Does anyone know how to make a strawberry sauce out of frozen strawberries?

Dreamchaser · 11-27-2009, 09:25 AM

For a cheesecake topping?

The Chicken Lady · 11-27-2009, 09:46 AM

I'm a cheesecake purest...I like mine straight up...but I use frozen strawberries to make shortcake with.

Thaw the berries...I just zap them in the microwave just a tad until they are about half thawed; then throw them in the food processor with some Splenda and process until they are pulp...taste for sweetness... then slice a few whole ones and add to the mix and you have sauce.

Dreamchaser · 11-27-2009, 02:16 PM

If you don't have a food processor, can you use a food chopper?

wishbone · 11-27-2009, 02:23 PM

I have always used a pastry cutter. I spose even a potato masher would work. Mine always got a little "soupier" after sitting (with the splenda already added).

Dreamchaser · 11-27-2009, 02:39 PM

Thanks wishbone.

Does anyone know a recipe for cooking the strawberries on the stove to make a sauce?

wishbone · 11-27-2009, 02:46 PM

just curious...why do you want a cooked sauce?

The Chicken Lady · 11-27-2009, 02:51 PM

You cook the filling for a strawberry pie because you have to thicken it enough to hold it's shape for a pie but I've never seen a recipe that calls for cooking a sauce...but if you want a cooked sauce you could try google and see if you can find one but the thickener is going to add extra carbs.

Charski · 11-27-2009, 03:55 PM

I've cooked a raspberry sauce, no reason not to do the same with strawberry if you want it thicker and more concentrated in flavor. Chop them up, put in a pot, turn on low and stir a lot - or do it in the microwave, my favorite method! You can thicken a bit with some Thicken Thin Not/Starch or something similar if you want, too.

I've also chopped up strawberries, heated some SF strawberry jam til runny, and stirred the chopped up berries into it. Makes a nice topping too.

Dreamchaser · 11-27-2009, 04:30 PM

I just thought the cooked sauce would be thicker.

Thanks everybody!

goheels · 11-27-2009, 04:42 PM

I would just add a small amount of water to my berries and cook slowly while mashing them until a easy boil , and I think that should do it for you. Of couse add sweetner of your choice. You could also use SF Torani or DaVinci instead of water. HTH

CarolynF · 11-27-2009, 07:59 PM

I have done this 2 ways..

Cook your berries with some water, splenda, then add some unflavored gelatin to the hot water and stir..Don't add alot or you will have jello..just about 1/4 of a package.

The other way is with some SF strawberry jam..water/berries..very nommie.

Dreamchaser · 11-28-2009, 11:37 AM

More great ideas

Dreamchaser · 11-29-2009, 10:45 AM

OK, I tried the frozen strawberries pureed with the sweetener and it didn't hit the spot for the cheesecake.

I'm looking for more of a syruppy or glaze taste.

That's why I think I need to try cooking the strawberries. I need to try something different.

BikerAng · 11-29-2009, 11:17 AM

I've made a cooked strawberry sauce for cheesecake and it was really good! I just eyeballed it. I took about 1-2 cups of frozen strawberries and put in a sauce pan on the stove. Added a little bit of water (like an 1/8" in the sauce pan) just to get the strawberries to cook/thaw more quickly. I added maybe a TBS of sweetener and a pinch of stevia (I use xylitol but any sweetener would work). Just simmer it until the berries are soft (they will break up as they cook and you can mash them with a fork or wooden spoon if you don't want chunks). Just simmer until it's thick and then cool (fruit has pectin and it will thicken naturally).

Dreamchaser · 11-29-2009, 12:05 PM

Great. Thanks Ang!

11-27-2009, 09:25 AM	#1
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	Does anyone know how to make a strawberry sauce out of frozen strawberries? For a cheesecake topping?

