Strawberry Puree
When you're looking for a natural alternative to a pink food color for a cake or cupcakes, check out this easy to make Strawberry Puree.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 30kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries fresh or frozen
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 TBSP sugar *not necessarily needed, taste AFTER cooking and add as needed--see notes!
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- wash and hull strawberries if needed
- put them in the bowl of a food processor and puree them
- scrape into a small saucepan, add water
- cook over low to medium heat for 30 mintues, stirring occasionally
- cook and stir until reduced by half, you should have just over 1/2 cup of puree once it is completley reduced
- cool throroughly before using in cake recipes
Notes
- you may need to reduce the amount of liquid in your recipe if using more than a 1/4 cup of puree, be sure to experiment before attempting to bake a cake to impress anyone
- Do not add sugar during the cooking process, you may inadvertently make a more jammy substance than just a puree. That's NOT what you're going for with a puree. You want something you can drizzle and dab, not glop
Nutrition
Serving: 8servings | Calories: 30kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 0.2mg