Raspberry Puree Tested Recipe

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Although fruit sauces are a staple in most commercial pastry kitchens, they are often overlooked by home bakers.  What most people do not know is that this Raspberry Sauce (puree) has a wonderfully intense sweet and tangy raspberry flavor that rivals fresh raspberries at their peak. In fact, this raspberry sauce does not even use fresh raspberries, instead frozen unsweetened berries are used which are available year round and at a reasonable price. 

I have used frozen unsweetened raspberries for a couple of reasons. First, I find the flavor of frozen raspberries is always excellent as the berries are picked at their peak and then quickly frozen. Also, unlike fresh fruit that spoils very quickly, fruit sauces will keep in the refrigerator for at least a week and can even be frozen for several months. Raspberry sauce has many uses; for a quick weekday dessert it can be simply poured over a bowl of ice cream or frozen yogurt or used to make a delicious and healthy milkshake. It also is very nice as an accompaniment to chocolate desserts or a variety of other plated desserts. It can also be used to make raspberry flavored whipped cream which can then be used to fill and frost a variety of cakes.