Blueberry Recipes

Most of our u-pick blueberries were eaten plain.  They are soooo much better than store bought when they're picked fresh from the bushes and we love them.  But I did make a couple of recipes that were worth sharing - one that I've tried before and one new one.

Lemon blueberry muffins are something I've made before.  The picture doesn't do justice to these little gems.  They are devine.  Lemon is always a good flavor pairing with blueberries so you'll commonly see them together, especially in dessert recipes.  The kids thought these were such a treat, but I ate them all week with some fresh blueberries for breakfast.

This next recipe sounded good in theory but I was skeptical of how I would like it in comparison to my beloved strawberry shortcake with drop biscuits.  Well, my skepticism was unfounded.  This dessert was SHOCKINGLY DELICIOUS!!!  I will definitely be repeating this!  The biscuits had lemon zest as I expected, but I would never have thought to add the chopped thyme!  It was fantastic!  Definitely the secret layer of flavor that tipped this dessert over the edge of deliciousness.  Also the blueberries were sweetened into a syrup using powdered sugar as opposed to regular sugar.  Another thing I wouldn't have thought to try.

From Bon Appetit:  blueberry shortcakes with lemon and thyme biscuits.

The above picture was one of the kids servings.  They loved it too.  :)

The biscuits were cut-outs but not difficult at all to make.  I loved the sprinkling of raw sugar on the tops.  Mmm!

The sweetened blueberries would have been delicious over ice cream or pancakes as well.

YUM!!!

I had intentions of going back for more blueberries, but just never got around to it.  Holding out hope that the insane heat and lack of rain haven't destroyed our opportunity for a first experience with fall raspberries this year!!!  That should be soon if it happens!