Recipe information
Total Time
40 min
Yield
Makes about 2 cups
Ingredients
1
/2 cup water
1
/3 cup sugar
1
1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 or 4
whole allspice
3
cups fresh or frozen blackberries (1 1/2 pints)
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Preparation
Step 1
Bring water, sugar, juice, and allspice to a boil in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Cool syrup to lukewarm and discard allspice.
Step 2
Purée 2 cups blackberries with all of syrup in a blender. Force purée through a fine sieve into a bowl to remove seeds. Stir remaining cup berries into sauce.