherry sauce sounds nice too Angie – wish I could share it with you! Thanks 😉
My mouth is watering, I want to drape it all over ice cream 🙂
Yummy stuff Sue – thanks!
Can I freeze the sauce?
Beautiful pictures…
Hi Diana – I would cool the sauce completely and perhaps refrigerate overnight. Then seal well in a jar or container and freeze. It will be like freezer jam 🙂 Great way to use up extra berries you want to preserve without a lot of work. Be sure to leave header space at the top of the container as the sauce will expand when frozen. Thank you!
This is a wonderful idea! I’m like you and so often have extra berries as I tend to overbuy when produce is beautiful! Berry Sauce to the rescue!
Thank you Chris – enjoy the long weekend!