11-27-2009, 02:46 PM	#6
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11-27-2009, 09:46 AM	#2
The Chicken Lady Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 1,087 Gallery: The Chicken Lady Stats: Type 2 Diabetic WOE: High Fat Low Carb Diet Start Date: July 5th 2008	I'm a cheesecake purest...I like mine straight up...but I use frozen strawberries to make shortcake with. Thaw the berries...I just zap them in the microwave just a tad until they are about half thawed; then throw them in the food processor with some Splenda and process until they are pulp...taste for sweetness... then slice a few whole ones and add to the mix and you have sauce.

11-27-2009, 02:16 PM	#3
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	If you don't have a food processor, can you use a food chopper?

11-27-2009, 02:23 PM	#4
wishbone Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,381 Gallery: wishbone Stats: 260/158/160 WOE: low carb my weigh	I have always used a pastry cutter. I spose even a potato masher would work. Mine always got a little "soupier" after sitting (with the splenda already added).

11-27-2009, 02:39 PM	#5
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	Thanks wishbone. Does anyone know a recipe for cooking the strawberries on the stove to make a sauce?

11-27-2009, 02:51 PM	#7
The Chicken Lady Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 1,087 Gallery: The Chicken Lady Stats: Type 2 Diabetic WOE: High Fat Low Carb Diet Start Date: July 5th 2008	You cook the filling for a strawberry pie because you have to thicken it enough to hold it's shape for a pie but I've never seen a recipe that calls for cooking a sauce...but if you want a cooked sauce you could try google and see if you can find one but the thickener is going to add extra carbs.

11-27-2009, 03:55 PM	#8
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,870 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	I've cooked a raspberry sauce, no reason not to do the same with strawberry if you want it thicker and more concentrated in flavor. Chop them up, put in a pot, turn on low and stir a lot - or do it in the microwave, my favorite method! You can thicken a bit with some Thicken Thin Not/Starch or something similar if you want, too. I've also chopped up strawberries, heated some SF strawberry jam til runny, and stirred the chopped up berries into it. Makes a nice topping too.

11-27-2009, 04:30 PM	#9
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	I just thought the cooked sauce would be thicker. Thanks everybody!

11-27-2009, 04:42 PM	#10
goheels Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NC Posts: 475 Gallery: goheels WOE: Low carb woe Start Date: January 2008	I would just add a small amount of water to my berries and cook slowly while mashing them until a easy boil , and I think that should do it for you. Of couse add sweetner of your choice. You could also use SF Torani or DaVinci instead of water. HTH

11-27-2009, 07:59 PM	#11
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 36,832 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/141/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin Start Date: January 2001	I have done this 2 ways.. Cook your berries with some water, splenda, then add some unflavored gelatin to the hot water and stir..Don't add alot or you will have jello..just about 1/4 of a package. The other way is with some SF strawberry jam..water/berries..very nommie.

11-28-2009, 11:37 AM	#12
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	More great ideas

11-29-2009, 10:45 AM	#13
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	OK, I tried the frozen strawberries pureed with the sweetener and it didn't hit the spot for the cheesecake. I'm looking for more of a syruppy or glaze taste. That's why I think I need to try cooking the strawberries. I need to try something different.

11-29-2009, 11:17 AM	#14
BikerAng Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 2,592 Gallery: BikerAng Stats: 195/167/155 5'9" WOE: Atkins - organic & humanely raised Start Date: Feb 2007	I've made a cooked strawberry sauce for cheesecake and it was really good! I just eyeballed it. I took about 1-2 cups of frozen strawberries and put in a sauce pan on the stove. Added a little bit of water (like an 1/8" in the sauce pan) just to get the strawberries to cook/thaw more quickly. I added maybe a TBS of sweetener and a pinch of stevia (I use xylitol but any sweetener would work). Just simmer it until the berries are soft (they will break up as they cook and you can mash them with a fork or wooden spoon if you don't want chunks). Just simmer until it's thick and then cool (fruit has pectin and it will thicken naturally).

11-29-2009, 12:05 PM	#15
Dreamchaser Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 11,674 Gallery: Dreamchaser	Great. Thanks Ang!