Blueberry Desserts
Today's Just Desserts deals with the yumminess of Blueberry Desserts. Check out the two Blueberry Cobblers, the Secret-Ingredient Lemon-Blueberry Pound Cake, and the rest of today's yumminess. Enjoy!
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
This is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Make the most of summer's fresh fruit and mix up an easy Blueberry Cobbler. With a tender topping and a berry filling, this easy Blueberry Cobbler with Bisquick™ Original Pancake & Baking Mix is a dessert you'll be asked to make again and again. If you don't have fresh blueberries on hand, frozen blueberries achieve the same, great taste. For this Blueberry Cobbler recipe, just make sure the total volume of fruit remains the same if using frozen blueberries. Spoons up and enjoy."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 55 minutes; Servings: 4
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1-1/4 cups Bisquick™ Original Pancake & Baking Mix
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
3 cups fresh blueberries
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Pour melted butter into 8 or 9-inch square baking dish.
In medium bowl, whisk together Bisquick™ mix, sugar, and milk; pour over melted butter.
Sprinkle blueberries evenly over Bisquick™ batter. Bake 42 to 47 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.
BLUEBERRY CRISP
This is from Genevieve Ko in The New York Times cooking enewsletter. For this recipe, Genevieve wrote, "Fragrant with the sunshine of lemon zest, the crackly almond roof of this summer-in-a-dish dessert gives way to jammy berries begging to be swirled with ice cream. To make this dead simple treat even easier, the crisp topping is simply stirred with melted butter, which binds together the dry ingredients while giving the mixture a sturdiness that holds up against the juicy fruit. Sliced almonds require no chopping and add a delicate crunch, but chopped pecans would be delicious here too, as would pinches of spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom or even black pepper. The topping can be refrigerated for up to 3 days ahead of time. Pro potluck tip: Ask the host if you can use the oven, and if you can, bring the berry mixture in the baking dish and the chilled topping in a separate container. When you arrive, scatter the crumbs over the filling and bake to perfume the house and enjoy a warm dessert."
Time: 1 hour 20 minutes; Yield: 6 to 8 servings
This was featured in "A Summer Dinner Party That’s Actually Fast and Easy", and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024462-blueberry-crisp.
Ingredients
For the Topping
1 lemon
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted if you’d like
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
For the Filling
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 packed tablespoons cornstarch
2 to 2-1/4 pounds blueberries
Ice cream, for serving
Preparation
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
Prepare the topping: Zest the lemon directly over the sugar in a medium bowl and mix with a fork. (Save the zested lemon for the filling.) Mix in the flour, almonds and salt.
The cooled melted butter has likely separated, so stir it until evenly pale yellow, then drizzle over the dry ingredients. Stir lightly and quickly until the mixture forms pea-sized crumbles with gravelly bits; don’t overmix. Refrigerate until ready to use. The topping can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Make the filling: Whisk the sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl to break up starchy clumps. Add the blueberries and squeeze in 1 tablespoon lemon juice from the reserved zested lemon. Toss until evenly coated, then scrape into a 1-1.2- to 2-quart casserole (such as a 9-inch square dish or deep-dish pie plate).
Spread the berry filling in an even layer, then cover with the topping, leaving no gaps. Place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.
Bake until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling like lava, 40 to 45 minutes. You don’t want to burn your mouth eating the crisp hot, so let it cool for at least 15 minutes and preferably an hour or so because the filling firms up as it cools. It can be served warm or at room temperature, ideally with ice cream.
BLUEBERRY LATTICE PIE
This is from Molly O’Neill in The New York Times cooking enewsletter. Molly wrote, “Here's a showstopper of a summer pie if there ever was one. In this recipe that came to The Times in 1995, a generous pile of blueberries is tossed with sugar, cinnamon and orange zest then baked in a butter-shortening crust until the filling is bubbly and the crust golden brown. Don't be intimidated by the lattice top. Just take your time, and do your best. No matter what it looks like, it'll taste delicious.”
Yield: 8 servings; Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
This was featured in “On Blueberry Hill”, and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9290-blueberry-lattice-pie.
Also, check out “How to Make a Pie Crust,” by Melissa Clark. Very helpful!
Ingredients
The Crust:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
6 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water
The Filling:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
6 cups fresh blueberries, cleaned
Preparation
To make the crust, combine the flour, 2 teaspoons of sugar and salt in a large bowl. Use your fingers to rub in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually and lightly mix in just enough ice water so the dough can be gently pressed into a ball. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
To make the filling, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, flour and orange zest. Place the blueberries in a large bowl and toss with the sugar mixture.
Divide the dough in half and roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured surface and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Place the filling in the dish. Roll out the remaining dough, cut 1/2-inch-wide strips and weave into a lattice top. Seal, trim and crimp the edges. Brush the top pastry with the egg wash and sprinkle it with the remaining sugar.
Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325 and bake until crust is browned and filling is set, about 20 minutes longer. Cool on a rack. Cut into wedges and serve.
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
This was posted on the Vegetarian Times web site on MAY 1, 2017, and is from the June 2016 issue (page 35). It begins, “You can mix and match fruits for different fillings.”
Makes 4 servings. This can be viewed online by clicking here.
Note: The website was missing part of two of the topping ingredients (the “2 Tbs. sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired” and “1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk, plus 2 Tbs. for brushing top”). Fortunately, I had a June 2016 issue of Vegetarian Times next to me when I pulled this up from the website.
Ingredients
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbs. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
6 cups (2 lbs.) blueberries, fresh or frozen and thawed
1 tsp. melted margarine or coconut oil, optional
Topping
1/2 cup white or brown rice flour
1/2 cup sorghum or oat flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup cornstarch or potato starch
2 Tbs. sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired
1 Tbs. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk, plus 2 Tbs. for brushing top
3 Tbs. turbinado sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
To make Filling: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in large bowl. Add blueberries and margarine or oil, and stir to coat. Set aside.
To make Topping: Whisk together rice flour, sorghum or oat flour, tapioca starch, cornstarch or potato starch, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in coconut milk. Let stand 10 minutes, until dough firms into spongy consistency.
Spread Filling in 2-1/2- to 3-quart baking dish. Scoop 1/4 -cup dollops of Topping over Filling with ice-cream scoop, leaving space between each dollop. Brush dollops with coconut milk; sprinkle Topping with turbinado sugar. Bake 1 hour, or until Filling is thick and bubbly and Topping is golden brown. Cool 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm.
LEMON BLUEBERRY SORBET
This is also from a long-since-forgotten emailing list. It begins, “Lemon verbena enhances the lemon flavor of this blueberry sorbet. The rum is optional. The recipe calls for frozen blueberries, so you can make it year-round.”
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup whole lemon verbena leaves
1 bag frozen blueberries (14 to 16 ounces)
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons lemon-flavored rum (optional)
Preparation
Put sugar and lemon verbena in a food processor and process 30 seconds. Add frozen blueberries and process 1 minute.
With the processor on, pour lemon juice and rum, if using, through the feed tube; process until smooth.
Serve sorbet immediately, or transfer to a covered bowl and keep in freezer (soften slightly before serving, if necessary).
SECRET-INGREDIENT LEMON-BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE
This is from Pillsbury, and begins, "We bet you’d never guess the secret ingredient in this lemon-blueberry pound cake! This genius twist on the classic dessert only takes 15 minutes to prep, and it’s all thanks to sugar cookie dough (yes, sugar cookie dough!). With just a few additional ingredients—sour cream, egg, lemon zest and fresh blueberries, to be precise—this one-bowl cake is ready for the oven. And don’t forget the sweet-tart lemon glaze—it takes this delicious treat to the next level."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes; Makes 6 servings
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
2/3 cup fresh or frozen (do not thaw) blueberries
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; lightly flour.
In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add sour cream, egg and lemon zest. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH EGG.) Beat with electric mixer on medium-low speed 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Spoon mixture evenly into pan.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Remove cake from pan; place on cooling rack.
In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; continue adding lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over hot cake. Cool 45 minutes before serving.
Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens
tip 1
If you are using frozen blueberries instead of fresh, add about 10 minutes to your bake time.
