Do-it-yourself Blueberry Sauce comes collectively in only a few minutes. Strive a spoonful along 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 may have undoubtedly fooled you into pondering we had been properly on our method to blooming tulips and bike rides. Nonetheless, one step exterior, made you rapidly notice that the air continues to be fairly darn chilly, however all of the sunshine had me craving spring flavors and fortunately 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 do-it-yourself blueberry sauce for our Sunday morning pancakes. And since I doubled the batch – see I instructed ya, I ordered method too many – we’ve loads leftover.
Do-it-yourself blueberry sauce comes collectively on the stovetop in lower than ten minutes with only a few staple elements: 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 engaging 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!
Should you’re searching for extra breakfast concepts, make sure to try my Olive Oil Banana Walnut Muffins and these unimaginable Lemon Raspberry Scones.
This Do-it-yourself Blueberry Sauce publish 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
Prepare dinner Time: 5-10 minutes
Whole 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, blended 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 often, and produce 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 do-it-yourself 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 just use will rely on the sweetness of your berries, merely modify the quantity to suite your style.
- If this sauce is simply too thick for you, slowly add in water till you attain the specified consistency.
- No lemons available? This do-it-yourself blueberry sauce recipe tastes actually nice with orange juice and zest.
supply: baking
