Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe

User Reviews

4.5

74 reviews
Excellent
  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    2 cups

  • Calories

    395 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe

This easy raspberry sauce uses fresh or frozen raspberries combined with sugar and cornstarch to create a thick, vibrant topping. Lemon juice brightens the flavor while butter and a pinch of sea salt round out the taste. The cooking process breaks down the raspberries into a chunky or smooth consistency, depending on whether you blend and strain the sauce. This versatile sauce suits desserts like ice cream, pancakes, or cakes.

Description

The Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe starts by cooking sugar and cornstarch together before adding raspberries, lemon juice, and water. Simmering the mixture until the raspberries break down creates a thick and rich sauce. Finishing with butter and a touch of fine sea salt balances sweetness and enriches the texture. The sauce can remain thick and textured or be pureed and strained for a smooth finish by processing through a food processor and sieve.

This sauce offers a bright, tangy complement to desserts or breakfast items such as waffles and pancakes. Its balance of tart raspberry flavor and creamy butter makes it adaptable for various uses where a fruity topping is desired.

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Ingredients

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  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 12 ounces raspberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter unsalted
  • pinch salt fine sea salt

Instructions

  1. Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a heavy bottom saucepan. Whisk together. Add the raspberries, lemon juice and water, mixing to combine. Turn on heat and bring to a low simmer.
  2. Continue to simmer and stir until the raspberries until have broken down and sauce has thickened.
  3. Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the butter and a tiny pinch of fine salt.
  4. You can use your raspberry sauce thick and chunky or you can place it in a small food processor to smooth it out. Run through a mesh sieve to remove seeds.
  5. If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 395kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 99g (33%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 1g (2%) Sodium 3mg (0%) Potassium 256mg (5%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 82g (164%) Vitamin A 55IU (1%) Vitamin C 47.4mg (53%) Calcium 43mg (4%) Iron 1.2mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 395 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 395kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 99g 33%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 1g 2%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 256mg 5%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 82g 164%
Vitamin A 55IU 1%
Vitamin C 47.4mg 53%
Calcium 43mg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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