I've always been a big fan of blueberries. They're the perfect snack food because they taste fantastic all on their own, but you can also use them to create so many delicious recipes!
US Highbush blueberries are available to purchase almost everywhere that has a frozen foods aisle, so there's no excuse for not having a bag or two in your freezer.
You can add them to lemonade, throw a handful in your pancake, muffin and waffle mixes, or come up with really interesting recipes showcasing their flavor.
One of the biggest advantages of having US Highbush blueberries in the freezer is that you always have a low calorie, low fat option on hand. Did you know that blueberries only have about 80 calories per cup and are extremely low-fat?
US Highbush blueberries are a powerhouse of nutrition in a tiny little blue package!
One one-cup serving of US Highbush blueberries hast 14 mg of Vitamin C, which is almost 25 percent of your daily requirement! Blueberries are also high in fiber, which the average person does not get enough of on a regular basis. They are also an excellent source of Manganese, which helps in bone development converting the proteins, carbohydrates and fats in food into to energy.
The biggest nutritional advantage - in my opinion - is that blueberries contain antioxidants, which work to neutralize free radicals — unstable molecules linked to the development of cancer, cardiovascular disease and other age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s.
As many members of my family have suffered from Alzheimer's, this is one of the biggest reasons why I always have several bags of blueberries in my freezer! Even when I am feeling lazy and don't want to make a recipe that includes blueberries, I throw a handful into a smoothie or into my lemonade - it makes them taste fantastic and I'm benefiting my health too!
As part of my participation in this campaign with the US Highbush Blueberry Council , I wanted to share a rather unique recipe with you in time for Valentine's Day.
You see, my dad has Diabetes and I am always trying to come up with sugar free or low sugar sweets that he will actually eat. I also try to eliminate sugar from my diet except for when it comes to baked goods (which are my weakness), so this is kind of a win-win for me!
I found something that I really like that won't give me a sugar headache later, and hopefully my dad will like it too!
Sweetheart Sugarfree Blueberry Tart Recipe
Ingredients per mini tart pan:
1 cup frozen Highbush blueberries
1 tablespoon small couscous
Pie crust:
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup coconut oil, chilled to a solid
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ - ½ cup ice water
Directions:
Prepare a clean, dry and lightly floured surface. Measure out all of the flour and salt; quickly mix together with a wire whisk. Then add in small pieces of the cold-to-almost-frozen coconut oil. As you knead the dough your hands will warm the oil and soften in so you’ll want to work quickly. Add the ice cold water and carefully work the dough just enough to combine all of the so they will stick together when you squeeze a fist full. If needed add a little more coconut oil or flour. Dust the surface with flour again and starts to roll it out. These rustic little tarts will have more personality with rough edges so do not worry about the exact shapes or edges. You’ll want rolled out pieces just large enough to fit the mini tart pan and then fold back over the edges and a bit of the top of the frozen Highbush blueberries.
When all of your tart pans are prepared fill with the frozen Highbush blueberries. Right out of the bag is perfect and saves on cleanup. Sprinkle each with a tablespoon of couscous, this will help absorb some of the blueberry juice as the tart bakes and gives it a fuller texture.
Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until the crust has started to lightly brown. Ovens tend to cook differently so keep an eye on it as you approach the 55 minute mark, more or less time might be needed. Let rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
Julie says
My son loves blueberries – he would devour these, and I wouldn't have to feel bad about the sugar content.
Mickey says
That looks amazing! I love blueberries too. 🙂
rich morris says
I love them in pancakes but half the time they don't make it into them...b/c i eat them first :).
Teresa says
I love blueberries so many ways ... fresh and plain, mixed with yogurt, in pancakes, in muffins, in breads!
Ida Lea says
I love blueberry pancakes and sweet rolls
Barbara A Ramirez says
I love blueberries with cheesecake..nothing better. I also love fresh blueberry pie. Occasionallly I also will use blueberry jelly with toast and butter,
Tamie says
I love to eat blueberries cold right out of the frig!
Tamie says
I love to eat blueberries cold, right out of the refrigerator!
Tamie says
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Michelle Weaver says
We like them in blueberry muffins! but I should try them in smoothies.
Christine L. says
On Pancakes and just simply by themselves!
Starr Greenwell says
This recipe looks amazing:) I love blueberries on pancakes.
Wendy Owen says
I have only ever eaten them with muffins.
Mary Casper says
I like them in my cereal
Dominique Cloutier says
I like my blueberries plain or on ice cream!
Tanya White says
I love them with my oatmeal.
Gwen says
In Yogurt parfaits!
