Danish Fruit Pudding

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 pints strawberries, rinsed, hulled, halved (small and ripe)
• 3 tablespoons sugar, plus more for topping
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch plus 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 -2 teaspoon fresh lime juice (optional)
• heavy cream, plain yogurt or sour cream

Recipe

• 1 place the strawberries and sugar in a medium saucepan. mash with a potato masher. let stand for 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, stir together the water and cornstarch in a small bowl. stir until cornstarch is dissolved and there are no lumps. add to the berries.
• 3 cook over medium heat for about 3 minutes, stirring continuously, until the mixture begins to boil and becomes transparent.
• 4 remove from heat and add the lime juice.
• 5 spoon the pudding into serving dishes. refrigerate about 1 hour, until chilled.
• 6 to serve: top with heavy cream, yogurt, or sour cream. sprinkle with sugar.