Alright, exactly one week after my blueberry cake and my promise to not inundate you with blueberry recipes, I already have a new blueberry recipe for you: Blueberry sauce. I was honestly a little hesitant to share such a ridiculously simple recipe, but this is the perfect kind of recipe for summertime and I know that not everyone has made their own blueberry sauce before or knows how to, and so here we are, with two blueberry recipes in two weeks. Stick with me, please, this one’s definitely worth it. Blueberry sauce is sweet and simple and right now with blueberries are at their ripest, juiciest, and cheapest, I literally can’t think of a better way to top off a stack of pancakes. This recipe also requires such a minimal amount of work and uses ingredients you probably already have on hand — doesn’t really get better than that!
What is the difference in a Sauce and a Compote?
I wanted to address this here because when I started working on this blueberry sauce recipe, I really didn’t know whether I should call it a “sauce” or a “compote”. After reading through dozens of descriptions and recipes and puzzling over the difference, I’ve come to the conclusion that the only real difference is the name, and for the purpose of this blog post I’m calling blueberry sauce and blueberry compote one and the same. But, um, if you have information on what actually differentiates these two, please let me know in the comments. I would actually be really interested to be proven wrong!
Whatever you want to call it, the taste remains the same. It’s a vibrant blueberry taste, thanks to cooking down most of the blueberries until they release their juices and then stirring in a handful of fresh ones to finish off the recipe. I also like to add just a splash of vanilla extract to mine, but you should know that it does make the blueberry sauce seem sweeter and this recipe stands alone well without the vanilla extract. Without the vanilla, you’ll have a more pure and vibrant blueberry taste, but my taste testers all loved the flavor addition and so I’ve included notes in the recipe so that you can customize to your own taste (and your own taste testers!).
What Can I Serve with Blueberry Sauce?
Buttermilk Pancakes or waffles Crepes Scones Angel Food Cake Ice cream No-Bake Cheesecake Or swap out the strawberries in your strawberry shortcake with blueberry sauce instead!
So, what are you going to pair your blueberry sauce with??
How To Make Blueberry Sauce
