Homemade Strawberry Topping (Strawberry Sauce)

This easy homemade Strawberry Topping is the perfect way to jazz up your dessert tonight! This 3 ingredient Strawberry Sauce is the perfect topping for ice cream, cheesecake, waffles, French toast, and so much more! Got extra strawberries? Try these strawberry favorites: Strawberry Spinach Salad, Strawberry Shortcake Roulade and this Overnight Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast Casserole!

Strawberry Topping

We eat a lot of ice cream during the summer. I mean, A LOT of ice cream. We make all kinds of fun flavors like Monster Cookie Dough, Turtle Brownie, and Cherry Cheesecake but sometimes it’s plain ole vanilla that my boys are craving.

I get a lot of requests during the summer to whip up this easy strawberry sauce. It takes just minutes to make and the flavor is simply unmatched.

By the way, blend this topping in with some vanilla or strawberry ice cream, some milk, and some malted milk powder….heaven.

Fresh Strawberry Sauce

This easy strawberry sauce is made with fresh strawberries for unbelievable flavor. As I mentioned earlier, we love this strawberry topping on ice cream but here are some more great uses for this strawberry syrup:

1. yummy strawberry syrup for pancakes, waffles, stuffed French Toast
2. delicious strawberry sauce for cheesecake or ice cream
3. strawberry topping for pound cake or angel food cake
4. mix in for yogurt or layered in a parfait

Easy Strawberry Topping Ingredients

There are just 3 ingredients in this recipe plus water. Use the best looking strawberries for the best flavor. Don’t put in mushy strawberries because it WILL affect the flavor.

• strawberries – you’ll need to wash, stem, and hull the strawberries for giving them a rough chop
• sugar – granulated sugar, when melted helps to make this strawberry syrup
• water – this speeds up the cooking process and helps to break down the strawberries
• fresh lemon juice – balances the sweetness from the sugar and strawberries and gives this strawberry sauce a bright, fresh flavor

How To Make Strawberry Syrup

This recipe is just incredibly simple and FAST to make. My favorite kind of recipe. Strawberries, sugar, water, and a bit of lemon juice all jump in a small saucepan together and cook down until syrupy. Let’s do this!

1. Combine strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and water in a small saucepan.
   
2. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep from bubbling over.
3. Let the strawberry sauce cool before transferring to an airtight container.
4. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Easy peasy, right? And so gosh darn amazing. This ice cream topping is also perfect of French Toast, waffles, or straight from the spoon 🙂

Strawberry Topping FAQs

• How long does this strawberry sauce recipe last in the fridge? Up to a week!
• Can I freeze this strawberry topping? Yes. Store it in an airtight container for up to 3 months in the freezer.
• Can this recipe be doubled? Yes.

More Strawberry Recipes

1. Strawberry No Bake Cheesecake
2. Easy Strawberry Fluff
3. Lemon Strawberry Trifle
4. Pineapple Strawberry Mojito
5. Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Chimichangas

How To Make Strawberry Sauce

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Easy Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream Topping

This easy homemade Strawberry Topping is the perfect way to jazz up your breakfast or dessert. With only four ingredients, it is a yummy accompaniment for ice cream, cheesecake, waffles, French toast, and so much more!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy homemade strawberry ice cream topping

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 15 servings

Calories 27kcal

Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

• 1 lb strawberries stems removed, hulled, diced
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Instructions

• Combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan.
• Cook over medium low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep from bubbling over.
• Let cool, transfer to an airtight container.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Serve over ice cream, waffles, French toast, or use to make strawberry milkshakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 27kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

Originally published June 14, 2015.