Blueberry Puree

When it comes to topping pancakes and waffles, I am a big fan of my homemade blueberry sauce. While I love that sauce, I prefer a less sweet condiment when I want to flavor drinks. 

When blueberries are in season, I buy them in large quantities and make this blueberry puree recipe. I use some right away (hello, Blueberry Margaritas!) and freeze the rest for later. 

Substitute homemade fresh fruit purees for sugar store-bought syrups to add the bounty of nature into your everyday recipes including cocktails, breakfast bowls, smoothies, and desserts.

Ingredients:

The list of ingredients for this blueberry puree recipe is determined by how you plan to use it. If you are:

• Making blueberry puree for a baby, you will need fresh blueberries and water. If you use frozen blueberries, I recommend thawing them before pureeing them. 
• Making it to use in cocktails, mocktails (aka non-alcoholic beverages), smoothies, or as a topping for oatmeal and steel-cut oats, you can use both fresh and frozen blueberries and flavoring agents like fresh lemon or lime juice and sweeteners like honey syrup.

How To Make Blueberry Puree?

1. Give them a rinse: Place blueberries in a colander and dip them in a bowl of cold water. Gently shake the colander in water and then drain. I do not recommend washing blueberries under cold running water as the pressure can crush them (source.)

2. Blend: Place blueberries in a blender such as a Vitamix (affiliate link). Add in ¼ cup of water and puree until smooth, 30-45 seconds on medium-high speed.
   If you are making it in any way other than to use it as baby food, you can skip the water and use honey syrup and lime/lemon juice instead.

3. Store: Place it in a jar with a tight lid or use it in your recipe right away.

Storage and Freezing Instructions:

• To Store: Place it in an airtight jar and tighten it with the lid. As long as it is stored in the fridge, it should stay fresh for up to 3 days.
• To Freeze: Portion puree into an ice cube tray and freeze it overnight. Transfer to a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
• To Thaw: Place a cube into an airtight container and let it thaw overnight in the fridge.

Ways To Use It:

• Flavor cocktails: You can use this blueberry syrup to flavor cocktails like blueberry margaritas, Moscow mule, and blueberry bramble. 
• Introduce fresh blueberry flavor to blueberry lemonade or blueberry smoothies.
• Use as a topping for Overnight Steel Cut Oats or Almond Milk Oatmeal.
• Use it in baking cheesecakes, muffins, and quick bread recipes. 

Helpful Tips:

• No blender, no problem: If you do not have a blender, you can also use a food processor. You may have to blend it longer, but it would totally work.
• Blending smoothly: In the recipe below, I used 2 cups of blueberries as my Vitamix will not do a good job of blending a lesser amount. However, if you have a smaller blender, you can puree fewer blueberries or adjust the recipe accordingly.

Other Blueberry Recipes You Might Like:

• Blueberry Salad
• Peach Blueberry Galette
• Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins
• Blueberry Hot Toddy
• Blueberry Spelt Scones

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Blueberry Puree Recipe

5 from 5 votes

By: Aysegul Sanford

Yields4 servings

Prep Time2 minutes mins

Total Time2 minutes mins

An easy Blueberry puree recipe to use as baby food or as a flavoring agent in cocktails, cakes, oatmeal or even as a pancake sauce. This is the quickest way to incorporate blueberry flavor into your recipes.

Ingredients 

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• ▢ 2 cups fresh blueberries*, rinsed and picked over
• ▢ 1/4 cup water

Optional ingredients (Based on the recipe you are using):

• ▢ 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon Honey Syrup*

Instructions 

• Place blueberries in the bowl of a blender*.
• If you are making this as baby food, pour in water. If you are making it to use in drinks, oatmeal, smoothies, etc, you can add in flavorings like lime juice and honey syrup instead of water.
• Blend in medium-high speed until smooth, 30-45 seconds.
• Pour into a jar, cover it with a lid, and store in the fridge until ready to use.

Notes

• This recipe yields 1 1/4 cups of blueberry puree.
• The jar you see in the photos is a Weck Jar (affiliate link).
• You can easily and quickly make honey syrup at home in less than 5 minutes.
• You can use frozen blueberries as well. For best results, I recommend to thaw them before blending.
• If you do not have a blender, you can also use a food processor. You may have to blend it longer but it would totally work.
• To store: Place it in an airtight jar and tighten it with the lid. As long as it is stored in the fridge, it should stay fresh up to 3 days.
• To Freeze: Portion puree into an ice cube tray and freeze it overnight. Transfer to a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
• To Thaw: Place a cube into an airtight container and let it thaw overnight in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 40IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Naturally Sweetened

Cuisine: American

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