How one can Make Blueberry Syrup

Do-it-yourself Blueberry Syrup! It’s made with recent or frozen blueberries, fruit juice, sweetened with sugar, and has a touch of lemon to brighten it up. That is my all-time favourite pancake topping!

Love fruity syrups? Additionally strive my tempting Strawberry Syrup.

The Finest Blueberry Syrup Recipe!

Once I first actually acquired into cooking, this was one of many first issues I made. I might in all probability dub blueberries my favourite fruit (or prime 3, I’ve a tough time choosing absolute favorites), in order that solely is sensible.

Again then, I used to make use of water rather than the fruit juice. In the future, I noticed once you use water in recipes like this, it simply waters issues down. So why not exchange that with one thing extra flavorful that doesn’t drown out that blueberry taste?

Once I need to splurge I take advantage of blueberry juice (for a extra concentrated blueberry taste) but it surely’s fairly dear for a small bottle. So grape juice or apple juice are nice choices too.

This selfmade blueberry syrup is recent, fruity, candy, flavorful, exceptionally scrumptious and tremendous straightforward to make. And it’s one of many final upgrades to your weekend and vacation breakfasts.

Plus there are infinite methods to make use of it too, it’s not only for pancakes. See the hyperlinks beneath (close to the recipe field), for concepts. Simply bear in mind the whipped cream for many of them!

When you do this you’ll understand that there’s a lot extra to breakfast than maple syrup. Plus it’s 100 instances higher than the bottled blueberry syrup on the retailer.

Blueberry Syrup Recipe Components

• 2 cups (10 oz or 1 pint) recent or frozen blueberries
• 1 cup + 2 Tbsp blueberry juice, grape juice or apple juice
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tsp cornstarch
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

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How one can Make Blueberry Syrup

1. Add blueberries, 1 cup juice and sugar to a small saucepan, stir. Convey to a simmer over medium-high warmth.
2. Scale back warmth to low and let simmer 6 – 10 minutes, stirring sometimes, till most of the blueberries have burst.
3. In a small bowl whisk collectively remaining 2 Tbsp juice with the cornstarch then pour into pan. Let simmer 1 minute longer to thicken whereas stirring continuously.
4. Take away from warmth. Stir in lemon juice.
5. If desired press and pressure by way of a mesh sieve to take away skins, blitz in a blender (you’ll want to take away lids middle insert and canopy with a towel to mix because it’s a sizzling liquid), or function is.
   

Useful Suggestions and Variations

• Modify sugar in accordance with the sweetness of the blueberries getting used. I’ve had very candy ones that don’t want the entire sugar known as for and really tart ones that want extra.
• You’ll be able to exchange half of the sugar with an equal half honey.
• If you’d like a mix of berries, you’ll be able to strive utilizing half raspberries for half of the blueberries.
• Juicier, plumper blueberries work higher than the itty bitty ones. It’s simply that you just’ll find yourself with extra skins within the syrup.
• You’ll be able to puree or mash the syrup for a smoother consistency or press by way of a superb sieve to take away the skins.
• Cornstarch may be adjusted barely for a thinner or thicker consistency.
• Use recent blueberries and lemon juice for finest taste.
• The pure pectins can thicken the syrup because it rests within the fridge, if wanted you’ll be able to skinny with extra juice.

Storage

• This selfmade blueberry syrup ought to hold within the fridge in an hermetic container for as much as 1 week.
• Or freeze as much as 3 months.
• Reheat within the microwave briefly to rewarm.

What to Serve with Blueberry Syrup

There are such a lot of various things you’ll be able to serve this recent blueberry syrup over. Listed below are a number of tasty methods: