Now that we are in full Spring I have been buying a ton of fresh fruit at the market. Harper loves strawberries, blueberries, raspberries... you name it! And since she accompanies me to the store we end up with all of it in our cart. I love that she loves fruit but hate how quickly it goes bad.
So as my Costco size bin of strawberries were starting to see their end I decided to make them into a strawberry stew. This is an old recipe my grandma always made for me growing up. It's a great way to salvage fruit about to go bad. I used strawberries but this would be delicious with any kind of berry.
How to:
Wash and put the strawberries (stem removed) in a pot with a little water (about 1/4 cup) and about 2 tablespoons sugar.
Boil them for about 5 minutes or so, until they get soft and the water turns to a syrupy consistency.
Let them cool completely. They can keep in the fridge for about a week.
They taste amazing alone but are also great as a topping for yogurt. If your feeling really crazy make a strawberry short cake with angel food cake, the strawberry stew and some whip cream!
