8 Blueberry Recipes Beyond Muffins and Pancakes

Blondies are desserts similar to brownies but with more of a vanilla flavor than chocolate. This version combines extra-sweet white chocolate with tart blueberries in a fudgy, chewy blondie bar, which is topped with a stunning bright purple blueberry-maple glaze. It’s great to enjoy with loved ones at home, or perfect to wow a crowd at a party. Recipe here!  

If you haven’t made a Dutch baby, you’re truly missing out. Similar to a popover or a fluffy pancake, this breakfast (or dessert) dish is perfect to make on a lazy weekend. This version is miniaturized and covered in a sweet, yet herby sauce made with fresh blueberries and thyme for a major upgrade to an already amazing meal.

The beauty of dumplings is that you can fill them with just about anything, sweet or savory, and they will taste delicious. This version opts on the sweeter side, filling the whole wheat dumplings with blueberries and raspberries. You could also add in strawberries for a sweeter flavor or blackberries for more tartness.

For bread pudding lovers, mixing in some blueberries adds a fun, jammy texture throughout this creamy, custard-like treat. In this recipe, some blueberries are baked right in, while plump, fresh blueberries are scattered on top, along with a generous drizzle of maple mascarpone sauce. Recipe here!  

Yogurt bark is such an easy, nutritious snack to keep in the freezer, and it’s incredibly customizable. Mix cooked blueberries into the yogurt for a fun, purple hue, or simple sprinkle blueberries and other fruit, coconut shavings, and/or nuts on the yogurt before freezing. Any way you slice it, it’ll be delicious. Recipe here!

For anyone who feels like they are always on the go, you’ll want to add this blueberry chia pudding to your weekly menu. This can easily be made ahead and enjoyed while you’re heading to the office or taking a quick snack break between meetings. The combo of chia seeds and blueberries is not only tasty, but nutritious and heart-healthy, too.

There’s no wrong time to enjoy a slice of cake. You can celebrate anything, big or small, with this lovely blueberry cake, which features blueberry directly in the cake batter. Then, there’s a soft, blueberry buttercream frosting all over the cake, which is finally topped with fresh blueberries for a showstopping dessert. Recipe here!

Whether you want to cozy up with a blanket, a good book, and a hot beverage or you’re looking for something refreshing and iced to sip on during your afternoon walk, this blueberry lavender is the drink you need. While it doesn’t have espresso, it combines blended cashews and dates for a rich, creamy texture and some sweetness, plus floral lavender and blueberries, for a unique latte that’s good any time of the day. Recipe here!