Raspberry Sauce
My family has enjoyed this recipe for many years. Serve the pretty sauce well-chilled over ice cream and top with whipped cream, if you like. —Marilyn J Cox, Sayre, Pennsylvania12 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + cooling
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen sweetened raspberries, thawed, divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Dash ground nutmeg
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Ice cream of your choice
Directions
- In a large saucepan, combine sugar and tapioca. Add one package of
- raspberries; stir to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the water, cinnamon stick, salt and nutmeg. Bring to a boil
- over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Add
- lemon juice and butter; stir until butter is melted. Cool for 20
- minutes.
- Discard cinnamon stick. Gently stir in remaining raspberries. Cover
- and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with ice cream. Yield: 3 cups.
Nutrition Facts: 1/4 cup (calculated without ice cream) equals 82 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 32 mg sodium,