Serve this double-good strawberry sauce with waffles, pancakes or French toast, or serve over frozen yogurt, pudding or pound cake.

Warm Double Strawberry Sauce

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons strawberry jam
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 pint basket California strawberries, stemmed and halved

1. In medium saucepan combine sugar, water and jam. Stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture comes just to boil.
2. Meanwhile, mix juice with cornstarch; stir into sugar mixture. Cook until slightly thickened. Mix in strawberries; heat through but do not cook.

Makes 4 servings.

Recipe provided courtesy California Strawberry Commission. ©2003 California Strawberry Commission. All rights reserved. Used with permission.