Rinse the strawberries and chop off the stem from the top. Dice them into quarters or halves and place them in a pan on medium heat.
Add sugar, lemon juice and 1/2 cup water to the pan.
Let it all come to a boil and then let the syrup simmer on medium heat for 10-12 minutes until strawberries are very soft.
Then mix 2 teaspoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup water, stir and add to the pan. Let the syrup simmer on low-medium for 6-7 minutes.
Once it thickens up a little, remove pan from heat and let the syrup cool down.
Store in an airtight containers and keep it refrigerated. Use this homemade strawberry syrup as a topping on pancakes, yogurt!
Notes
Adjust sugar to taste. The strawberries that I used here were not very sweet so I added more sugar. If your strawberries are sweet, cut down on the sugar quantity.