Discover five simple ways to use the fresh strawberries you’ve either picked or bought! Whether you are enjoying them freshly picked or choosing to preserve them, these are five family favorites!
I love strawberry season! Ripe strawberries are delicious, and there are so many ways to use them.
We enjoy eating many of the strawberries we picked fresh, but we also spend some time preserving them to enjoy throughout the whole year.
Here are five ways you can enjoy and use your fresh strawberries at home, or preserve for later on.
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1. Strawberry Jam
This strawberry jam is a low sugar option and can be canned for preserving during the winter months.
Sometimes strawberry jam is very sugary, but this tried and true recipe uses a fraction of the sugar normal jams do.
Enjoy adding this to your pantry to enjoy whenever you need!
2. Strawberry Sauce
If you enjoy strawberries with ice cream, then this homemade strawberry sauce is for you!
Using only crushed strawberries, sugar and lemon juice, homemade strawberry sauce is great for a variety of uses and has instructions for water bath canning to preserve it.
3. No-waste Strawberry Top Simple Syrup Recipe
Once you have used your strawberries for various recipes, save your strawberry tops to make a simple strawberry syrup!
This no-waste syrup is great for pancakes, ice cream, or to flavor various drinks.
It can be served as is, or flavored to your preference. Flavors like strawberry lavender, strawberry lemon or strawberry lime can all be created!
4. Strawberry Limeade
Speaking of strawberry lime…another great way to use strawberries is in drinks! Strawberry limeade is a perfect refreshing drink for anytime!
To add more strawberry flavor to this limeade, you can use the simple syrup recipe or strawberry sauce.
5. Kefir Smoothies
A big way we use strawberries in our house is making kefir smoothies!
Kefir is a great prebiotic drink, and I love to make our Kefir berry smoothie or a mixed fruit Kefir smoothie. Both are great options to use strawberries in!
They also turn into great popsicles by putting the smoothie into popsicle molds and freezing!
What are your favorites?
Let me know in comments how you love to use strawberries in your home! I am always looking to add more to our family recipes.
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