This is such a simple recipe I feel a little silly posting it. I had never thought of it though and my friend Nancy mentioned it the other day and I couldn’t wait to try it myself.
Do you remember blueberry syrup from when you were a kid? My Mom used to buy it on occasion and now I cringe because goodness knows what goes into some of those products. Plus remember how sweet that stuff was? I get a cavity just thinking of it.
But guess what? You can make your own blueberry syrup at home in just seconds and it is so good on pancakes, waffles, English Muffins, scones, drizzle over ice cream or pound cake… Yum! This is a clean eating recipe too so it is very healthy. We try to pack in as many blueberries as possible into our diet because they are so very good for you.
All you need to do is place some fresh blueberries in a microwave safe bowl and heat for approximately 60 seconds. Be careful here- you want to use a bowl that is large because the blueberries will pop and overflow if you use a tiny dish. (Not that I would know from experience or anything and yes the microwave is finally clean.) This is what it should look like- you can heat more or less depending on how chunky you like it.
I made this over waffles for my girls for lunch today and there was not a sound to be heard. They gobbled this up so fast I couldn’t believe it.
So just pop a waffle in the toaster (we like Van’s) and this syrup will probably be done before the waffle is ready. It is a very fast breakfast.
I made myself a little snack with a toasted English Muffin and a little cream cheese. The blueberries on top were a great substitution for jam.
If you want a little kick to your syrup, you might try a drizzle of lemon juice or orange juice. If this isn’t sweet enough, you can always mix in a tiny bit of sugar.
And I just tossed a handful of berries into a bowl to heat- but if you want exact measurements this jar represents about 9 oz of berries.
I would say 9oz was just enough for both children plus my English Muffin. This is a little watery so pour the syrup just as you are ready to eat.
And if you are interested in making your own super simple jam, check out my 5 Minute Freezer Jam recipe here.
brokentwilights says
Gourmet chef here gone frugal and its really amazing what kind of amazing goodies you can come up with on a budget =] this has always been one of my favorite tricks and just the thought make me want to cook up some pancakes or french toast for a midnight snack right now! I used to make a selection of blueberry, strawberry, peach, apple, raspberry, berry medley, mango, banana, gosh – really so many different fruits as a kid maybe age 12 or so for Sunday breakfast with my many (9 younger then me) siblings and family and it was always soooo yummy! Over the years though I learned a couple more tricks of the trade and I know a microwave works awesome but I noticed you appreciate the health value of the blueberries and I would deff. recommend putting it on the stove over med-low heat instead and cook to desired consistency – this way you’ll get a wayyy better flavor and wayyy more nutrients then using a microwave – which in more ways then one kills the food. just thought I’d share!! keep up the great blog been checking up here for a few months and enjoy verymuch
Charlene says
Broken, I will try that when I have a little more time for sure. You do it with other fruits? Just simmer the plain fruit and maybe a little water or do you add other things to it? I bet strawberry would be wonderful.
Emmy says
Sometimes the simple things are the best! Just this morning I made Irish oatmeal for my DH. While that cooks in the microwave for 5 minutes, I sauté berries (blue, black & straw), bananas and glazed walnuts with a little butter and brown sugar….mmmm…heavenly…
Jean says
I’d love to hear if this works the same with other fruits and berries. My son is allergic to blueberries, but would love to try it with boysenberries or raspberries. I wonder if you could use ones that have been frozen – meaning fresh berries that you buy cheap in season, then freeze?
Viviana says
Do you think it would work with frozen ones?
Jennifier W. says
Thanks for sharing this! I wonder how it would work with frozen blueberries. I always buy a ton from a local farm in the summer and freeze some to eat throughout the year. Can’t wait to try!
Charlene says
You know my only concern about frozen is the watery-ness. I think you could certainly try it and I would think it would be fine.
brokentwilights says
I throw it in a sauce pan with a little sugar if its tart fruit and a bit of water – frozen works great too but you would have to be careful to add water as needed vs adding the water first cuz frozen fruits always carry a bit more water. Depending on the fruit I like to use some (a splash) orange liquor like grand marnier the alcohol cooks out so its kid friendly but the flavors it adds is awesome other liquors would be good too like maybe a chocolate liquor with strawberrys I’ve been wanting to try . Also vanilla extract or bean paste added with like blueberries and some butter gives it some great flavors too.