Elena says
I like blueberry pancakes
Nichol says
Any way, shape and form. In smoothies, mixed in oatmeal, in cold cereal, by the handful. They are my favorite fruit ever!!
Claudia says
I like blueberries on pancakes, muffins, and on granola yogurt, thank you!
erin dear says
I love blueberries in oatmeal, pancakes, smoothies and on ice cream!
Kenny F says
I love them in pancakes
Brittney House says
I love blueberry muffins.
Marian Boll says
My family are all nuts for blueberries!!!!!
Toneria McCoy says
I love them in any baked goods as well as in my drinks and with yogurt.
Karen Deva says
I like blueberries in my oatmeal.
Jessica M says
I love blueberries, and it's great to see some diabetes-friendly recipes with them! Both my father and my sister are diabetic, so working sweet things into desserts that won't spike their sugar is great!
Ann Fantom says
We eat them in pancakes most of the time
andy says
I love making blueberry muffins!
Tamar says
I like them raw, in smoothies, in pies, anywhere 🙂
Lesley M says
We eat blueberries anyway that we can. Smoothies, muffins, even straight out of the container!
Deborah Rosen says
We eat blueberries at least five days a week, mixed in with our morning oatmeal.
McKim says
I like blueberry pie.
Kelly D says
I like to eat blueberries on my cereal.
julie murphy says
We like in bread and muffins.
latanya says
I like them in my pancakes
kim says
I live in NC and our Blueberry picking season is May so I pick a whole lot and freeze them then I use them in baking, pancakes, but my favorite way to use them is in my smoothies because they are frozen I don't need to use I cubes I love blueberries
Carol Mclemore says
I perfer the have them in smoothies as well as blueberry muffins.
Charlene Drake says
On cereal, in pancakes and muffines
Tom Bellamy says
I love them in blueberry cobblers.
Tari Lawson says
I like to put them in my yogurt and oatmeal.
nicole says
pancakes, berry pies and waffles!
Paula Gardner says
I love muffins with blueberries.
Paula Gardner says
I love muffins with blueberries.
Lisa Weidknecht says
My favorite way to eat blueberries is to put a bowl of them in my freezer, and just grab a handful now and then for snacking. They taste like blueberry ice cream that way, except not fattening!
Tammy S says
We love blueberries. We eat them plain, in smoothies, homemade ice cream and my favorite is blueberry cobbler.
Don D says
My favorite way to eat blueberries is by the handful.
lauren knott says
I love blueberries! My favorite way to eat them is in muffins!
Suzanne K says
I love them all by themselves, just raw and delicious!
Michelle says
I love making fresh blueberry pancakes, I can not wait untill they are in season again!
Heather B says
I like to eat mine fresh off the bush!!
Rebecca Graham says
I like them in pancakes.
Misa says
I like them in smoothies and just plain!
Barbara Montag says
I like blueberries in smoothies oatmeal and green salads - thank you.
Dani H says
One of my favorite indulgences is a bowl of fresh blueberries and sliced nectarines with half & half.
Thanks for a chance at the giveaway!
Priscilla S. says
I love blueberry smoothies in the mornings and I also use blueberries in my homemade granola recipe which is a delicious yogurt topper.
jennifer aikens says
oh goodness I like them in almost everything and I love eating them just by themselves. Blueberry pancakes, muffins, and bagels are my favorite way to incorporate them into food.
Holly Thomas says
I love Blueberry Pancakes.
Amy Adams says
I love blueberries in my pancakes, in smoothies, with a little Cool Whip and just plain popping in my mouth; I love blueberries! 🙂
sarit says
I love blueberries
sandra says
plain, in smoothies, and in tarts
MaryAnn Casey says
I like them in a crisp
Julie Lee says
I love everything blueberry flavor, especially in smoothies and oatmeal.
beverly paquin says
i like making and eating blueberry muffins.
Kelly Kimmell says
I like them in muffins!
Thomas Murphy says
I like blueberries in pancakes.
Betty Baez says
I love them in muffins, pancakes, waffles, as an ice cream topping, in yogurt you name it!
Candice Denigan says
I love them so many ways. Smoothies, waffles, with granola and yogurt. They are delicious!
steve weber says
I like them on pancakes.
Amanda Sakovitz says
i like them in my salads
Maria H says
I like to mix blueberries in a smoothie. Technically, any type of berry tastes amazing together.
Cynthia R says
i like blueberries in muffins, smoothies, covered in chocolate, scones, pancakes, and eating them as is.
Angela Y says
I love blueberries any way, On their own, in pancakes, smoothies, in my yogurt..
Ashley Trail says
I like my blueberries just plain !
Tarah says
We love them just by themselves, as a snack. Or in yogurt.
Rease says
I love blueberries in smoothies and with greek yogurt.
Laurana H says
I like them any way. Plain, in pancakes, tarts, smoothies, etc.
Olivia Hamilton says
We love them in pancakes, cereal, oatmeal, smoothies, as a topping on icecream, and right out of the package. YUM.
Crystal Renee says
I like them in all sorts of things! But I really love using them to make a blueberry pie.
Rod Jackson says
I like them fresh with fresh strawberries.;
Lo says
I LOVE blueberries in my cereal.
CJ Godfrey says
I like to eat blueberries on top of my cheesecake!
Autum says
I love blueberries! Especially in my pancakes and muffins. When I was younger we were lucky to live in a place where we could pick the blueberries out in the wild and we would always make a day of it. My kids now love just munching on them by themselves.
Laura says
I love blueberries in pancakes and muffins! Or just right from the container! Thanks for the great giveaway! Frugal Follies
Wendy R. says
I like them frozen, with yogurt.
Jennifer says
MMM, I LOVEEEE Blueberry pancakes and waffles so much!
Kortney Picker says
I love eating blueberries plain, we also really enjoy them in smoothies!
E. Diane Macauley says
We just simply love blueberries. Fresh by the handful, pancakes, smoothies, jams, preserves, sorbet, you name it, we have probably had it. 🙂
Jen Haile says
I love them in smoothies!
JEFF TAYLOR says
I love my blueberries in my pancakes or waffles (or on them- or both!) Thanks for the giveaway!
Geoff K says
I love blueberries in smoothies, on cereal and oatmeal, and, of course, in muffins and scones!
Sarah says
I love them in muffins and other baked goods or straight out of the freezer! Yummy!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Angela Cash says
I like to eat fresh blueberries by the handful. I also like to add them to granola cereal.
Ashley G says
I absolutely LOVE blueberries on my sundaes.
Kathy Luman says
I like blueberry cobblers, smoothies, ice cream and muffins.
Betsy Barnes says
My favorite way to enjoy blueberries is in muffins 🙂
alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says
i like my blueberries in pancakes and baked goods
Stephanie Ann says
I love to use blueberries in smoothies & muffins!!
M.Clark says
I like to eat bluberries in smoothies and in cereal.
Natalie says
I love blueberries mixed with frozen yogurt!
Tammy Shelton says
my favorite is blueberry pancakes. Also like to eat the plain.
Mary Happymommy says
I like blueberries in muffins.
kelli boydston says
typically, i like to eat them fresh, or add them to whole wheat waffles, or add them to yogurt with a little local honey.
KLynn Schrotenboer says
I like them fresh picked off the bush.
Kelly says
I love them in muffins.
kelly mistry says
I love blueberries in my yogurt and in my oatmeal!
Linda Szymoniak says
My favorite way to eat blueberries is by themselves. Fresh blueberries are perfect as they are, although I do sometimes freeze some to snack on later.
paula peterson says
My two year old daughter Lily is the blueberry fan in this family. I like them, but not as much, as she does. Her favorite is blueberry pancakes.
Amy Pullifrone says
I like them in smoothies or just by them selves or in a fruit salad.
Laura Pelkey says
I like blueberry cobbler, blueberry on yogurt, in muffins, and I like them just plain too.
Wanda C. says
I love to eat them by themselves. Although I do like them in my cereal and in muffins.
Melissa F says
I actually just had a blueberry turnover this morning, it was absolutely delicious! I normally use them in my cereal.
Gabriel Rossi says
I like to eat them in muffins, on cakes, on yogurt, by themselves 😉
KELLY MCGREW says
i love mine in smoothies and fruit salad!
Chavonne H says
I'd use them in muffins!
Sheryl says
I love blueberries in yogurt, in a bowl with sugar and cream and in various baked goods like cobblers for example.
Wendy Mastin says
I like blueberries plain, on my cereal, smoothies, pie.
Laura Fugate says
I eat my blueberries straight off the bush. Very few of them make it inside the house for other purposes.
Cori Westphal says
I do love blueberry smoothies, but I also love adding blueberries and granola to my yogurt!
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Jasmine P says
I love to eat blueberries in smoothies!
Dawn Ganey says
We use blueberries in pancakes & waffles, quick and easy.
Jessica Fortner says
They are good blended in my protein shakes and on top of my oatmeal.
joni says
My favorite would be blueberry muffins.