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
This is from Betty Crocker, and begins, "Make the most of summer's fresh fruit and mix up an easy Blueberry Cobbler. With a tender topping and a berry filling, this easy Blueberry Cobbler with Bisquick™ Original Pancake & Baking Mix is a dessert you'll be asked to make again and again. If you don't have fresh blueberries on hand, frozen blueberries achieve the same, great taste. For this Blueberry Cobbler recipe, just make sure the total volume of fruit remains the same if using frozen blueberries. Spoons up and enjoy."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 55 minutes; Servings: 4
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1-1/4 cups Bisquick™ Original Pancake & Baking Mix
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
3 cups fresh blueberries
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Pour melted butter into 8 or 9-inch square baking dish.
In medium bowl, whisk together Bisquick™ mix, sugar, and milk; pour over melted butter.
Sprinkle blueberries evenly over Bisquick™ batter. Bake 42 to 47 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.
BLUEBERRY CRISP
This is from Genevieve Ko in The New York Times cooking enewsletter. For this recipe, Genevieve wrote, "Fragrant with the sunshine of lemon zest, the crackly almond roof of this summer-in-a-dish dessert gives way to jammy berries begging to be swirled with ice cream. To make this dead simple treat even easier, the crisp topping is simply stirred with melted butter, which binds together the dry ingredients while giving the mixture a sturdiness that holds up against the juicy fruit. Sliced almonds require no chopping and add a delicate crunch, but chopped pecans would be delicious here too, as would pinches of spices, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom or even black pepper. The topping can be refrigerated for up to 3 days ahead of time. Pro potluck tip: Ask the host if you can use the oven, and if you can, bring the berry mixture in the baking dish and the chilled topping in a separate container. When you arrive, scatter the crumbs over the filling and bake to perfume the house and enjoy a warm dessert."
Time: 1 hour 20 minutes; Yield: 6 to 8 servings
This was featured in "A Summer Dinner Party That’s Actually Fast and Easy", and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024462-blueberry-crisp.
Ingredients
For the Topping
1 lemon
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted if you’d like
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
For the Filling
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1-1/2 packed tablespoons cornstarch
2 to 2-1/4 pounds blueberries
Ice cream, for serving
Preparation
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
Prepare the topping: Zest the lemon directly over the sugar in a medium bowl and mix with a fork. (Save the zested lemon for the filling.) Mix in the flour, almonds and salt.
The cooled melted butter has likely separated, so stir it until evenly pale yellow, then drizzle over the dry ingredients. Stir lightly and quickly until the mixture forms pea-sized crumbles with gravelly bits; don’t overmix. Refrigerate until ready to use. The topping can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Make the filling: Whisk the sugar and cornstarch in a large bowl to break up starchy clumps. Add the blueberries and squeeze in 1 tablespoon lemon juice from the reserved zested lemon. Toss until evenly coated, then scrape into a 1-1.2- to 2-quart casserole (such as a 9-inch square dish or deep-dish pie plate).
Spread the berry filling in an even layer, then cover with the topping, leaving no gaps. Place the dish on a rimmed baking sheet to catch any drips.
Bake until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling like lava, 40 to 45 minutes. You don’t want to burn your mouth eating the crisp hot, so let it cool for at least 15 minutes and preferably an hour or so because the filling firms up as it cools. It can be served warm or at room temperature, ideally with ice cream.
BLUEBERRY LATTICE PIE
This is from Molly O’Neill in The New York Times cooking enewsletter. Molly wrote, “Here's a showstopper of a summer pie if there ever was one. In this recipe that came to The Times in 1995, a generous pile of blueberries is tossed with sugar, cinnamon and orange zest then baked in a butter-shortening crust until the filling is bubbly and the crust golden brown. Don't be intimidated by the lattice top. Just take your time, and do your best. No matter what it looks like, it'll taste delicious.”
Yield: 8 servings; Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
This was featured in “On Blueberry Hill”, and can be viewed online at https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9290-blueberry-lattice-pie.
Also, check out “How to Make a Pie Crust,” by Melissa Clark. Very helpful!
Ingredients
The Crust:
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut in small pieces
6 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water
The Filling:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
6 cups fresh blueberries, cleaned
Preparation
To make the crust, combine the flour, 2 teaspoons of sugar and salt in a large bowl. Use your fingers to rub in the butter and shortening until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually and lightly mix in just enough ice water so the dough can be gently pressed into a ball. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
To make the filling, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, flour and orange zest. Place the blueberries in a large bowl and toss with the sugar mixture.
