Recipes: Fast and Fabulous Blueberry Breakfasts

Love blueberries? Appreciate their health benefits and great taste as much as I do? Interested in fast and fabulous ways to keep your breakfast presentations fresh and appealing?

There’s no better way to curb a case of culinary doldrums than to find new ways of serving the foods you know and enjoy the most. Whether you’re dishing up blueberries for family, friends, overnight guests of your bed and breakfast inn or even yourself, it pays to keep the most important meal of the day fresh and enticing.

Since variety is the spice of life, here are 3 easy and approachable ideas for introducing more of this powerhouse fruit to your diet. The following recipes are tried & true and delicious enough to ensure your menu stays fresh and appealing while continuing to serve the breakfast staples on which you rely.

Recipe: Blueberry-Studded Honey Peach Sauce

recipe courtesy the National Honey Board

• 1 cup Honey
• 1/4 cup fresh or frozen Blueberries
• 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
• 1 quart fresh or frozen (and thawed) sliced Peaches

Assembly

Combine honey, blueberries and cinnamon in a large saucepan, mixing well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Reduce heat to low, simmering for 10 minutes or until the flavors are well blended. Remove from heat, add peaches and mix well.

Serve over waffles, pancakes, French toast, pound cake, cream stuffed crepes… and anything else you dare to try!

Makes approximately 8 servings.

Recipe: Honey and Spice Blueberry Syrup

recipe courtesy the National Honey Board

• 1 & 1/2 cups Honey
• 1/2 cup Water
• 1/2 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 & 3/4 cups fresh or frozen Blueberries

Assembly

Combine honey, water and cinnamon in large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Reduce heat to low and stir occasionally, until sauce thickens. Cool to warm, then stir in the remaining ingredients.

Use syrup to top waffles, pancakes, crepes and French toast, or spoon over granola or yogurt.

Makes approximately 22 (1/3 cup) servings.

Recipe: Blueberries with Lemon Cream

recipe adapted from Eating Well

• 8 ounces Cream Cheese
• 1 & 1/2 cup Vanilla Yogurt
• 2 teaspoons Honey
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon freshly grated Lemon Zest
• 1 to 2 cups fresh Blueberries

Assembly

Let cream cheese soften at room temperature, approximately 15 minutes. Drain off any existing liquid from the vanilla yogurt. In a mixing bowl, blend cream cheese and vanilla yogurt at medium-high speed until creamy. Mix in honey and lemon zest.

Serve lemon cream in a sorbet glass, atop waffles, pancakes, French toast or stuffed inside of crepes. Top with plenty of fresh blueberries and enjoy!

Makes approximately 8 servings (1/2 cup each.)

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