Strawberry Syrup Recipe

5 from 6 votes

This Strawberry Syrup Recipe is incredibly easy and uses only 4 ingredients. It’s perfect for pancakes, ice cream or cheesecake topping and more.

Course sauce, syrup,

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings tablespoons

Calories 16kcal

Cost $3

Rinse berries under cold water.
2 cups fresh strawberries
Remove hulls. Angle a small paring knife in next to the hull and gently lift toward the blade end up to remove them.
Chop berries into small pieces.
Add berries, water, lemon juice and sugar to a small saucepan.
½ cup Sugar, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, ½ cup water
Stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes until the strawberries are soft. (See notes below for a smooth syrup.)Mix cornstarch with a bit of warm water from the tap. Stir until cornstarch is dissolved.
1 Tbsp cornstarch
Add to strawberries. Continue to simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Remove from heat.
Place in jars or containers. Allow it to cool to room temperature. Then, refrigerate.

You can substitute strawberries that you have frozen from fresh. See this article to learn how to freeze strawberries.

IMPORTANT RECIPE NOTES

There is no need to skim the foam from the top of the cooking berries. The foam will dissipate after adding cornstarch.
Use fresh or home frozen berries for this recipe. The quality will be better than store bought.
Do not use this recipe for water bath or pressure canning. It is not shelf stable because it contains cornstarch!

This syrup is so versatile. Use it

for pancakes, French toast and waffles
as an ice cream topping
as a cheesecake topping.
for vanilla pudding
pour it over yogurt or cottage cheese.
use it for drinks. Pour some club soda or seltzer over to make a fizzy beverage or add to milk or iced tea.
give it as hostess gifts.