Blueberry Honey Recipes

HONEY SWEETENED BLUEBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Pour the berries into a low, wide, non-reactive pan and mash.
• Add the honey and lemon juice and stir to combine. Let the mixture sit until the honey begins to dissolve.
• Place the pan on the stove and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring regularly, for 10 to 12 minutes, until the jam thickens.
• To make the jam shelf stable, pour it into clean, hot jars. Apply lids and rings and process in a boiling water bath canner for ten minutes.
• When time is up, remove jars from the canner and place them on a folded kitchen towel and let them cool.
• When the jars are room temperature, check the seals. If the lids have gone concave and don't wiggle at all, they are sealed.
• Any unsealed jars should be refrigerated and used within a few weeks.
• If you don't want to process the jam, just pour it into a jar, let it cool, and put it in the refrigerator.

BLUEBERRY CORNBREAD WITH HONEY BUTTER

Steps:

• Spray a 9-inch square or round cake pan. Dust with about 1 1/2 tbsp yellow cornmeal. Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, corn meal, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• In a smaller bowl, whisk together the melted butter, milk, and eggs. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined - there may be small lumps and that's OK. Finish by folding with a large spoon to make sure all is incorporated from the bottom of the bowl.
• Fold the 2 cups of blueberries into the batter, pour it into the prepared pan and lightly smooth down the top of the batter. Finish off the top by sprinkling 1 tablespoon of sugar over the batter.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes (mine was perfect at 40 minutes) until toothpick comes out clean. It will be very lightly brown on top. Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Run a paring knife around the edges of the pan and turn out onto a rack. Cool for an additional 20 minutes until completely cooled. Use a serrated knife to cut pieces.
• To make the honey butter, mix together the butter, honey, salt and cayenne until totally blended. Serve with cooled cornbread.

OATMEAL BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk, egg, and oil; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in blueberries. Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
• Bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

EASY SMALL-BATCH BLUEBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Mix blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until thickened, about 30 minutes.

BLUEBERRY HONEY JAM

Steps:

• Place blueberries, sugar, honey and lemon juice into a non-reactive saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring.
• Boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Take off the heat, stir in the pectin and ladle into hot sterilized jars.
• Seal and process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.
• Place hot jars on a towel on your counter and let cool overnight. Check seals.

15-MINUTE BLUEBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Place the blueberries, water, lemon juice and stevia in a small saucepan and mix gently. Heat over low heat.
• Cook, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, until the blueberries are very soft and starting to burst. This should take 10-15 minutes, depending on the level of heat you use.
• Remove the saucepan from the heat. Allow to the compote to slightly cool and thicken, about 2 minutes. Serve alone in dessert bowls, or as a topping.

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine milk and oats. Set aside for 20 minutes so the oats puff up and soak up some moisture. This is crucial to the recipe! (I usually melt the butter now so it has a few minutes to cool.) Don't do this the night before as that's too long for soaking. If you find the oats haven't soaked up any moisture after 20 minutes, give it a stir and wait 10 more minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425°F (218°C). Spray a 12-count muffin pan with nonstick spray or use cupcake liners.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a large bowl until combined. Set aside. Whisk the melted butter, honey, egg, and vanilla extract together in a medium bowl until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stir a few times, then add the soaked oats (milk included, do not drain) and blueberries. Fold everything together gently just until combined.
• Spoon the batter into liners, filling them all the way to the top. Top with oats and a light sprinkle of coconut sugar, if desired. Bake for 5 minutes at 425 then, keeping the muffins in the oven, reduce the oven temperature to 350°F (177°C). Bake for an additional 16-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. The total time these muffins take in the oven is about 22-23 minutes, give or take. (For mini muffins, bake 11-13 minutes at 350°F (177°C).) Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes in the muffin pan, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.
• Muffins stay fresh covered at room temperature for a few days, then transfer to the fridge for up to 1 week.

BLUEBERRY HONEY

Steps:

• Over medium heat, bring the honey to a boil in a small heavy bottomed pan.
• Add the berries, reduce the heat and cook on low for 2 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and spoon the honey over french toast.