20 Blueberry Recipes That’ll Make You Feel Anything But Blue
They are sweet, they are small and they are oh-so-easy to pop in your mouth. We already know how versatile this tasty little fruit is. (We’re talking about blueberries, of course.) We’ve muddled them in our cocktails, we’ve gotten all patriotic placing them in our popsicles and we’ve started our day with them blended in our breakfast milkshake. And here are 20 more recipes that take the humble blueberry to the next level.
1. Blueberry Pie Ice Cream Sandwiches: It’s a pie, it’s an ice cream sandwich, it’s downright delicious. (via The Kitchen McCabe)
2. Blueberry Bagel French Toast With Cream Cheese Glaze: Blueberry bagels made into French toast sounds like a darn tasty idea to us. But slather it with a cream cheese glaze and we’ll love you forever. (via Yammie’s Noshery)
3. Blueberry Galette With Cornmeal Thyme Crust: Rustic and oh-so-pretty, this galette oozes with sweet and zesty blueberries. (via In Sock Monkey Slippers)
4. Blueberry Chicken Chopped Salad: We love a good sweet-and-savory salad, and this chicken one studded with blueberries is the perfect summer lunch. (via Gimme Some Oven)
5. Blueberry and Yogurt Cake: Juicy, light and sweet — this gorgeous baked creation is everything you want from a cake. (via Cannelle et Vanille)
6. Blueberry Greek Yogurt Popsicles: When celebrating our inner child, we don’t have to go overboard. These cute blueberry popsicles are so much healthier than our usual ice cream indulgences. (via Creme de la Crumb)
7. Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls With Maple Cream Cheese Glaze: Whole wheat cinnamon rolls with a sweet burst of blueberry and maple cream cheese — brunch never tasted so (naturally) sweet. (via Cooking a la Mel)
8. Lemon Blueberry Layer Cake: Blueberry and lemon, how many ways do we love you? Let us count the layers of creamy, sweet deliciousness. (via Sally’s Baking Addiction)
9. Blueberry, Strawberry + Jicama Salsa: With the mercury rising, all we want to do is face-plant into this refreshing salsa. Or sprinkle it on our tacos. Whatever. (via Two Peas and Their Pod)
10. Blueberry Pizza With Honeyed Goat Cheese and Prosciutto: Blueberries on a pizza? Why are we only just hearing about this? Our lives, and our pizza nights, have been changed forever. (via In Sock Monkey Slippers)
11. Balsamic Blueberry Grilled Cheese Sandwich: Quite possibly one of the most epic grilled cheese combinations ever, this recipe combines sweet blueberries, spinach and plenty of cheese. Drool. (via Amanda K by The Bay)
12. Blueberry Iced Green Tea: We feel refreshed and zen just thinking about this. Switch up your summer sweet tea with this iced and colorful version of green tea. (via Closet Cooking)
13. Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastries: We wouldn’t mind standing next to a hot oven if it meant we could munch on these pretty pastries for breakfast. Or lunch. Or dinner. Or an I-made-myself-some-pastries celebratory snack. (via Just a Taste)
14. Homemade Blueberry Sauce: Slather it on your pancakes, pour it over your ice cream, eat it with a spoon. Versatile and delicious, this sauce needs to be you in your life. (via Just a Taste)
15. Blueberry Dutch Baby Pancake: This light and fluffy pancake makes the perfect breakfast or dessert dish. (via Averie Cooks)
16. Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles: One of our favorite drinks in frozen form, these sweet and refreshing popsicles will be a staple in many a freezer this summer. (via The Shabby Creek Cottage)
17. Blueberry French Toast Roll Ups With Cream Cheese Dipping Sauce: Possibly the cutest French toast we’ve ever seen, these rollups turn a breakfast classic into a dainty finger food. (via Cooking Classy)
18. Blueberry Gelato: We can almost see the rolling Tuscan hills in front of us. This cool and creamy gelato is the perfect way to cool down this summer, wherever you may be. (via A Baker’s House)
19. Easy Blueberry Pie Recipe: You had us at “easy.” This delicious homestyle pie is bursting with berries and is sure to be a crowd pleaser at any summer soiree. (via She Wears Many Hats)
20. Blueberry Cupcakes With Honey Buttercream: These pretty little cupcakes are the epitome of summer. Combining sweet blueberries with a honey buttercream, they make us think of lazy summer days. (via Always With Butter)
What have you been baking/freezing/churning/dipping your blueberries in? Tell us in the comments below!