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Discover How To Soften Strawberries & Save

Discover How To Soften Strawberries At Home And Stop Paying To Much

Once you discover how to soften strawberries at home and discover just how easy they are to make, storebought will just seem like you're wasting your time and money.

Seriously, macerated strawberries are so easy to make that there is no reason to purchase sweetened and softened strawberries.

Making them yourself literally takes the same or even less time than thawing out a package of them from the grocery store.

How to soften strawberries

What Your Going To Need

  • Strawberries. They can be fresh or frozen. As long as they are clean and the green stem and leaves have been removed, you're ready to go.
  • Sugar
  • A bowl or two
  • A strainer (But only if you want to remove excess juice)
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How To Put It Together

Add strawberries to a bowl.

Cover strawberries with sugar

Cover and let sit on the counter for a few hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

Drain off and freeze for later use, any excess strawberry juice you don't want to use in your recipe.

Cooking Method
Cuisine
Courses ,
Difficulty Beginner
Time
Cook Time: 2 min Rest Time: 2 hour Total Time: 2 hrs 2 mins
Servings 2
Best Season Suitable throughout the year
Ingredients
  • 2 cups Strawberries (Fresh or Frozen, Whole or Sliced.)
  • 8 tablespoons Granulated Sugar (You can use more or less if you desire.)
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Add 2 cups of strawberries to a bowl.

  2. Step 2

    Add 2 to 4 Tbsp Sugar per cup of strawberries

  3. Step 3

    Cover and let sit on the counter for a few hours or in the refrigerator overnight.

  4. Step 4

    Drain off and freeze for later use, any excess strawberry juice you don't want to use in your recipe.