Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 6 tablespoons whipped dessert topping

Preparation

1. Crush strawberries.
2. Bring water to a boil. Stir in sugar. Drop crushed strawberries into boiling sugar water and bring to a gentle simmer. Add lemon juice and lemon zest. Stir as the mixture simmers for 3 minutes.
3. Mix cornstarch in a small amount of cold water and stir into strawberries. Stir and cook until mixture thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat. 
4. Divide mixture into 6 dessert dishes and cool in refrigerator.
5. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping and serve.

Helpful hints

• Fresh of frozen strawberries work well in this recipe.
• Replace sugar with Splenda^® No Calorie Sweetener or other sugar substitute to reduce carbohydrate.