Recipe for Naturally Sweet Strawberry Sauce

Sweets A Tangy Dessert Topping

This fruit sauce is thickened and sweetened with dried pineapple pieces, which are a delicious complement to the strawberries. It’s a treat over pancakes, waffles, vegan ice cream, frozen banana chunks, or—best of all—with cooked cornmeal, sliced bananas, whole strawberries, and nondairy milk. Now that’s a breakfast! Canned pineapple does not give the same result in flavor or texture. If you can only find dried pineapple rings, cut them into small pieces before using them.

Recipe courtesy of

Heather Leno

Prep Instructions

Yield: 6 (⅔ cup) servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: None
Total Time: 8-10 hours

Recipe Ingredients

1 quart frozen strawberries
1 cup dried unsweetened pineapple pieces or 3–4 dried pineapple rings, broken into pieces

Soak thawed berries and pineapple overnight in the fridge or soften pineapple in boiling water a few minutes and drain.
Combine fruits in blender, and blend until pineapple is smooth.
Serve at room temperature over waffles, pancakes, or a cooked grain, with whole berries and bananas.
Use within 2 days or freeze for a later date.