Make this easy strawberry compote in just 20 minutes! Bursting with fresh strawberry flavor, it's a delicious topping for ice cream, waffles, and more.Jump to recipe If I’m not eating summer strawberries straight out of the carton, I’m using them to make this strawberry compote recipe.It calls for just 4 ingredients, cooks up in 20 minutes, and tastes so good that I could eat half a batch straight off a spoon.

This strawberry compote is lightly sweet, bright with lemon, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor.It’s thick enough to spread on toast like jam, but it also makes a great topping for ice cream, pancakes, waffles, and Greek yogurt…the possibilities here are endless.And good news! Even though this strawberry sauce is AMAZING with peak-season strawberries, you don’t actually need them to make it.The recipe works just as nicely with frozen berries as it does with fresh, so you can enjoy it year-round.

How to Make Strawberry CompoteTo make this strawberry compote recipe, you’ll need four simple ingredients:Strawberries – Fresh or frozen.Maple syrup – For sweetness.Fresh lemon juice – Its bright, tangy flavor balances the sweet strawberries.

And vanilla extract – For warm depth of flavor.First, hull and chop the strawberries.The size of the pieces of fruit is up to you—the larger they are, the chunkier the compote will be.Next, combine all the ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat and cook, sti

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