The 16 Best Blueberry Desserts Ever Created in Our Test Kitchen
Make the most of sweet blueberries with these easy dessert recipes.
Add a burst of bright sweet-tart flavor to your final course with these fresh blueberry desserts. With berry-studded bundt cakes, fruit crisps, and crazily refreshing lemon-blueberry desserts, our complete guide to the best blueberry dessert recipes will convince you that these small fruits can pack a lot of flavor.
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Blueberry Bundt Cake
With its glossy glaze and showy fluted shape, this fresh blueberry dessert is almost too pretty to eat. But not quite. Plain yogurt makes the Bundt cake batter remarkably tender, while lemon, cardamom, and vanilla make each crumb of this blueberry version worth savoring.
Blueberry-Lemon Shortcakes
Step aside, strawberry shortcake. There's a new favorite shortcake recipe in town, featuring fluffy honey-yogurt cream and juicy, perfectly ripe blueberries. (If you're lucky to have both kinds of berries, though, we highly recommend making this a strawberry and blueberry dessert for a beautiful red, white, and blue treat.)
Sparkling Rosé Blueberry Floats
Toast blueberry season in style with these boozy floats. In partnership with the sweet-tart blueberry granita and creamy coconut gelato scoops, fresh basil lends a bonus dose of summer sensations. A splash of bubbly rosé wine is the final component to finish the frozen blueberry desserts in a refreshing, festive fashion.
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Blueberry-Sour Cream Dessert
Pie lovers and cheesecake fans alike with this best-of-both-worlds blueberry dessert recipe made with cream cheese. A tangy-sweet sour cream layer bakes up densely, delicious atop luscious blueberry filling in a cookie-like crust.
Test Kitchen Tip
If you want to shorten the time required between step one and savoring a slice, trade a store-bought graham cracker crust for the DIY crust.
Blueberry Bread Pudding with Blueberry Sauce
Here's a blueberry dessert recipe you have our full permission to enjoy for both brunch and post-dinner. Bread pudding is a delicious home for leftover or stale bread, especially when it's amped up with sweet berries, toasted coconut, and salty pecans. Finish with a shower of homemade blueberry sauce for dessert or maple syrup for brunch.
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Peach-Berry Hot Honey Crisp
Sugar, spice, and everything nice is what you'll find in each bite of this peach-blueberry dessert. The topping on this cast iron skillet dessert is a cinch to pull together with just refrigerator and pantry staples. We suggest stirring in a couple of spoonfuls of chile-infused hot honey to balance the delightfully sweet, in-season peaches, blueberries, and raspberries.
Layered Blueberry (Pan)Cake
Designed to look like a towering stack of pancakes, this blueberry dessert recipe will inspire requests to know how you made it look so realistic. This spot-on replica of the classic breakfast comes complete with white chocolate square "butter pats," fresh blueberries, and maple syrup. The berries are hiding in the batter.
Blueberry Lemonade Poke Cake
This blueberry cake recipe is extra moist thanks to a lemonade concentrate drizzle and fresh blueberry sauce. Spread the cake with homemade lemon whipped cream and fresh lemon slices. The cake will keep for up to three days in the refrigerator.
Coconut-Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Speckled with juicy, sweet-tart fruit, this blueberry cheesecake dessert is a brilliant choice when you're craving cheesecake but need to feed an army. Coconut flakes are baked right into these creamy bars for a welcome tropical flair.
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Blueberry Cream Biscuits with Blueberry Sauce
A sweetened blueberry sauce is the perfect complement to these berry-studded biscuits. Warning: The sauce is so good you should probably make a double batch to spoon over pancakes, waffles, ice cream, oatmeal, and more. Whipping cream fluffs up the biscuit dough for a lusciously flaky, simple, fresh blueberry dessert.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Pastries
Although these fruity blueberry treats look like they're straight from the bakery, they're surprisingly easy to pull together. Use packaged puff pastry sheets, smooth cream cheese, and store-bought blueberry preserves to cut down on the prep time. To sweeten the deal, this recipe can be made with either fresh or frozen berries, depending on the time of year and what you have on hand.
Blueberry Crumble Slab Pie
Sprinkled with a topping of warm brown sugar, pecans, and oat crumbs, this blueberry pie will have you reaching for seconds—but there will be plenty of this treat to go around. It serves 24 and is made in a 9x13-inch pan, making this one of the best for potlucks or larger get-togethers.
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Blueberry Crisp
Whether you start with fresh or frozen fruit, this easy blueberry dessert recipe will satisfy—and the cinnamon-scented oat topping is far easier than a lattice piecrust.
Test Kitchen Tip
This classic fruit crisp is at its most irresistible when served warm and topped with either vanilla ice cream or fluffy whipped cream.
Cornmeal-Blueberry Scones
These hearty scones overflow with fresh blueberries and toasted almonds, perfect for a breakfast treat or an afternoon snack. Each bite of this frozen blueberry dessert (and yes, that means you can enjoy it any time of year) tastes like a mash-up recipe of a slice of cornbread and a blueberry muffin. Serve the scones warm with a sweet lime-laced powdered sugar glaze drizzled on top.
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Mini Blueberry Pies
Instead of serving up slices, try making these individual blueberry pies. A homemade filling is topped with fresh berries, lemon zest, and whipped cream. You can serve these pies warm from the oven or chilled.
Apple-Blueberry Bread Pudding
Apples and blueberries are a great match in this easy dessert recipe. Pour a homemade custard over brioche bread and bake until golden brown. Top the finished dish with a sprinkle of fresh blueberries and powdered sugar.
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