Chunky Double-Berry Sauce

Name: Chunky Double-Berry Sauce
Ingredients: 1-2 tablespoons crème de cassis, framboise or other berry eau-de-vie or liqueur (optional); 1-2 tablespoons crème de cassis, framboise or other berry eau-de-vie or liqueur (optional); 1-2 tablespoons crème de cassis, framboise or other berry eau-de-vie or liqueur (optional); Few drops fresh lemon juice; 1-2 tablespoons crème de cassis, framboise or other berry eau-de-vie or liqueur (optional); 1 pint ripe strawberries, hulled; 1 pint ripe raspberries, picked over; Sugar, to taste

Preparation info

Makes
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Home Desserts

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

About

This sauce features whole berries bathed in crimson puree. You can also make this with 2 pints of raspberries or with blueberries and blackberries.

Ingredients

1 pint ripe strawberries, hulled
1 pint ripe raspberries, picked over
Sugar, to taste

Sauce
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Puree the strawberries and slightly less than ½ of the raspberries in a food processor until smooth. Strain to eliminate the seeds. Add sugar to taste, plus the lemon juice and optional spirit. Stir in the reserved whole raspberries.
Cover and refrigerate the sauce. It will keep for upto 3 days.