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Easy Blueberry Sauce Recipe
This easy homemade blueberry sauce recipe can be made in just 20 minutes using fresh or frozen blueberries, lemon, sugar, water, vanilla, and a cornstarch slurry for a delicious topping on breakfast favorites, and many different desserts and sweet treats!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
36
servings
Calories:
18 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups blueberries divided
- ½ cup white sugar
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 large lemon juiced and zested
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch + 2 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium pot, add 2 cups of blueberries, sugar, water, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
- Heat over over medium heat and cook for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the blueberries release their juices and have broken.
- In a small bowl, add the cornstarch and water and whisk together to create a slurry.
- Add the slurry to the blueberry mixture and cook for another 1-2 minutes until it thickens
- Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the other ½ cup of fresh blueberries and the vanilla extract.
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Notes
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Reheat the sauce over low heat (or in the microwave) and add a few tablespoons of water if needed.
- Use fresh or frozen blueberries.
- Add an additional ¼ cup of sugar if the blueberries are sweet.
- Swap the lemon juice for a couple of tablespoon of orange juice.
- Mix in other berries like blackberries.
- Enjoy over pancakes, waffles, crepes, cheesecake, angel food cake, ice cream or pound cake.
Nutrition Information
Serving
2tablespoon
Calories
18kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.04g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.005g
(0%)
Sodium
0.3mg
(0%)
Potassium
8mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
6IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
0.03mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 18
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 2tablespoon | |
| Calories | 18kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.005g | 0% |
| Sodium | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 8mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 6IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.