Rebecca HM says
I only eat them in muffins 🙂 They are so good in muffins.
stephanie says
i love blueberries in muffins
stephanie says
i love blueberries in muffins
nataly carbonell says
I love blueberries on my pancakes and on my muffins! 😀
Marti Tabora says
I like to make blueberry cobblers. They are so good, especially with vanilla ice cream.
Jim S says
I like putting blueberries in my frozen fruit smoothies.
Helga says
I like them on pancakes.
Danielle says
I love to put them in the freezer and it them practically frozen as is..
but I also like to defrost them a bit so they get mushy and then put them in my yogurt..blueberry flavor, actually.
Alyce Poalillo says
I love them in my hot cereal and in my homemade muffins.
SF says
I like making a big fruit salad with all kinds of berries and of course including blue berries. I also like them in smoothies and in greek yogurt. Thanks for the giveaway!!
Mayela says
I love blueberry pancakes and sweet rolls and smoothie 😉
Susan Smith says
I absolutely LOVE blueberries in yogurt and pancakes
Katlyn says
awe make sugar cookies with cream cheese icing topped with fresh blueberries and strawberries.
Jenny Peters says
I love blueberries all by themselves! But they are great in muffins too.
Sarah L says
In smoothies, in muffins, just nibbling.
Thanks for the contest.
Laura Jacobson says
Oh I love them in yogurt and muffins!
Lisa says
I love blueberries plain...but I also love me a good blueberry muffin!!
jodi frasier says
I like to eat them in a cobbler and also as a fruit parfait. Thanks
jennifer says
We love blueberries on everything from waffles, to smoothies, plain and on salads!
Terri Moore says
I like them in my smoothies and in desserts especially blueberry pie! My husband likes to eat them frozen right out of the freezer.
Becca says
I love them in muffins! They are so delicious!
Lisa V. says
I like them in my pancakes and yogurt.
Gail Williams says
I love blueberries in my morning oatmeal.
Kyl Neusch says
by the hand
Laura Rogers says
I love then in muffins and pancakes!
meredith says
i like blueberry pancakes
Tabathia B says
I like eating them cooked in pancakes
Jessie C. says
I like blueberries in smoothies and on pancakes.
debbie says
I love them almost any way! I really love them on greek yogurt with some homemade granola.
Katie Bellamy says
I like to eat them by the handful!
Heather Hayes Panjon says
I Love Blueberries In Salad And Pancakes Too!
cheryl s says
i like blueberry yogurt
Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says
We love serving/eating blueberries all kinds of different ways - IF we can stop ourselves from eating all of them right out of the box/basket! When they are in season/ available we buy them like there is no tomorrow
(I always have to buy extras for my 91 year old Mom who will only eat FRESH blueberries with yogurt topped with several spoonfuls of healthy cereal for breakfast EVERYDAY! She has been known to save & splurge and buy blueberries even even they cost $7.99 for a half pint carton... She will count them out in groups of 8-10 to conserve and ration them!
I kind of picked up the Blueberry-Yogurt-Cereal from her too - but it's not an every day necessity!
We love to make Blueberry French Toast for special breakfast - and my husband makes an awesome Blueberry Pie. They are also fabulous scattered on all kinds of salad AND whole grains!
A quick delicious and HEALTHY dessert is a bowl of Berries topped with Vanilla Yogurt (I usually stir a little bit of Honey and a dash of Vanilla Extract to enhance the sweetness) and top sprinkled with Brown Sugar - divine!
Tabatha Carlson says
I love them in pancakes and all by themselves.
Valerie Strand says
I love them in pancakes, muffins and just plain to munch on.
Rachel H. says
Love blueberries in pancakes,yogurt, smoothies,jam, pork chops!
Abigail says
My kids love munching on frozen blueberries in the summer and they are a must in our smoothies and pancakes!
Tara says
I love blueberry muffins!
itzia says
i love blueberries in smoothies AND pancakes. I can't get enough of them.
Myrna Kasick says
I love to just snack on blueberrys plain, or in anything!
Susan G says
I like eating blueberries in pancakes... (blueberry pancakes) and also in muffins.. (blueberry muffins)
Tina d Reynolds says
In muffins and pancakes
judy mitchell says
we love them almost anyway from raw and plain or mixed with yogurt. Toppings for ice cream, in a pie. I've never had a blueberry that I didn't enjoy
Jacob LaFountaine says
I love blueberries in pancakes, muffins and cakes.
Deb C says
I eat blueberriesin smoothies, muffins, pancakes and more.
