Food: What to do with blueberries?
 

I know this is off-topic, but welcome to GFY. :)

Since it's blueberry season, I picked up 2 10lb boxes of fresh picked berries from the farm down the street. Does anyone have any favourite blueberry recipes? Muffins? Pancakes? Smoothies?

any ideas? This is a heck of a lot of berries :)

I like them in pancakes and also my Rice Krispies.

whatever you do try to really chew them well because the body dont really break em up well

Freeze them and make smoothies out of them. I like to add frozen blueberries into my vanilla protein shakes after a workout.

Mmmm have to agree with you there :)

really? Are they like corn that way?

definetly freeze them they wont last long in the fridge or on the counter I would break them up into 1 cup portions throw them in some freezer bags and use them as you need em!

with that being said what did you pay for 20 pounds of blueberries

cut them in half and add them to banana ice cream base.. then hand churn the ice cream

banana blueberry

$18 for a 10lb box of picked that day berries. I couldn't say no :) The season ends on Thursday, so I got one box on Sunday and one today. I've been cycling them through the freeze cylcle already (single layer on cookie sheet in freezer til solid, then bag them).

Blueberry Pie
Apple-Blueberry Crisp
Blueberry Waffles
Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry Cheesecake
Anything is better with fresh Blueberries :thumbsup

My wife and daughter have actually gone out to one of those U-Pick berry farms. She came home the first week with 7lbs for $5. The next week she came home with 10 for $5. So here we are with 17lbs of blueberries. We do pancakes and/or muffins for the kids on the weekend. She uses them in her smoothies on the weekdays. It's a good thing we finally invested in a deep freeze last year.

I just had a huge handful in my Cheerios this morning - YUM!!

Muffins.

Make some of it into jam, it's delicious. Very rich in Vitamins C and A.

I put them in freezer bags with a 1/2 of sugar.

Oh excellent idea!!

blueberries, strawberries, a banana, milk and a few ice cubes. mix well - and enjoy

:thumbsup

For recipes, I always use the BBC :) Try here

Yeah we're needing a deep freeze, but can't find the space for one :( THinking of taking up space in my mom's :)

that's what I'd do

WTF!!!

Comeon People! Is this not GFY anymore! Where are the sexual comments?
I can think of dozens of things she can do with blueberries!!

Since when is Eli the Sister of GFY? You guys do realize shes a hot babe and she's asking you what you would like her to do with blueberries and you are telling her recipies?

Homos!

i always mix em with acai berries

LMAO! You Sir have a very good point!


:winkwink:

Elli, why dont you get a kid pool, put the blue berries in there, start getting naked and get in the pool and then send us pics :)

I have some ideas that come to mind with the blue berry's, your boobies and ... well let me show you the rest.

trow them or you will die from cancer, or you will be better? :D

Toss some in applesauce. Better than ice cream for dessert, or breakfast, or snack..

Could do any number of really easy compote or crumble type recipes. Or just bake some shortcake. Why should strawberries hog all the fun? Try not to turn blue! :)

I've been known to have them in champagne, but not 20lbs of it :winkwink:

If you have that many you should make some Blueberry Preserves! Keeps well and tastes fantastic! I'm a huge Rhubarb fan so:

Blueberry and Rhubarb Jam

Ingredients:
1.00 L rhubarb (about 700 g)
2.00 L blueberries (about 1.4 kg)
250.00 mL water
1.00 L sugar

Procedure:

Trim rhubarb; cut in 1 cm pieces. Combine fruits. Add water; bring to boil and cook 10 min. Add sugar, stirring to dissolve. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Boil to jam stage (about 15 min). When jam stage is reached remove from heat. Stir and skim 5 min. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Cool and seal. May be stored up to 1 year.

Alternate methods for determining jam stage: 1. The temperature test - mixture should reach 102 C to 104 C. 2. The plate test - use a cold plate from freezer. Pour a small amount of boiling mixture onto plate. Return to freezer; wait 1 min, then check for gelling. If gelling has not occurred return sample to kettle and continue to boil, testing every 2 min. Note: When using this test, remove kettle from heat. Makes about 3 L.

Throw them in fresh greek yoghurt.
Yum.

fuck them!

pies, you can never go wrong with pies :thumbsup

I usually throw them in the blender with strawberries, a banana and some yogurt.

hummm I'd for for a sticky/naughty food fight. And since blueberries can stain better take all the clothes off ;-)

I think jams are the best ones...

judging from that Rated PG description.. I think you'd rather have the muffins. :)

make a juice of them and mix it with rum.

Blend together until smooth:

1 Serving protein powder (Vanilla)
1 Cup blueberries
1 Banana
1 Cup ice
1 - 1 1/2 Cup skim Milk
1/2 - 3/4 Cup raw oats

Yummy protein shake.

hahah thanks for the saucier suggestions, everyone! I may take you up on a few of those ideas....;)

Great recipes!!

So far last night I made 2 batches of muffins:
banana-blueberry
and bran-coconut-blueberry

i second that.

also, blueberries with some walnuts in oatmeal. yummy.

blueberries and feta cheese as an addition to any salad.

i just had some in my yogurt!! We have a large garden and we trade fruit and vegetables with other friends/neighbors

cheese cake ohhh yeah

They do freeze very well if you need to freeze some.

Ok let me help you here and edit this post.
What she meant to say guys is:



hahah thanks for the saucier suggestions, everyone! I may take you up on a few of those ideas....;)

Great recipes!!

So far last night I made 2 batches of muffins:
banana-blueberry
and bran-coconut-blueberry

And I made them Naked.

You know me too well, BP :)

Sounds pretty cheap! I just went to a u-pick farm and got some peaches, cost me $1.29/lb I think it was. Came home with about 12-14 peaches and cost me roughly $5.50

I vote for muffins.

What am I doing with blueberries? Nothing. But I recently discovered that blueberries juice is damn tasty!