Blueberries are a delicious and versatile fruit that can be used in a variety of recipes. When it comes to dessert, blueberry shortcake is a classic summer treat that is sure to please everyone at your table. This delectable dish combines sweet and juicy blueberries with a light and fluffy shortcake biscuit. Topped with a luscious blueberry sauce, this dessert is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of blueberry season. In this article, we will provide you with a recipe for the perfect blueberry shortcake, as well as tips for making sure that your sauce is bursting with blueberry flavor.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FRESH BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
What better way to end a summer meal than with fresh blueberries and real whipped cream sandwiched between classic shortcake? It's one dessert that's sure to delight.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450°. In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, lemon juice and 2 cups blueberries. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in remaining blueberries; let cool to room temperature., Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl combine the flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Stir in cream just until moistened. , Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out to a 1/2-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 1 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. While hot, cut biscuits in half horizontally and spread insides with butter. Set aside to cool., Just before serving, place heavy cream in a chilled small mixing bowl and with chilled beaters, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add remaining 1-2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Spoon cream over the bottom of each biscuit. Top with berry mixture and biscuit top. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 506 calories, Fat 23g fat (14g saturated fat), Cholesterol 69mg cholesterol, Sodium 321mg sodium, Carbohydrate 71g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE
Blueberries abound in Mary Damm's sugar-topped shortcake. The East Peoria, Illinois cook enjoys it as dessert, but it's also great for breakfast.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar, flour and cinnamon; set aside. In another bowl, combine the biscuit mix, milk and remaining sugar. , Spread half of the batter into a 1-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with half of the blueberries and half of the reserved sugar mixture. Repeat layers. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm if desired, or cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 403mg sodium, Carbohydrate 44g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
LEMON AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES
Steps:
- Curd: Combine lemon juice, sugar, and egg yolks in heavy saucepan. Beat over medium heat until mixture thickens and just comes to a boil, about 6 minutes. Transfer curd to medium bowl; set aside to cool. Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
- Biscuits: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. With lemon zester, remove peel from lemon in strips. Squeeze lemon and reserve 2 tablespoons juice. Place the rind and 3 tablespoons sugar in processor. Blend until peel is finely ground. Add dry ingredients; process to blend. Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 6 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; process just until moist clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into a disk. Pat out dough on a lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch thick round. Using floured 2 1/4-inch diameter cutter, cut out rounds. Gather scraps, pat out to 3/4-inch thick round. Cut out 6 rounds, total.
- Place on large baking sheet. Brush with 2 tablespoons cream. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until cooked through and golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to plate, cool. Up to this point, the recipe can be made 3 hours ahead.
- Sauce: Combine 1 1/2 cups blueberries, water, blueberry spread, and sugar in small saucepan. Stir gently over medium high heat until mixture comes to a boil and berries begin to release juices, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; mix in 1 1/4 cups blueberries. Cool. Beat cream in medium bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold into curd in 2 additions. Cut biscuits in half horizontally. Place bottoms on 6 plates. Spoon some sauce, the lemon curd mixture over each. Replace biscuit tops. Garnish with fresh blueberries.
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKES WITH COCONUT-LIME WHIPPED CREAM
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h50m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make the shortcakes: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pulse the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a food processor until combined. Add the butter; pulse a few times until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the heavy cream and vanilla; pulse until the dough just starts to come together. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; gently pat into a 5-by-7 1/2-inch rectangle.
- Cut out 6 rounds with a 2 1/2-inch-round cutter; place about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush the shortcake tops with heavy cream, then sprinkle with sugar and the coconut chips. Bake until golden and the coconut is lightly browned, 17 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the blueberry mixture: Toss the blueberries with the sugar, lime juice and salt in a large bowl. Let sit until juicy, at least 30 minutes.
- Just before serving, make the whipped cream: Beat the heavy cream and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed just until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Gently fold in the coconut cream and lime zest until just incorporated. (Do not overstir or the mixture will become too loose.)
- Split the shortcakes. Stir the mint into the blueberry mixture and spoon onto the shortcake bottoms. Top with the whipped cream, then the shortcake tops.
AMAZING STRAWBERRY (OR BLUEBERRY) SHORTCAKE
Found this amazing recipe in a magazine at the dentist and scrawled it on a scrap of paper. On the way home, I stopped by the market to get necessary ingredients and made it for dinner that evening. Incredible. I am sure any combination of berries would be wonderful. I am a mascarpone cheese convert--it is a softer, more delicate flavor than cream cheese and perfect in this recipe. Hope you enjoy! (Prep time includes 1 hour fruit sits in refrigerator).
Provided by SharleneW
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In small bowl, stir together berries, sugar, and lemon juice.
- Let sit 30 minutes to an hour.
- Near serving time, whip 1/2 cup of the heavy cream until soft peaks form.Mix in 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar.
