SLOW-COOKED STRAWBERRY RHUBARB SAUCE

Slow-Cooked Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce image

This tart and tangy fruit sauce is excellent over pound cake or ice cream. I've served this topping many times and gotten rave reviews from friends and family. -Judith Wasman, Harkers Island, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 6h10m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

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Ingredients

6 cups chopped rhubarb (1/2-inch pieces)
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)
1/2 cup white grape juice
2 cups halved unsweetened strawberries
Angel food cake, pound cake or vanilla ice cream

Steps:

Place rhubarb in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine sugar, orange zest and ginger; sprinkle over rhubarb. Add cinnamon stick and grape juice. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until rhubarb is tender. , Stir in strawberries; cook 1 hour longer. Discard cinnamon stick. Serve with cake or ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 5mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 1g protein.