Blueberry Sauce
"Elevate your desserts with homemade Blueberry Sauce, featuring fresh or frozen blueberries simmered with orange juice, sugar, and aromatic spices. Perfect for topping pancakes, waffles, ice cream, and more!"
Equipment
- - Saucepan for cooking the blueberry mixture
- - Cup or small bowl for mixing cornstarch with water
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, 1/4 cup of water, orange juice, and sugar. Stir gently and bring to a boil.
- In a cup or small bowl, mix together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Gently stir the cornstarch mixture into the blueberries to avoid mashing the berries.
- Simmer gently until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and stir in the almond extract and cinnamon.
- If the sauce is too thick for your liking, you can thin it out with a little water.
- Your delicious Blueberry Sauce is ready to be served! You can enjoy it over pancakes, waffles, ice cream, or any other dessert of your choice.
Notes
- Use fresh or frozen blueberries for this sauce, depending on availability.
- Be careful not to mash the blueberries when stirring in the cornstarch mixture.
- Adjust the thickness of the sauce by adding water if needed to achieve the desired consistency.
- Be careful not to mash the blueberries when stirring in the cornstarch mixture.
- Adjust the thickness of the sauce by adding water if needed to achieve the desired consistency.