Banana Splits

The other night while cleaning out the refrigerator, I noticed some older strawberries that were on the verge of not making the cut.  I've been making a real effort to be less wasteful when it comes to food so I started dreaming up possible recipes for these "about to bite the dust berries"....  

The winner...a strawberry sauce....  

Chop a pint of strawberries...

Cook in a medium sauce pan with 1/2 tsp of lemon
juice and 1/2 cup  of sugar...

Mash & stir for several minutes until the sauce reduces

...then came the Homemade Hot Fudge idea...

Hot Fudge recipe can be found here: Hot Fudge Recipe

...followed by the bananas that were sure to be banana bread in a few short days had they not been needed for these diet destructing deserts I had conjured up...

 All because of old strawberries...scrimpy yet scrumptious!

 Check out Harbor Homestead & Co. for the perfect accompaniment:

Our Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor Spoons 

and make your own Banana Splits tonight!