- In another bowl, stir mascarpone until smooth. Stir in 3 Tablespoons confectioners' sugar, vanilla and remaining 1/4 cup of the cream.
- Fold mascarpone mixture into whipped cream mixture.
- To assemble: Place 2 lady fingers on 8 dessert plates and cover with 2 Tablespoons of strawberries, 2 Tablespoons of mascarpone mixture.
- Repeat with another lady fingers, laying across in the other direction.
- Divide remaining strawberries among plates and top with with remaining mascarpone cheese mixture.
BLUBAUGH'S BLUEBERRY BUCKLE SHORTCAKE
Blubaugh's Blueberry Buckle Shortcake is a family favorite that's been handed down from generation-to-generation. It's an easy-to-make recipe with German/Pennsylvania origins. My family cannot get enough of these squares, and we eat them for dessert or breakfast.
Provided by Melanie C
Categories Shortcake
Time 35m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Cream the sugar and margarine together in a mixing bowl. Stir in the eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Stir in the vanilla and flour, and mix well. Spread the batter over the prepared baking sheet to form a rectangle. Use a knife to mark off 12 squares. Use a spoon to make a small well in each square. Place 1 tablespoon pie filling in each well.
- Bake in preheated oven until top is light brown, about 25 minutes. Cool on pan, and cut into 12 squares.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 398.6 calories, Carbohydrate 57.8 g, Cholesterol 62 mg, Fat 16.8 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.2 g, Sodium 203.5 mg, Sugar 39.5 g
BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the blueberries with the superfine sugar and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, pinch of sugar, and pinch of salt. With a pastry blender or fork, fold in the butter, mixing until it resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and blend with a fork just until combined.
- On a lightly floured surface, pat the dough into a 4-inch square. (It should be about 1/2 inch thick.) Cut 4 biscuits with a 2-inch cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, sprinkle with sugar, and top each with 3 almond slivers. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden.
- Cut the biscuits in half. Add the yogurt to the blueberries and stir to combine. Place a quarter of the berries on top of one half of each biscuit, and top with the other biscuit halves.
BLUEBERRY LEMON SHORTCAKE
I created this dessert for a company bake off, and it won first place! Light, tangy and not too sweet, this dessert is quick and easy to make. The blueberry sauce and lemon curd can be prepared ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Top with whipped cream and fresh blueberries.
Provided by queso144
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 2h35m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Heat 1/2 cup sugar, water, and cornstarch over medium heat. Add blueberries and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Beat 2 eggs, yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, and salt in a saucepan until well mixed. Stir lemon juice and zest into egg mixture. Add 1/3 cup butter.
- Cook and stir egg mixture over medium heat until lemon curd is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Pour mixture into a bowl and cool. Lemon curd can be covered and refrigerated for up to two weeks.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease two 11x17-inch baking sheets.
- Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl. Mix 1 cup milk, lemon extract, coconut extract, vanilla extract, butter extract, and almond extract in a separate bowl.
- Beat 3 cups sugar, 1 cup softened butter, and shortening in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat 5 eggs into butter mixture until smooth. Pour in the flour mixture alternately with milk, mixing until batter is just incorporated. Divide batter into prepared baking sheets, spreading evenly.
- Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when lightly pressed, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cut cake into rounds using a cookie cutter or drinking glass. Place a cake round on a plate and top with blueberry sauce and lemon curd. Top with another cake round, followed by blueberry sauce and lemon curd to make one serving. Repeat with remaining cake, sauce, and curd.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 430.4 calories, Carbohydrate 59.3 g, Cholesterol 123.9 mg, Fat 20.2 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, Sodium 158.7 mg, Sugar 42.3 g
Tips:
- Use fresh blueberries: Fresh blueberries are the star of this shortcake, so make sure they're ripe and juicy. Frozen blueberries can also be used, but be sure to thaw them and drain them well before using.
- Make your own biscuit mix: While you can use a store-bought biscuit mix, making your own is easy and gives you more control over the ingredients. This recipe uses a simple combination of flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Don't overmix the biscuit dough: Overmixing the dough will make the biscuits tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined and the dough starts to come together.
- Chill the biscuit dough before baking: Chilling the dough helps the biscuits rise evenly and gives them a more tender texture.
- Bake the biscuits until they're golden brown: The biscuits are done baking when they're golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Make the blueberry sauce while the biscuits are baking: This will give the sauce time to cool slightly before serving.
- Serve the shortcake warm with fresh blueberries and whipped cream: This is the classic way to serve blueberry shortcake, and it's hard to beat. You can also add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra special treat.
Conclusion:
This blueberry shortcake is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that's perfect for any occasion. With its flaky biscuits, sweet blueberry sauce, and fresh blueberries, it's sure to be a hit with everyone. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this blueberry shortcake a try. You won't be disappointed.
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