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Quick Fresh Fruit Sauces for Yogurt, Pancakes, and Waffles

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Quick Fresh Fruit Sauces for Yogurt, Pancakes, and WafflesCookbook cover image courtesy of Random House

These nifty combinations of finely diced fruit and all-fruit preserves create nearly instant sauces. Each combination makes enough for four to six 1/3- to 1/2-cup servings as a topping.

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peach or Nectarine Sauce: Combine 2 cups finely diced peaches or nectarines with 2 to 3 teaspoons all-fruit peach or apricot preserves. Stir together well.

    Step 2

    Strawberry or Strawberry-Blueberry Sauce: Combine 1 pint thinly sliced strawberries (or 1 cup each blueberries and sliced strawberries) with 2 to 3 teaspoons strawberry jam. Stir together well.

    Step 3

    Pear and Mango: Perfect for winter! Combine 1 cup diced, peeled pear and 1 cup diced mango with 2 to 3 teaspoons peach or apricot all-fruit preserves. Stir together well.

    Step 4

    Purely Mango: Combine 2 cups diced mango with 2 to 3 teaspoons mango, peach, or apricot all-fruit preserves. Stir together well.

The Vegetarian Family Cookbook by Nava Atlas. Copyright © 2004 by Nava Atlas. Published by Broadway Books. All Rights Reserved. Nava Atlas is the author of nine cookbooks, including The Vegetarian Family Cookbook, The Vegetarian 5-Ingredient Gourmet, and Vegetarian Soups for All Seasons. She lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband and two teenage sons (all vegans).
TagsCondimentPeachStone FruitFruitNectarineApricotStrawberryBerryBlueberryPearMangoBreakfastDairy FreeNut FreeGluten FreeRawVeganVegetarianQuickEasyMake Ahead30 Minutes or Less5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookCookbooks
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