Do-it-yourself Blueberry Sauce comes collectively in only a few minutes. Attempt a spoonful together with your morning yogurt or spooned over a stack of contemporary, scorching pancakes for a scrumptious deal with!
It’s not fairly spring right here in Ohio, however this weekend’s ample sunshine might have undoubtedly fooled you into considering we had been properly on our strategy to blooming tulips and bike rides. Nonetheless, one step outdoors, made you rapidly notice that the air remains to be fairly darn chilly, however all of the sunshine had me craving spring flavors and fortuitously our fridge was stocked.
As I’ve talked about earlier than, we subscribe to the grocery supply service, Door to Door Organics, and earlier this week, I by accident ordered far too many half-pint containers of blueberries. I blame it on drowsily adjusting my order at 2 o’clock within the morning whereas we had been up with our sick little babe.
I considered freezing the blueberries for smoothies or snacking, however realized I already had a number of frozen luggage within the freezer. Since I had no plans of consuming blueberries with each meal, I made a decision to whip up a batch of selfmade blueberry sauce for our Sunday morning pancakes. And since I doubled the batch – see I informed ya, I ordered method too many – we’ve a lot leftover.
Do-it-yourself blueberry sauce comes collectively on the stovetop in lower than ten minutes with only a few staple substances: contemporary or frozen blueberries, water, sugar, lemon juice and cornstarch. And it’s completely scrumptious spooned over absolutely anything from pancakes and waffles to ice cream and cheesecake. We additionally love stirring a spoonful into vanilla, Greek-style yogurt with a sprinkle of granola for enjoyable and attractive afternoon snack.
Whether or not you’re serving this sauce up with breakfast, dessert or a noon snack, it’s positive to please the blueberry lover in your life and get you within the temper for spring!
In the event you’re on the lookout for extra breakfast concepts, remember to take a look at my Olive Oil Banana Walnut Muffins and these unbelievable Lemon Raspberry Scones.
This Do-it-yourself Blueberry Sauce put up was up to date from the archives. It initially appeared on My Baking Habit in 2011.
Do-it-yourself Blueberry Sauce
Yield: about 8 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook dinner Time: 5-10 minutes
Complete Time: quarter-hour
Substances:
- 2 cups contemporary or frozen blueberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons contemporary lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch, combined with 2 tablespoons chilly water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 lemon (about 1 tablespoon), optionally available
Instructions:
- In a medium saucepan over medium warmth, mix the blueberries, 1/2 cup of water, sugar and lemon juice. Stir continuously, and convey to a low boil.
- In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of chilly water.
- Slowly stir the cornstarch into the blueberries, taking care to not crush the blueberries. Simmer till the selfmade blueberry sauce is thick sufficient to coat the again of a steel spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Take away from warmth and gently stir in vanilla and lemon zest.
Notes:
- The quantity of sugar that you simply use will rely upon the sweetness of your berries, merely alter the quantity to suite your style.
- If this sauce is just too thick for you, slowly add in water till you attain the specified consistency.
- No lemons readily available? This selfmade blueberry sauce recipe tastes actually nice with orange juice and zest.
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