Delicious homemade raspberry sauce in 15 minutes! Made with ingredients you already have in your pantry. Drizzle on waffles and pancakes, pour over ice cream, make raspberry buttercream, the possibilities are endless.
This whole baking and blogging business has been quite an adventure.
I’ve learned to make bread (still at it), I’ve met fellow foodies (Hi, Natanja!) and had my fair share of sprinkle explosions (remember my Funfetti Cake? So many sprinkles, so little time).
I’ve also learned that we both love the simple recipes.
You like baking special cakes for your loved ones on their birthdays (I do, too) but the recipes you keep coming back to are the simple, everyday ones that make our lives easier (for example: how to make your own whipped cream or that quick and easy recipe for classic buttermilk scones).
And I love that! I’m the same way.
Today I have another simple recipe which I hope you’ll love.
This homemade raspberry sauce cannot get any simpler. And with ingredients you can pronounce! Your pancakes and waffles and ice cream will never be the same again.
Frozen raspberries
For this recipe, I used frozen raspberries, which I froze myself when I was hoarding fruit in the summer (that was when I was on major smoothie mode – check out my Strawberry Mango Banana Smoothie).
I’m sure you can use fresh raspberries too.
Homemade raspberry sauce
Now that’s out of the way, all you need is water, sugar, cornstarch and vanilla.
A quick 15 minutes on the stove and you got yourself homemade raspberry sauce.
It cannot get any simpler than that.
Seeds or no seeds?
I strained my sauce through a mesh sieve to get most seeds out (mine is not fine enough to get them all out) but this is totally up to you.
If they don’t bother you, by all means skip this step and go straight to drizzling!
Drizzle on everything!
And you can drizzle this on everything – pancakes, waffles, ice cream. You can use it to flavour your whipped cream or your buttercream. Darn it I even eat it on its own. It’s so good!
So next time you find yourself with an extra tub of raspberries or you’re on the raspberry syrup aisle at the store (they exist) and wondering if you should buy that bottle – you know what to do!
And if you love this, you’ll enjoy homemade strawberry syrup too!
Happy sauce-making!
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15-Minute Homemade Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients
- ¼ cup water
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
- 2 cups frozen raspberries about 8 oz
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small saucepan on medium heat, combine all ingredients except vanilla and bring to a boil. Stir regularly to break up the raspberries and to prevent sugar crystals from forming.
- Once it boils, bring it down to a simmer and cook for another 2-3 minutes until it thickens slightly.
- Add the 1 tsp vanilla, give the sauce another good stir and remove from heat. Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds (optional). Best served warm.
Nutrition
Nutritional information are estimates only.
Jazmin Williams
Oh wow,this looks amazing! Definitely going to have to try making this and I’ll probably use it on everything, too!
Carrie | The Lavender Hytta
Yum! Our family loves raspberries! I can’t wait to try this recipe out this summer when I go pick fresh raspberries.
Marjie Mare
I love that raspberries sauce, I feel like I could only use in the fancy beverages I am learning to make. Thanks for sharing.
Stephanie
This looks so easy, yet great! My boys don’t care for raspberries, but I might try this with some frozen strawberries we have and make them a special breakfast with waffles covered in strawberry sauce this weekend.
Kristyn
Yes please. I love raspberries. This sauce can be put on breakfast or dessert.
Tonya
Yum! Raspberry sauce is so good, but i have never tried making it on my own! Looks so good!
Candice
Yum yum yum! I was just talking about planting raspberries in my garden this year, and now I have a new recipe to make with them! Thanks for sharing!
Jolina
That sounds like a lovely idea Candice! We’d love to have our own garden one day soon 🙂
Shell
Oh I LOVE raspberries!!!! This recipe sounds absolutely delicious and like something I need to make right away!! I’m sure my family will eat this too!
Angela Tolsma
I love making raspberry sauce but I have never thought to strain it! Definitely doing that this weekend and having it on waffles! I am so glad you shared that about straining!
Jolina
Hi Angela! If you’re not bothered by the seeds you can totally skip it…try straining and see which you like better.
Miah Ke-leigh
Looks so good!
Daisha
I have never made a sauce before and this one looks yummy to try. I’m picturing waffles and sauce for breakfast soon.
Tami
This sounds delicious. I am afraid I will be putting this on everything! Yum!
Jolina
Thanks Tami! And we totally do put this on everything!
Neely Moldovan
My husband loves raspberry sauce! I will totally try this and make it for him. He would love it!
Jolina
Awesome! Perfect for special Valentine breakfast plans that you may have too 🙂
Lyne
I tried your recipe this morning and the kids loved it! I cooked it for longer to make it a little bit thicker. Next time I will also make double batch and keep the rest refrigerator.
Jolina
I’m so happy to hear you and the kids enjoyed it Lyne!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food
I could enjoy this on its own too! Love that there’s not too much sugar in there and the ingredient list is nice and simple. I could definitely see a lot of uses for this one, even over yogurt! Cheers to more blogging adventures 😉