Homemade Blueberry Sauce

A delicious and easy Homemade Blueberry Sauce made with simple and common ingredients is delicious over cheesecake, ice cream, waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, or yogurt.

Course other/sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword blueberry sauce for cheesecake, blueberry sauce reicpe, how to make blueberry sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Servings servings

Calories 60kcal

Author Beth Pierce

Ingredients

2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
½ cup water
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 1 ½ tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the blueberries, water, sugar, and lemon juice. Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, then reduce and simmer for just a few minutes, or just the blueberries start to break down.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and water. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the blueberry mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce is thickened.
Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the pure vanilla extract.

Notes

This recipe works with both fresh and frozen blueberries.
A little bit of vanilla extract goes a long way in blueberry sauce. 1/4 teaspoon is just the right amount.
Simmer the blueberries just until they start to break down. You want some whole berries left in your sauce, so don't cook them too long.
Store the blueberry sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for 5-6 days.

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