Easy Fresh Lemon Dessert Sauce

A simple and versatile lemon sauce complements various desserts such as pound cake, gingerbread, or bread pudding.

Category Tags:

DessertSauce

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt.

  2. Whisk in boiling water until blended.

  3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and clarifies.

  4. Stir in lemon zest and lemon juice.

  5. Gradually whisk butter into the sauce.

  6. Serve the warm sauce over desserts.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 44 kcal
Carbohydrate: 9 g
Cholesterol: 3 mg
Fiber: 0 g
Protein: 0 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 35 mg
Sugar: 8 g
Fat: 1 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g