Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce! Wholesome ingredients come together in minutes, balancing tartness and sweetness for a versatile fruit sauce that can be prepared ahead for a quick breakfast or a luscious topping for desserts.
This Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce delivers a bright, tangy, sweet bite, making it the perfect fruity topping for overnight oats, yogurt, pancakes, or a warm drizzle over ice cream. Made with sweet strawberries and tart rhubarb, this homemade sauce bursts with natural fruit flavors and a glossy, spoon-worthy texture.
Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.
Hi there, Ameera here!
We devoured this delicious sauce with overnight oats, and the result was nothing short of magical. It’s sooooooo GOOD!!!
You’ve gotta give this one a try—brighten your mornings with this fruit-forward drizzle that doubles as a topping for yogurt, pancakes, or ice cream.
Tips for Success:
- Flavor Profile: This Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce is deliciously tangy and lightly sweet. It’s perfect for overnight oats, yogurt, pancakes, or served warm over nice-cream.
- Sweetness: This sauce is lightly sweet. You can easily increase the sweetness by adding more maple syrup.
- Fresh or Frozen Rhubarb or Strawberries: We used fresh strawberries and fresh rhubarb. You can easily use frozen fruit as well.
- Rhubarb or Strawberries: This recipe is versatile. You can use all strawberries or all rhubarb. You may need to adjust the maple syrup accordingly.
- Table Salt: You can use table salt if you do not have sea salt since it is just a pinch. We prefer sea salt over table salt.
Leftovers and Freezing:
Leftovers will generally keep 5 days in the refrigerator. Store in a covered air-tight container.
This sauce can be frozen.
Pantry Products:
- Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Kitchen Equipment:
- Large skillet
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Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 8-10 Minutes
- Total Time: 20 Minutes
- Yield: 2 Cups 1x
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegan
Description
This Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce delivers a bright, tangy, sweet bite, making it the perfect fruity topping for overnight oats, yogurt, pancakes, or a warm drizzle over ice cream.
Ingredients
Base Ingredients:
- 2 cups diced rhubarb
- 2 cups diced strawberries
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup (+/-) *
- Pinch sea salt *
Cornstarch Slurry Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch (or arrowroot powder)
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- Place all the Base Ingredients into a large skillet, stir well, then heat on high to reach a rolling boil. Once boiling, then reduce the heat to medium-high, then cover with a tight-fitting lid for 4 to 5 minutes or until the strawberries and rhubarb are softened and perfectly tender.
- In the meantime, make the Cornstarch Slurry by adding all the Cornstarch Slurry ingredients into a small bowl, whisk well until all the cornstarch has dissolved into the water. Remove the lid of the skillet, then add the slurry to the strawberry/rhubarb mixture, stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened, then once thickened, continue stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
- Remove from the stove and allow to cool. Serve warm over nice-cream or serve cold over yogurt or overnight oats. Refrigerate leftovers.
Notes
Please reference the blog post for Tips for Success, Pantry Products Used, Storage and Freezing, and Kitchen Equipment Used.
Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
Servings: Makes 2 cups
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