Best Blueberry Shortcake With Fresh Blueberry Sauce Recipes

EASY BLUEBERRY SAUCE

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Looking for a blueberry sauce recipe for cheesecake? Look no further! This luscious blueberry topping is perfectly sweetened to put on anything from a scoop of vanilla ice cream to a slice of angel food or pound cake. -Doris Dezur, Eugene, Oregon

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 20m

Yield 3/4 cup.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cornstarch
Dash salt
1/4 cup water
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
Vanilla ice cream

Steps:

In a small saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually whisk in water until smooth. Add blueberries, lemon zest and juice; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened, 2-3 minutes (some berries will remain whole). Serve warm or chilled over ice cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 50mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 0 protein.

BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE WITH FRESH BLUEBERRY SAUCE

Blueberry Shortcake with Fresh Blueberry Sauce image

Super easy dessert and a trip down memory lane for me. Strawberry shortcake was my favorite dessert growing up. I loved it when my mother sliced strawberries and covered them in sugar and then put in the fridge for the day. I knew we would be having shortcake that night! While strawberry shortcake is a classic summer dessert,...

Provided by Diane Atherton

Categories Fruit Desserts

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

slices of pound cake, homemade or store bought
cool whip or sweetened whipped cream
BLUEBERRY SAUCE
2 c blueberries, fresh or frozen
1/4 c sugar
2 Tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, fresh

Steps:

1. BLUEBERRY SAUCE: In a medium saucepan, mix the blueberries with the sugar, water and lemon juice. Simmer over meduim heat until the blueberries begin to burst, about 8 minutes, until the juices of the berries have released and made a sauce. Take about 1/2 cup of the berries and pulse in the food processer and return to sauce. Remove from the heat and toss in a few extra berries; cool. Refrigerate before serving.
2. Alternate layers of cake, blueberry sauce and whipped topping. Enjoy!
3. I baked a pound cake for this recipe: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/butter-pound-cake-loaf-size.html Store bought cake is fine or if you have some leftover bicuits, they will work too!