You might be thinking…what in the world is berry sauce? Well, it is a simple invention that makes homemade flavored yogurt, strawberry milk, and berry ice cream a piece of cake! All you have to do is mix a few teaspoons of the finished sauce into whatever your heart desires, although I do recommend sieving out the seeds for the optimal berry-flavored milk. Please no more Hershey’s “Strawberry Syrup” which is pure high-fructose corn syrup! This berry sauce is also a great topping on pancakes and waffles. The possibilities are endless!
Berry sauce swirled into plain yogurt
Ingredients
- ¾ cup frozen berries
- 1 ½ - 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup, depending on how sweet you like it
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
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Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a light simmer.
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Cook until the berries have softened, about 5 – 10 minutes.
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Remove from heat and puree with hand immersion blender or countertop blender.
Use immediately or store in the fridge for later.
Recipe Notes
We recommend organic ingredients when feasible.
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sounds great! At some point soon I plan on making my own yogurt – which would be plain. I myself don’t care for whole berries in my yogurt – so all I could think of was jelly. This will be perfect! If only we had local berries. :(
Yummy! What would be the best way to strain out the seeds? Cheese cloth, maybe?
I just used a fine sieve/strainer, but cheese cloth would probably work too if that is all you have on hand!
I’ve been making this recipe from Kathleen Daelemans’ cookbook, Cooking Thin for years. Similar to your berry sauce this one is strawberries and rhubarb with a bit of sweetener. I never use that much sugar and you can replace with honey or your choice of sweetener. But it could not be any simpler. And no straining necessary! So delicious. http://books.google.com/books?id=6KBUc4V0hDgC&lpg=RA3-PT126&ots=UCOX2IEcqe&dq=Kathleen%20Daelemans%20strawberry%20rhubarb%20sauce&pg=RA3-PT126#v=onepage&q&f=false
This looks awesome – I was literally just looking for something like this today!
Thanks for sharing. I can’t wait to try it! I think I’ll try making some this week as I just got a bag of mixed frozen berries.
I had homemade waffles for dinner last night with cottage cheese and maple syrup. I almost caved and bought jam but resisted.
What a GREAT EASY so much better for you sauce!! I always have those ingredients on hand so the possibilites are endless :) Thanks for the inspiration to make my own sauce!
What is the shelf life? Could you replace the maple syrup with honey?
I think honey would work great! Shelf life is as long as you would keep berries in the fridge…a week and a half at the most.
mmm-sounds great! I’m going to try it with oatmeal tomorrow :)
I just made this with buckwheat honey and strawberries and it turned out fabulous!
I’m thinking of trying this for a sorbet/ice cream type of treat. We should have strawberries at the local farm soon.