This easy Saskatoon berry sauce comes together quickly, is sweetened to perfection and is delicious served over pancakes or desserts.

This week my family and I visited the U-pick near us and picked a couple buckets of Saskatoon berries also known as Juneberries or service berries.

The kids had so much fun picking the berries they suggested we grow our own. I am pretty motivated now to plant some in our yard even though they’ll take a few years to produce.

The happy homemaker picking Saskatoon berries on a U-pick farm

They are a tasty summer berry the size of a blueberry but deep purple/blue in colour when ripe and are seedy and more meaty than a blueberry.

They taste great on their own, in pies, jams, in smoothies or with homemade yogurt and taste good in baked goods as well like in this blueberry breakfast cake recipe. You just replace the blueberries with these Saskatoon berries instead.

Saskatoon berry sauce in a mason jar being scooped out with a spoon on a wooden counter top

What to serve it with

Top this creamy oatmeal with it
On top of no churn vanilla ice cream
Over pancakes, French toast and waffles or stuffed into crepes
As a topping to a baked oven pancake
Over homemade yogurt
A topping for cheesecake or short cake
In a yogurt parfait topped with simple granola
On pork chops, along with the Thanksgiving turkey or with chicken

Recipe Ingredients

Saskatoon Berries
Water
Granulated Sugar
Cornstarch
Lemon Juice

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make this recipe

saskatoon berries in a pot with sugar and water

Step 1: Add Saskatoon berries to a small pot with the sugar and water. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.

water and cornstarch being poured over Saskatoon berries and sugar and water in a stainless steel pot

Step 2: Whisk together the other portion of water with the corn starch and pour over the berries slowly while mixing and stir in the lemon juice.

Saskatoon berry sauce in a pot that was thickened with cornstarch

Step 3: Reduce heat and simmer until thickened, for about 15 minutes.

Saskatoon berry sauce in a mason jar on a wooden counter top with the lid off

Step 4: Remove from the heat and pour into a 500 ml mason jar. Allow to cool then place in the fridge to thicken or serve warm now.

Tip: If you want a less gelatinous sauce reduce cornstarch to 1 Tbsp. instead of using 2.

homemade Saskatoon berry sauce in a 500 ml mason jar on a wooden counter top

Equipment

I store the Saskatoon berry sauce in a (500 ml) 16 oz Mason Jar

Storage

Store in an airtight container or mason jar in the fridge for up to one week or freeze in a freezer safe storage container or freezer bag once completely cooled then thaw in the fridge.

Saskatoon Berry Sauce

A delicious summer berry cooked into a sauce that can be poured over pancakes, ice cream or waffles

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Serving Size 2 cups

Ingredients

2 cups Saskatoon berries fresh or frozen
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup water
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. cold water
1 Tbsp. fresh or bottled lemon juice

Instructions

Add the Saskatoon berries, sugar and 1 cup of water to a small pot on medium heat.
Bring to a boil, then boil for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
Once boiled for 5 minutes, add the cornstarch and 2 Tablespoons of cold water to a small bowl and mix until combined.
Slowly pour cornstarch mixture over the Saskatoon berry mixture while stirring.
Stir in the lemon juice.
Reduce heat to medium low and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, until thickened. Make sure to stir occasionally.
Remove from the heat and pour into a 500 ml mason jar or cool slightly and transfer to an air tight container then place in the fridge to continue thickening, or serve warm.