Cameron Anderson says
blueberries are the best with waffles and whipped cream!
diane says
in muffins and pancakes
diane says
in muffins and pancakes
William Krawic says
I love blueberry pancakes!
William Krawic says
I love blueberry pancakes!
Tammilee says
I love blueberries any way I can get them.
richelle bowers says
like them in pancakes
joseph gersch says
i like them in pancakes
joseph gersch says
i like them in pancakes
Sarah says
I love to bake them into banana muffins!
Sherry Conrad says
I like them plain, in anything lemon and on cereal.
Paula Petsel says
We own a You Pick blueberry farm. I eat blueberries just about anyway you can present them to me! Right off the bush is the best!
Stephanie Larison says
I love them in muffins and smoothies, too!
Jill Myrick says
I love making blueberry muffins and blueberry cobblers with vanilla ice cream.
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jenn giannetto says
i like them in baked goodies like muffins
Ari T. says
I like to add blueberries to muffins, oatmeal and smoothies!
Karen Matlock says
I like them plain and on salads.
Mary Cloud says
I love Blueberry Pancakes
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Jody Sisson says
I like them in pancakes, smoothies and just by themselves.
Sonya says
They mostly go straight into my mouth, but I love them in muffins, bread, pancakes, etc.
Laurie Emerson says
I like eating them in a big bowl of milk with a little sugar.
carol s. says
I like them in muffins, pancakes and waffles.
Stephanie O'Day says
Blueberry muffins are my absolute fave!
Karrie Millheim says
I love blueberries in my pancakes
susan smoaks says
i like to have my blueberries on ice cream.
Rebecca Lock says
I like them in my pancakes, on my oatmeal, and by themselves.
Trisha McKee says
I love to add them to my yogurt! Or even just by themselves as a snack!
Rebecca L says
I love blueberries in my smoothies and also with my cereal.
Brenda Howard says
I love blueberry muffins!!
CharityS says
I love my blueberry smoothies.
Jennifer says
My favorite way to eat blueberries is in homemade blueberry pie
Jennifer says
I love to use them in homemade ice cream.
Roxann says
I like them in pancakes and waffles.
Tara Woods says
I love blueberries on cereal, in muffins and in smoothies.
rose paden says
I love to put them in muffins, so good!!
Cheryl Reinhardt says
on my vanilla ice cream
RICHARD HICKS says
I add them to my morning cereal
Vikki Billings says
I like them in muffins, pancakes and smoothies!!
Lisa Garner says
I love to make blueberry crepes.
Jennifer Dawn says
I LOVE blueberries!! In a bowl sprinkled with a teeny tiny bit of sugar! Of course I will always eat them in a tasty pie as well! So delicious!
Shannon says
There isn't any way I don't like them, breakfast, desserts, salads, etc.
Michelle Tucker says
I like them by the handfuls, in yogurt and especially in pancakes! 🙂
Angie P says
I like them in cold cereal and on top of ice cream
Francine Anchondo says
I love them in smoothies
Betty C says
I add them to oatmeal, crush them over ice cream and eat them plain
Gwen B. says
I love in them in muffins!
Migdalia - says
I love blueberries in my oatmeal. Yum. Best breakfast ever!
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janet says
I like blueberry cobbler:)
Ellie W says
I love blueberry pie.
Dawn K. says
I like them just picked off the bush. And as many as possible!
Kim says
my absolute favorite way to eat blueberries is in smoothies
Carl White says
Tell me how you like to eat your blueberries!
I like to eat them with whipped cream off the naked body of my lady.
Joanna Allison says
I like blueberry pie.
Joy Q says
I like to eat them in muffins & pancakes
Lesley F says
I like blueberry bread!
Beverly Metcalf says
My favorite way to eat blueberries is in blueberry muffins, but I love blueberry pie too. Thanks for having this contest.
AEKZ2 says
I love blueberries in muffins
Sharon says
I love my blueberries in a cobbler,muffins, pancakes and a bowl of oatmeal! I love blueberries and they are so good for us too!
Charlene Kuser says
I like to eat my blueberries in a smoothie and a pie
Rita M says
I love blueberry muffins!
Nicole DeFontes says
I love eating them plain or in cereal, smoothies, pancakes
Tina says
I love them all by themselves. I love to pop them in my mouth. I put them in pancakes, muffins, and bread too.
Tammy Greer says
I love blueberry pancakes!
Bryan E. says
Thanks for the giveaway… we make blueberry - bran muffins !
laurie says
I love them in pies and muffins
rene chartier says
I love to eat fresh blueberries in yogurt.