Raspberry sauce is the perfect topping for your next cheesecake, stack of pancakes, or bowl of ice cream. It's made with a handful of simple ingredients and turns out with a perfectly balanced sweet and tart flavor.
In a saucepan over medium heat, add raspberries, sugar, water, and cornstarch. Stir to combine.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and gently mash the berries with a spoon as your sauce cooks. Cook sauce for 10-12 minutes, or until raspberries have broken down and sauce looks shiny. Remove from heat, add vanilla extract, and stir to combine.
Arrange a fine mesh sieve over a bowl and pour your cooked sauce into the sieve, using a rubber spatula to gently press your sauce through the sieve. You should be left with a paste of mostly seeds - this can be discarded. If desired, rinse sieve and repeat to catch any remaining seeds.
Sauce can be served warm or chilled over cheesecake, pancakes, ice cream, pound cake, and more.
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Notes
Fresh raspberries can be substituted with frozen raspberries that have been thawed beforehand. Thawed raspberries and any juices can go into the pan, no need to strain.
* Depending on the tartness of your raspberries, you may want to add more sugar. Taste your sauce before removing from the heat and add more sugar as desired.
Sauce will keep for up to a week in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or frozen for up to 6 months.