Homemade Strawberry Glaze
Perfect for Strawberry Pie, Cheesecake, spoon over ice cream, or Tarts, this Homemade Strawberry Glaze is a must make! You can even put it on brownies or cake!
Strawberries are my favorite fruit, not only because they are delicious, but they are also so versatile. There are endless desserts you can make with them! And they are also perfect on salads too. Recently, after I made this Homemade Strawberry Glaze to go on top of the Chocolate Chip Strawberry Pizza, I knew it was a recipe to keep around. The recipe goes together quickly and can be used on a variety of your baked treats.
Depending on how chunky you want your glaze, and how you plan on using it, you can put it through a sieve or the food processor. We used the food processor because it was quicker, and it worked great. Just make sure you do this after the mixture is cooked and put together.
With just a few simple ingredients, you can make your own Homemade Strawberry Glaze. First, you will need Strawberries (of course), then cornstarch for thickening, sugar for flavor, water to thin it a bit, and the food coloring is optional (I used it).
You can use this Homemade Strawberry Glaze on these desserts…
Chocolate Chip Strawberry Pizza | Strawberry Tarts | Strawberry Pie
Homemade Strawberry Glaze
This Strawberry Glaze is perfect for Pie, Ice Cream, Cheesecake and more. Recipe on HoosierHomemade.com
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh Strawberries, cleaned and mashed
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3/4 cup water
- Few drops Red Food Coloring, optional
Instructions
- Mash the Strawberries and set aside
- In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch
- Stir in water and mashed berries
- Bring to a boil, stirring constantly
- Stir in food coloring if desired
- Cook and stir 3 minutes until thick
- Remove from heat and transfer to bowl, cool 10-15 minutes
- If strawberries are not smooth, you can either put them through a sieve and smash them or use the food processor.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 58Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 15gFiber: 0gSugar: 13gProtein: 0g
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How can you use the combo of Strawberry’s and Brownies?
I love brownies with a fluffy frosting. You could add strawberries to the frosting. Here is my favorite recipe – http://hoosierhomemade.com/better-than-brownies/
Happy Baking!
~Liz
How long is the strawberry glaze good for, I made some last week and I have another party to go next week too .
Hi Christina, the glaze will last at least a week in the fridge in an airtight container.
Happy Baking!
~Liz
how do you use it after taking it out of the fridge because it’s solidified like jello after sitting in the fridge. can you just microwave it or heat it on the stove to reheat it to make it more liquid again? it would probably need water added too?
Hi Melissa, yes you can just heat it in the microwave or on the stove. No need to add water.
-Liz
Hey, I have a question! I’m looking for a glaze that, if I put it on cookies, would harden after it sits for a while, so that then I could package the cookies. Would this glaze work for this?
Hi Ella,
This recipe does not harden. Sorry!
Hi, is cornstarch same as cornflour to make sauce, thanks😊🌈
Hi Rachel, no cornstarch is different. You can use flour to thicken, however cornstarch works better.
-Liz
First time making my own from a recipe. It was easy to follow but can be misunderstood. So far my glaze has came out good didn’t use no food coloring. The thing is is 10-15 minutes enough to cool down?
10-15 minutes should make the glaze not too hot to the touch, but always be careful! Glad that it turned out well!
When I was making this the starch clumped together. I tried whisking it and it didn’t help much. Any advice?
Hi Brittney, when did you add the cornstarch? Was the cornstarch fresh? Sometimes is has a different reaction when it’s a bit old. I know for me, I don’t use cornstarch very often, so I have to buy it fresh.
~Liz
The starch was brand new, picked it up at the store yesterday morning so I’m not sure what caused it to happen. I ended up just removing the clumps from the glaze and it still turned out just fine.
I’m not sure either. Maybe the sugar and starch didn’t mix well before the liquid was added.
~Liz
Sorry to bud in here but just thought I’d ad that your cornstarch likely clumped up because the mixture was too hot. I ALWAYS add my cornstarch to a tablespoon or two of water and mix it in a small cup to form a paste before adding it to anything that is hot and actively cooking (sauce, soup, etc.). Then continue to whisk whatever you are adding the cornstarch and water paste mixture into as you add it so it stirs in evenly without clumping.
Bud in too, cornstarch always must be added to cold liquid. You can either do it like Cristy suggested or cool some of the liquid you are adding it to and then add the cornstarch to the cooled liquid. And it must be brought up to a boil to thicken.
I personally like using gelatin for fruit instead of cornstarch.
Always mix the sugar and cornstarch thoroughly before adding the liquid and heating. Try it.
Thank you! Yes, mixing the sugar and cornstarch is very helpful.
-Liz
Exactly right if not it always clumps and is hard to mix in
This recipe was great easy and taste awesome
I am so glad you liked it Sharon!
Do you have to mash the strawberries or can you use them whole for a pie.
Hi Kitty-
This is more of a glaze than a pie filling, but you can certainly create whatever consistency you prefer. We used this glaze on top of this strawberry pie recipe!
Hope that helps!
Hello, I just made this incredible glaze !!!! Was so easy !,,
Second batch put in blueberries also YUM YUM!!!
So excited you liked it Doris! Thanks for letting me know!
-Liz
I love this recipe, it’s quick taste good and the best part is didn’t have to go into town to go hunt for strawberry glaze… thank you so much!!
So excited you like the Strawberry Glaze recipe Patricia! Thanks for stopping by!
~Liz
Can you use frozen strawberries?
Hi Bianca, yes you can. Just be sure that they don’t have added sugar in them.
-Liz
How would I go about freezing the strawberry glaze?
Hi Ashley, I would put the strawberry glaze in a freezer safe container, label it and freeze it.
I have not tried freezing it, but I don’t see any reason why you can’t.
-Liz
can you freeze this glaze and use it for a later time?
Hi Felicia, I have not frozen it, but I don’t see why you couldn’t.
~Liz
Very easy to make!!! And good I would taste the strawberries first to see if there sweet enough made one batch and it came out a little bitter due to the strawberries but I just added a little more sugar and got the sweetness I wanted…I used this glaze for crepes and was delicious
So glad you liked it Maria! Thanks for letting me know!
~Liz
I don’t like the taste of cooked strawberries, will this mixture still keep the fresh strawberry taste or will the mashed berries being mixed in before heating come out tasting like every other cooked strawberry mixture?
Hi Ani, well I’m really sure because I have not tasted it any other way. I think it tastes like fresh strawberries.
~Liz
How long will this glaze last once made?
Hi Valerie, the glaze will last at least a week in the fridge.
~Liz
Nope. LOL It won’t last a day. At least around here. Because it is so good some one will eat it.
does this have to be refrigerated after it is made or can it sit out on a cake for the afternoon on top of buttercream? thanks.
Hi Vikki, you should refrigerate it, but it can stay out for awhile, maybe 2-3 hours.
Happy Baking!
~Liz
The recipe is confusing. First it says to add mashed berries to cornstarch, sugar, water mixture, but then it says to add cooled mixture to the mashed berries, Which is it??
Sorry Fran, you are correct, I repeated a step by mistake. Here are the correct directions –
Mash the Strawberries and set aside
In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch
Stir in water and mashed berries
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly
Stir in food coloring if desired
Cook and stir 3 minutes until thick
Remove from heat and transfer to bowl, cool 10-15 minutes
If strawberries are not smooth, you can either put them through a sieve and smash them or use the food processor.
Do you mean 1 cup mashed strawberries or 1c whole strawberries which are then mashed?
You should have 1 cup of mashed strawberries- so you will need more than 1 cup of whole strawberries. Hope this helps!
Worked out really well – recipe was pretty straight forward I thought – used a hand blender to purée the strawberries, added them to the cornstarch/sugar/water mixture, boiled it, let it cool and it was really good and thick!! Thanks for the recipe !!
Great recipe. Easy and delicious over angel food cake slice. (I didn’t smash the strawberries)
Thanks so much, Jean!