Divide the dough in half and roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured surface and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Place the filling in the dish. Roll out the remaining dough, cut 1/2-inch-wide strips and weave into a lattice top. Seal, trim and crimp the edges. Brush the top pastry with the egg wash and sprinkle it with the remaining sugar.
Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325 and bake until crust is browned and filling is set, about 20 minutes longer. Cool on a rack. Cut into wedges and serve.
BLUEBERRY COBBLER
This was posted on the Vegetarian Times web site on MAY 1, 2017, and is from the June 2016 issue (page 35). It begins, “You can mix and match fruits for different fillings.”
Makes 4 servings. This can be viewed online by clicking here.
Note: The website was missing part of two of the topping ingredients (the “2 Tbs. sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired” and “1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk, plus 2 Tbs. for brushing top”). Fortunately, I had a June 2016 issue of Vegetarian Times next to me when I pulled this up from the website.
Ingredients
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbs. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. salt
6 cups (2 lbs.) blueberries, fresh or frozen and thawed
1 tsp. melted margarine or coconut oil, optional
Topping
1/2 cup white or brown rice flour
1/2 cup sorghum or oat flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup cornstarch or potato starch
2 Tbs. sugar, plus more for sprinkling, if desired
1 Tbs. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup full-fat canned coconut milk, plus 2 Tbs. for brushing top
3 Tbs. turbinado sugar
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
To make Filling: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in large bowl. Add blueberries and margarine or oil, and stir to coat. Set aside.
To make Topping: Whisk together rice flour, sorghum or oat flour, tapioca starch, cornstarch or potato starch, sugar, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in coconut milk. Let stand 10 minutes, until dough firms into spongy consistency.
Spread Filling in 2-1/2- to 3-quart baking dish. Scoop 1/4 -cup dollops of Topping over Filling with ice-cream scoop, leaving space between each dollop. Brush dollops with coconut milk; sprinkle Topping with turbinado sugar. Bake 1 hour, or until Filling is thick and bubbly and Topping is golden brown. Cool 15 minutes before serving. Serve warm.
LEMON BLUEBERRY SORBET
This is also from a long-since-forgotten emailing list. It begins, “Lemon verbena enhances the lemon flavor of this blueberry sorbet. The rum is optional. The recipe calls for frozen blueberries, so you can make it year-round.”
Yield: 4 servings.
Ingredients
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup whole lemon verbena leaves
1 bag frozen blueberries (14 to 16 ounces)
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tablespoons lemon-flavored rum (optional)
Preparation
Put sugar and lemon verbena in a food processor and process 30 seconds. Add frozen blueberries and process 1 minute.
With the processor on, pour lemon juice and rum, if using, through the feed tube; process until smooth.
Serve sorbet immediately, or transfer to a covered bowl and keep in freezer (soften slightly before serving, if necessary).
SECRET-INGREDIENT LEMON-BLUEBERRY POUND CAKE
This is from Pillsbury, and begins, "We bet you’d never guess the secret ingredient in this lemon-blueberry pound cake! This genius twist on the classic dessert only takes 15 minutes to prep, and it’s all thanks to sugar cookie dough (yes, sugar cookie dough!). With just a few additional ingredients—sour cream, egg, lemon zest and fresh blueberries, to be precise—this one-bowl cake is ready for the oven. And don’t forget the sweet-tart lemon glaze—it takes this delicious treat to the next level."
Prep Time: 15 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour 55 minutes; Makes 6 servings
To view this online, click here.
Ingredients
1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
1/4 cup sour cream
1 egg
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
2/3 cup fresh or frozen (do not thaw) blueberries
1 cup powdered sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; lightly flour.
In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Add sour cream, egg and lemon zest. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH EGG.) Beat with electric mixer on medium-low speed 2 to 3 minutes or until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Spoon mixture evenly into pan.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Remove cake from pan; place on cooling rack.
In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; continue adding lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired drizzling consistency. Spoon glaze over hot cake. Cool 45 minutes before serving.
Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens
tip 1
If you are using frozen blueberries instead of fresh, add about 10 minutes to your bake time.
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