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Fresh Raspberry Sauce

Easy Raspberry Sauce is so versatile, use it on ice cream cheesecake, meringues, chocolate cake and more! And it only takes 5 ingredients and 20 minutes!
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fresh raspberry sauce
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 444kcal

Ingredients

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

Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 83g | Vitamin A: 232IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg