I’m excited to be sharing recipes using farmer’s market ingredients this week. My first recipe is a blueberry crisp for two. But first, a confession. We do not have a great farmer’s market nearby but my grocer does has pretty great produce. So I’ve chosen some recipes this week you can make with items you find at a typical farmer’s market.
So, while I’ve made one confession, I should make another. I’m not a huge fan of blueberries. I like them in things like breads and muffins but don’t really enjoy them otherwise. My husband loves any kind of fruit crisp and my youngest loves blueberries so I worked up this blueberry crisp for two. Now, it’s easily adjusted for more, or even less, servings making it a fun individual dessert for a dinner party. I venture a guess, that because this dish is almost licked clean, that it was a success.
Blueberry season in Florida is actually over. Although we have nice berries in store now, Florida grows beautiful berries but the season ends in May. When I first started measuring out ingredients I only used 1 1/2 cups of blueberries. I quickly decided that was not enough for the size ramekins I have so I increased them to 2 cups. The topping was the right amount for two servings. I used a new to me oatmeal product in the topping. It’s Irish oatmeal from Flavahan’s and both of my taste testers said this was the best crisp I’ve ever made. Again, I think that empty dish says it all!
So a great big THANK YOU to Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures and Cynthia from Feeding Big for hosting this fun event! It’s going to be a delicious week.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- Topping:
- ¼ cup flour
- ¼ cup rolled oats (I used Flahavan's Irish Oatmeal)
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons cold butter, unsalted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a small bowl toss together the blueberries with the cornstarch and the sugar until well-coated. Put blueberries into two small ramekins and set aside on a rimmed, foil-lined baking sheet.
- In another small bowl combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, and salt. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender and use your hands to work it all together, working the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the berries and bake for 30 minutes, or until the berries are bubbly and the topping is golden.
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Blueberry muffins are a favorite in our house. Honestly, I’m not a huge fan of blueberries by themselves but I do love them in things like muffins, pancakes and bread. So, when I found this recipe for Jumbo Blueberry Muffins on the Taste of Home website I had to make them. Blueberry muffins are a fond memory from my youth. My Mom made them often. I think they were a favorite of hers. Or maybe my Dad’s.
So, I must confess. Although I’ve made this recipe many times, I did not make what is in the photo. My 13 year old son made them for the family. He loves pancakes. He would eat them every day if I let him. Really, we all love pancakes. I’ve tried many pancake recipes in my day and none really made fluffy pancakes. This recipe, due to the large amount of baking powder, yes 5 teaspoons, get a great fluff to them. It’s that fluff that make them conducive to blueberries. Don’t put the blueberries in the pancake until you start to get some bubbles. As soon as you see bubbles, drop about 4 – 5 berries per pancake. Blueberries happen to be in season now but I’ve also successfully used frozen blueberries. It’s because of my husband’s love of blueberries that this became Dad’s Favorite Blueberry Pancakes recipe.
