Blueberries

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I’ve got 2kg of blueberries, thanks to the Lidl £1.50 fruit/veg boxes. How would you use them?

Blueberry muffins

Just eat them with yogurt.

Muffins
Crumble
Mixed with yoghurt
On porridge
On their own!
Jam?

I can’t manage to eat 2kg with yoghurt in a few days 😁 Yes I need to make muffins and crumble. Maybe jam... perhaps I could make a cheesecake topping and stick in freezer for now.

Blueberries freeze really well too, so any you can't use just freeze for later.

I am weirdly jealous of the giant blueberry box. Don’t get a look in around DH

I live berries. I'd just eat them as is! If you're not up for that maybe a crumble?

Blueberry pie is fab.

Gently simmer with some sugar, and serve warm over vanilla or lemon ice cream.

Freeze any excess.

I live in the blueberry capital of the world! We've got 20 high bush trees (the big ones) and some low bush trees too (tiny, sweeter ones). We get pounds and pounds every year.

We freeze loads. Chuck a handful in porridge and it cools it down quicker too.

Blueberry muffins, jam, blueberry crisp, freeze them in sweetened yogurt to make yogurt bark, blend them and have them at the bottom of a yogurt cup with granola, blueberry and ginger pie, great for smoothies, blueberry ice cream, blueberry cordial.

Porridge. Even one or two turn in a lovely colour and taste. Keep a supply in the freezer. Handy for smoothies too.

I'm pretty sure my 6 year old could eat 2 kilos of blueberries in about an hour.. Also jealous of the giant blueberry box!

Thank you for the ideas! FYI, it’s not a giant blueberry box - it’s 8 punnets. Lidl put loads of different items in these large boxes, for £1.50 and there happened to be 4 punnets in each box! Along with spuds, carrots, nectarines, tomatoes. We had 4 pomegranates in a box the other week amongst the other items - £1.50, I feel the need to repeat this!!!

Blueberry and lemon cake

www.blueberrycouncil.org/ has lots of ideas.

I don't like them all that much and our freezer is full of the buggers.

I probably could eat 2kg of blueberries, but the consequences would be dire! 🥺 Meanwhile, blueberry conserve is DELICIOUS!!! (Make sure to put a little more lemon zest and a little less sugar than the recipe suggests. They’re very sweet as they are.) Also makes for a yummy handmade Christmas present to have up your sleeve. (It’s also delicious plopped into a glass of prosecco for an impromptu cocktail.)

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/blueberry-soured-cream-cake-cheesecake-frosting

www.marthastewart.com/1113481/blueberry-preserves

You can also purée them with a little lemon juice (the vitamin c is a natural preservative) put the purée in ice cube containers and freeze them in blocks. Store in ziplock bags for freshness. Then use that in smoothies.

Blueberry gin? Stick a load in a big Kilner Jar, cover in sugar and top up with any cheap gin. Give it a shake every day or so and by Xmas it will be lovely 😊

I'm very jealous of your blueberry haul!

www.averiecooks.com/blueberry-pie-bars/

This blueberry traybake-crumble-thing is good

What is this Lidl £1.50 box? We're getting a Lidl near me soon and I'm terribly excited about it.

I second blueberry gin!

freeze them in portions
add them to porridge, yoghurt, smoothies, ice cream...
bake an apple&blueberry crumble...

My 7 year old would eat them all in one sitting 🤣