Melba Sauce Recipe
Melba Sauce is a classic fruit-based sauce. It is bright, tangy, and sweet. This sauce was originally created in the late 19th century.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp cornstarch optional, for thickness
- 1 tbsp peach puree optional, for variation
Instructions
- Place raspberries in saucepan.
- Add sugar, water, and lemon juice.
- Cook on medium heat until berries soften.
- Mash raspberries with spoon while cooking.
- Simmer for 10 minutes until mixture thickens.
- Strain through fine mesh strainer.
- Discard seeds, keep smooth sauce.
- Return sauce to saucepan.
- Add cornstarch slurry if thicker texture needed.
- Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Stir until sauce becomes glossy.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Add peach puree for variation.
- Transfer to clean jar.
- Store in refrigerator up to one week.
Notes
- Use fresh raspberries for best flavor.
- Add peach puree for authentic Melba touch.
- Strain carefully for smooth texture.
- Adjust sugar if berries are sweet.
- Cornstarch helps sauce stick to desserts.
- Cool before storing in jars.
- Always use sterilized containers.