Similar-colored fruit chews melted with cream into a smooth sauce for ice cream, cheesecake or sliced apples.
The melt ratio is about 4 oz of chews (roughly 24) to 0.5 cup cream, which gives a sauce that coats a spoon while warm. The lemon juice is optional; a teaspoon brightens the flavor, but the sauce is good without it.
Keep the colors together (all red and pink, or all orange and yellow) so the sauce doesn't turn muddy. The sauce thickens as it cools; warm gently and thin with a splash of cream if needed.
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- 4 oz Starburst-style fruit chews
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional; brightens the flavor)
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- 4 oz Starburst-style fruit chews
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp lemon juice (optional; brightens the flavor)
Instructions
Melt the fruit chews
Combine Starburst-style fruit chews (4 oz) and heavy cream (½ cup) in a small saucepan over low heat.
Whisk constantly until the chews have softened into the cream and the sauce is smooth.
Whisk in lemon juice (1 tsp), if using.
Pour through a fine-mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing gently.
Equipment: small saucepan, whisk, fine-mesh strainer
Cool slightly
Let the sauce cool for about 5 minutes to thicken before serving.
Before you cook
Cook notes
- • Keep the colors together (all red and pink, or all orange and yellow) so the sauce doesn't turn muddy.
- • The melt ratio is about 4 oz of chews (roughly 24) to 0.5 cup cream, which gives a sauce that coats a spoon while warm.
- • The lemon juice is optional; a teaspoon brightens the flavor, but the sauce is good without it.
- • Keep the heat low; the chews can scorch. Fruit chews are gelatin- and oil-based, so they soften into the cream rather than melting perfectly clear, and straining gives a smooth finish.
- • The sauce thickens as it cools; warm gently and thin with a splash of cream if needed.
- • Keeps 1 week covered in the fridge.
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