Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe
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Easy Raspberry Sauce Recipe
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.
Ingredients
- 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
- 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.
- Continue to simmer and stir until the raspberries until have broken down and sauce has thickened.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the butter and a tiny pinch of fine salt.
- 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.
- If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or star ratings!
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition 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.