Strawberry Breakfast Sauce

This is a quick and easy strawberry sauce to start the day with a little extra flavor.  You may prepare the strawberries the night before and store in a sealed them in an airtight container overnight to expedite preparation in the morning.

Recipe Ingredients

Ingredient	US measure	Metric measure
1 cup unsweetened apple juice	1 cup	25 mL
1 cup cleaned and sliced raw strawberries	1 cup	25 mL
1 teaspoon cornstarch	1 teaspoon	5 mL
1 teaspoon red grape, beet, raspberry, blackberry, or pomegranate for color (optional)	1 teaspoon	5 mL

Recipe Directions

• Pour the juice into a blender
• add 1/2 cup of the strawberries
• Pulse in blender until smooth
• Pour into a saucepan
• Add the cornstarch and stir until well mixed.
• Cook on medium-low heat (a little lower than medium or 5 on most stoves), stirring until thickened.
• Add the remaining strawberries
• Heat through and serve

Servings

• Makes 4, ½ cup servings

How best to serve the dish?

• This sauce is best served warm
• This makes a nice topper for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, muffins, yogurt, cake, and Cheesecake
• When used as a topper on yogurt or cheesecake you may want to top the items and chill the sauce before serving