I took a basic cake mix and tossed in a cup of Saskatoon berries. Whilst the cake was baking, I made a sauce of an equal ratio of berries and Tropical Five Alive juice (I had some that had to be used up). I cooked it for about 15 minutes, mashed some of the berries, and then tasted it. It would have been very good for a meat sauce at that point, but for a dessert sauce it needed to be a bit sweeter. So, I added some sugar and then after that dissolved, I added a bit of cornstarch slurry to thicken it slightly.
The Tropical 5-Alive juice actually gave it a nice citrusy finish.
The kids had theirs with vanilla ice cream. I had about 1/3 of their portion and I had mine with vanilla frozen yogurt.
Saskatoon Berry Sauce
2 cups berries
2 cups juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. cold water
Combine berries and juice in a saucepan, Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mash some of the berries. Add sugar and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
Mix cornstarch and cold water. Add to boiling berry mixture. Stir until thickened. Remove from heat.
Makes one 500-ml jar of sauce.
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