Turn fresh or frozen blackberry into a delicious sauce to top cakes, ice cream, cheesecake and more! This sauce has a great balance of sweet and tart and comes together easily with very few ingredients.

This easy to make blackberry sauce has that great balance of sweet and tart. There is a hint of lemon, plenty of berries.
It cooks up quickly with very little effort and is perfect drizzled over so many things. It is great for making blackberry shortcake as well!

This sauce works great with fresh berries as well as frozen. We get gallons of blackberries off our bushes each year.
We use a bunch during the summer and freeze the rest for sweet treats during the year. I used some frozen berries to make the sauce for Donna’s cheesecake and fresh berries when I made it for the blackberry shortcake cake.

It would also be great over some vanilla ice cream or some pancakes.

Can I make this blackberry sauce with other berries?
Yes. Mixed berry sauce is delicious too. You can also try it with blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and more.
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Easy Blackberry Sauce

Turn fresh or frozen blackberry into a delicious sauce to top cakes, ice cream, cheesecake and more! This sauce has a great balance of sweet and tart and comes together easily with very few ingredients.
Ingredients
- 3 cups blackberries
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 Tablespoons water
Instructions
- Place blackberries, lemon juice and sugar in a large saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until it comes to a boil.
- Continue to boil and stir for 10 minutes.
- If you desire a thicker sauce, make a slurry of the cornstarch and water and add to boiling berries. Cook until thickened.
- Remove from heat and cool. Store in the refrigerator until ready to use.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
12Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 51Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 1g
All nutritional information is estimated and will depend on the exact ingredients you use.

Tami
Tuesday 30th of August 2022
Actually a question rather than comment: I was hoping to can (water bath) this sauce. Do I need to do anything special within the cooking process in order for it not to process too much? Also, have you tried using monkfruit instead of sugar? Thanks!
Carlee
Tuesday 30th of August 2022
Unfortunately I don't can. It's a skill I have been meaning to pick up, but haven't had the time. I would think you could take a few minutes off the cook time since they will cook more in the water bath. I have not tried monkfruit either. Sorry!
Patty S.
Tuesday 23rd of August 2022
It is delicious.. but, I realy do not like adding too much lemon juice. I followed the recipe but just added maybe a tsp of lime juice instead of the lemon. . It was very good,
Carlee
Wednesday 24th of August 2022
That sounds yummy too!
Judy Castanola
Tuesday 24th of August 2021
So simple. Sooo delicious! Made with fresh blackberries Warm over ice cream. Yummy.
Carlee
Tuesday 24th of August 2021
I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Family Around the Table
Saturday 22nd of June 2019
The timing of this is perfect! My son has a new love for all things blackberry!
Carlee
Wednesday 26th of June 2019
This will be perfect for him then!
Karen @ mummy do it
Wednesday 2nd of September 2015
This looks so delicious and so easy! Think I'll be making this the next time we have pancakes.
Carlee
Thursday 3rd of September 2015
It is delicious over pancakes, that will be perfect!