Roasted strawberries (low sugar)

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Roasted strawberries (low sugar)

Roast strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, and rose water (if you have it) to add flavor back in to bland strawberries.

Prep Time5

Cook Time35

Total Time40

Servings:

Calories: 84kcal

Ingredients

2 lbs strawberries
¼ cup sugar
½ fresh lemon about 1 tablespoon squeezed juice
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon rose water (optional) or orange blossom water

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375℉. Get out an 8x8 glass or ceramic pan (you can use a 9x13 for a slightly thicker sauce, as more water will evaporate). Metal pans can react with the acid (unless they are stainless steel).
Wash and remove stems from strawberries. Cut large strawberries into quarters, and medium ones in half.
Mix strawberries with sugar and lemon juice. You can do this right in your pan.
Roast for 25-35 minutes, until the berries are as tender as you want them.
Remove from oven and stir in vanilla extract and rose water (if using). Add these after roasting because the flavor cooks off in the hot oven.
Use warm or chilled. Store in an airtight container in the fridge. It should last a couple of weeks.

Notes

Sugar: this recipe calls for half the sugar of most other recipes, and it's still plenty sweet. You can always stir in more sugar later, but all of my tasters said it was already really sweet.

Rose water: some is more concentrated than others, so always start small. The rose flavor is stronger when the mixture is warm from the oven, and it mellows out as it chills. You can stir more in at any point. Neilsen-Massey brand is definitely more concentrated.

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