Blueberry Dumplings
Easy blueberry dumplings that are similar to blueberry grunt.
Ingredients
Blueberries
- 4 heaping cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 1 cup granulated sugar (add an extra tablespoon if you have tart berries)
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dumplings
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 tablespoons salted butter, cold
- 6 tablespoons whole milk or buttermilk (add more if needed to make a dough)
Instructions
Blueberries
- Place the blueberries, sugar, butter, and water in a medium-sized saucepan. Add a tight-fitting lid, and bring to a boil.
Dumplings
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
- Cut the butter into small pieces (using a grater) in the flour bowl. Use a pastry cutter to mix the butter and flour. Then add the milk and stir to form a dough. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls into the boiling blueberries.
- Re-cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Let the blueberries simmer for 20 minutes or until the dumplings are cooked and fluffy. For best results, do not remove the lid until the cooking time is finished, and do not stir the dumplings.
- Remove the dumplings from the heat and add the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Stir to mix. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Garnish with prepared crust pieces.
Notes
Variation
Substitute blackberries for blueberries.Nutrition
Calories: 441kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 37mgSodium: 229mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 3gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 486IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 95mgIron: 2mg
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