Blueberry Hill - Fresh Blueberry Recipes

Blueberry Cobbler

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2. Combine 3 cups of rinsed blueberries with 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup lemon juice, then spread out in an oblong baking dish.
3. For the dough: cream together 1 stick of softened butter and 1/2 cup sugar.
4. Beat in 1 egg and 1 tsp vanilla extract.
5. Sift in 2/3 cup flour, 1/4 tsp baking powder and a pinch (1/8 tsp) of salt and mix to combine
6. Spoon the dough over the berries and bake for 35-45 min
Serve warm with ice cream!

Blueberry Syrup

1. Combine 2 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries and 1/2 cup of sugar in a sauce pan
2. Turn heat to medium, bring to a boil and let simmer, stir occasionally.
3. The berries will break down and the liquid will start to evaporate. The sauce will reduce to a thickened syrup.

Blueberry Muffins

(Well turns out I couldn't get the box mix so I had to make from scratch) 

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

1 tsp vanilla

Streusel topping

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup flour

(A little lemon zest would be nice too ;0) 

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 400 degree

1. Mix oil and egg until well combine

2. Add milk and mix

3. Add sugar, vanilla, salt and baking powder and mix

4. Add flour and mix

5. Fold in blueberries and fill muffin cups with 1/4 cup batter

6. Make streusel by mixing all ingredients in a bowl until butter is incorporated. 

7. Evenly spoon streusel over muffins and bake for 20 min. 

8. Let cool and enjoy. 

Great Summer Apps

Guacamole 

1. Chop 6 cherry or grape tomatoes, 2 slices of onion, 1-2 Tbsp cilantro and place in a bowl

sprinkle with 2-3 Tbsp lime juice and let soak for an hour or so

2. Mash 2 ripe avocados and add to the vegetables. 

3. Mix and add salt to taste.  

Fresh Salsa

Ingredients 

1 carton of cherry or grape tomatoes

½ yellow or orange bell pepper

1 jalapeno (leave out for mild, add for spicy)

¼ cup diced onion

1-2 Tbsp chopped cilantro

2 Tbsp lime juice

Directions

1. place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until at desired consistency

2. Serve with tortilla chips

*for those wanting extra spice try adding a habanero pepper!