First, smash half the strawberries with a fork and break them up.
2 1/2 cups fresh strawberries
Second, cut up the remaining strawberries into small pieces.
Finally, place strawberries into a bowl and add monk fruit sweetener, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
1 tsp fresh lemon zest, 2 tsp fresh lemon juice, 1/8 cup maple sugar, 4 tbsp powdered vanilla Monk Fruit Sweetener
Next, combine the 1/4 cup of orange juice and the tapioca flour and stir it into the slurry.
3/4 cup fresh orange juice, 2 tsp tapioca flour
Heat up the remaining orange juice over medium heat.
Once the juice is warm add in the slurry and maple sugar stir until thick remove from heat.
Lastly, stir in the fresh strawberries.
Optional: Add Triple Sec after removing from the heat.
*1 tbsp Triple Sec
Pour into a serving dish and serve over the top of a slice of Gluten-Free Blintz Casserole.