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applegrove

(118,577 posts)
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 01:29 AM Jun 2019

I'm thawing frozen wild blueberries to serve for dessert. How do you serve them once they

are thawed and mushy? Should i serve it with cream, stevia, raw unprocessed cane sugar, maple syrup, milk, vanilla, honey??? I like the wild berries because they are blue all the way through unlike the big cultivated one. But they taste 'woodsy'. They need a little help.

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I'm thawing frozen wild blueberries to serve for dessert. How do you serve them once they (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2019 OP
Nah, most of us lack the discipline and just eat them frozen. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2019 #1
LOL! Must be hard on the teeth!!! applegrove Jun 2019 #2
Frozen blueberries are not hard on teeth, providing they're not stuck together in a glob. No Vested Interest Jun 2019 #6
My first line of the OP implied i needed help with the thawing part. applegrove Jun 2019 #10
you could mix with whipped cream and some crushed cookies... Grasswire2 Jun 2019 #3
Oh. That sounds good. applegrove Jun 2019 #4
I'd mix them with greek vanilla yogurt. democratisphere Jun 2019 #5
I do that. My dad gets enough yogurt at his nursing home. applegrove Jun 2019 #8
When I was small we alway picked them and had condensed milk poured on them.... Historic NY Jun 2019 #7
Condensed milk i don't think i've ever used. applegrove Jun 2019 #9
We used to have them with 2naSalit Jun 2019 #12
or muffins or a loaf, similar to banana bread. yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #18
also known as "Eagle Brand" Grasswire2 Jun 2019 #13
and Vietnamese Iced Coffee (food of the Gods) yellowdogintexas Jun 2019 #17
frozen blueberries are a regular component of 2naSalit Jun 2019 #19
i eat them frozen. but usually i put them in tars w/ other fruit. b berry & nectarine or peach best pansypoo53219 Jun 2019 #11
My sister makes a killer Blueberry Buttermilk Tart. It is one of our family's favorite japple Jun 2019 #14
Don't defrost and use them to make magic ice cream PennyK Jun 2019 #15
Too late. But that sounds good. applegrove Jun 2019 #16
That sounds good! 2naSalit Jun 2019 #20

No Vested Interest

(5,165 posts)
6. Frozen blueberries are not hard on teeth, providing they're not stuck together in a glob.
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 02:28 AM
Jun 2019

When out of fresh berries, I use about 1/3 cup frozen on my cold cereal.
By the time I get to each individual berry, it's soft enough, from the few minutes in cold milk, to be "just right".

I realize there's some levity in your response - not 100% serious...

applegrove

(118,577 posts)
10. My first line of the OP implied i needed help with the thawing part.
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 02:51 AM
Jun 2019

I have sinced changed it. It was a reaponce to me in jest.

Grasswire2

(13,565 posts)
3. you could mix with whipped cream and some crushed cookies...
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 02:05 AM
Jun 2019

....and that would be similar to Strawberries Romanoff. I realize this calls for the cream and cookies in the house. LOL.

A simple Romanoff is made with crushed coconut macaroons or shortbread, whipped cream, berries, and a jigger of cointreau or some other booze.

2naSalit

(86,496 posts)
12. We used to have them with
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 08:57 AM
Jun 2019

the cream my mom separated from the milk we got from the dairy farm up the road with a little maple syrup. Sometimes we'd have them over ice cream which is pretty sweet anyway. A little cake-like something is good too. Or just put them in pancake batter.

2naSalit

(86,496 posts)
19. frozen blueberries are a regular component of
Sun Jun 23, 2019, 10:55 PM
Jun 2019

juices I make in my nutribullet. Along with a pile of other good stuff.

pansypoo53219

(20,966 posts)
11. i eat them frozen. but usually i put them in tars w/ other fruit. b berry & nectarine or peach best
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 08:14 AM
Jun 2019

but grea† w/plum, cherry pie filing. lemon pie & b berries.

japple

(9,818 posts)
14. My sister makes a killer Blueberry Buttermilk Tart. It is one of our family's favorite
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 01:53 PM
Jun 2019

desserts. It is on the Epicurious website. https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/blueberry-buttermilk-tart-10539.

Blueberry muffins and pancakes also come to mind. When I freeze our homegrown blueberries, I don't wash them before putting in freezer bags. When I am ready to use, I put them in a colander and rinse well under cold water. Since we don't use any chemicals on our bushes, the only things we would be washing off would be bugs, dog pee and such.

PennyK

(2,302 posts)
15. Don't defrost and use them to make magic ice cream
Sat Jun 22, 2019, 07:09 PM
Jun 2019

Pop them in a ziplock bag with heavy cream and your sweetener of choice (and a dash of vanilla). Seal the bag and shake it like mad. The cream will freeze to the berries and make a delicious treat!

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