Ever wonder how to make blueberry sauce? It’s actually very easy and so much better when homemade. Blueberry Sauce is the perfect topping for sweet treats, pancakes, oatmeal, and so much more.
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I have to be honest here. Blueberries are not my favorite fruit to eat raw. My son could eat an entire container by himself, but I tend to gravitate more towards strawberries and raspberries in that case.
However, when it comes to recipes using cooked fruit, you can just pass me everything blueberry! I make addicting Blueberry Oat Muffins and I can not say “no” to a batch of homemade Fluffy Blueberry Pancakes.
This simple Blueberry Sauce recipe is the easiest way to add sweet blueberry flavor to all kinds of foods from breakfast to dessert.
Why This Recipe Works
This recipe is very simple and takes less than 15 minutes to make.
Blueberry Sauce is very versatile. You can use it on treats like ice cream or cheesecake, on top of pancakes and waffles, stirred into oatmeal or yogurt, and so much more!
This sauce will stay fresh in your refrigerator for up to a week.
How to Make Blueberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
The entire recipe and instructions can also be found in the recipe card at the bottom of this post. You can also print the recipe from the card, if needed.
Prep!
Wash the blueberries and remove any remaining bits of stem.
Chef’s Tip: you can use frozen blueberries, but allow them to thaw in a bowl of cold water before using.
Create!
Combine all of the ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Reduce the heat to low and simmer until thickened, about 3-5 minutes.
Present!
Serve with your favorite foods.
I most recently used this sauce as the topping on a Mixed Berry Puff Pastry Napoleon.
Tips and Techniques
- You can use frozen blueberries, but allow them to thaw in a bowl of cold water before using.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use within a week.
FAQ’s
What Can You Use Blueberry Sauce On?
Some ways that you can use blueberry sauce would be to swirl it in oatmeal, as an ice cream topping, or mixed into yogurt. You could also try it on top of a cheesecake, spread onto waffles, or as a delicious topping on a stack of warm pancakes.
Can You Freeze Blueberry Sauce?
Yes, you can freeze Blueberry Sauce. Allow the sauce to cool before transferring to air-tight containers or freezer bags. Allow to thaw before rewarming to use.
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How to Make Blueberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until thickened, abut 3-5 minutes.
Notes
Tips and Techniques
- You can use frozen blueberries, but allow them to thaw in a bowl of cold water before using.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use within a week.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on May 10, 2018. It was updated with more thorough instructions, tips, techniques, and FAQ’s in July 2019.
Paulette Bradshaw says
Hi, I am wondering if I could substitute the sugar with a sugar replacement such as monk fruit sugar replacement.
Lauren Vavala Harris says
Hi Paulette,
It will likely work out fine, but I haven’t tested it myself so I can’t say how much to use or if there will be any significant textural changes. Obviously the taste would be slightly different.
– Lauren
Carmen says
Lauren, this is delicious recipe. I did it twice for a Perfect Cheesecake recipe I found on Pinterest. Thank you for sharing.
Lauren Vavala says
Thank you so much – glad you enjoy it!!
– Lauren
Monica says
Oh my goodness…..this was so simple to make and it is delicious!!! Having friends over for dinner tonight. I am going to pour blueberry sauce over some pound cake slices and then some add whipped cream…I kept out a few blueberries to decorate the whipped cream.
Renee says
Such an easy recipe. I doubled it!!
Maureen says
Super easy recipe & very delicious.I added a pinch of cinnamon to mine. I served it over waffles along with some Mascarpone cheese. My take on stuffed French toast. 😋
Sandra Spaulding says
Thank you for the recipe. So easy and so good! Putting it on cheesecake. God Bless.😋
Tammy says
Just made this with frozen blueberries and it was so incredibly amazing! I put it on top of the cream cheese danishes from Cotsco. So dang good!
MaryLinda says
This sauce is absolutely delicious, and so easy to fix! I made it with blueberries early in the summer, and today with sliced strawberries. We ate the blueberry sauce over slices of angel food cake and the strawberry sauce graced breakfast pancakes. I see other fruit sauce possibilities, and am glad I found this recipe!
Lauren Vavala says
Thank you so much!
Tracy says
Omgosh! This is just simply Delicious! I doubled the recipe using half blueberries and strawberries, then drizzling over vanilla ice cream and pound cake…So delicious!
Lauren Vavala says
Thanks so much!!
Jessica Nielsen says
I CAN’T WAIT to try this!!! I love breakfast and waffles and everything that goes with it!!
Lori says
Is this something that can be canned?
Lauren Vavala says
Hi Lori, I have very little experience canning, but it does look as if blueberry sauce can be canned. Do a quick Google search of “canning blueberry sauce” and it should bring up quite a few websites that will walk you through it 🙂
– Lauren
Lisa Bynum says
I would absolutely love swirling this into some vanilla Greek yogurt! My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Dannii says
Loving the colour of this. I want to pour it over pancakes.
Jenni LeBaron says
Yum! I love blueberries. This looks like the perfect topping for cheesecake, ice cream, oatmeal, parfaits!
Traci says
We love to make fruit sauces! They’re so easy, affordable, and versatile! Great recipe…just pinned!
Adriana Lopez Martin says
Lately, I have been cooking a lot of fruit preserves and sauces your looks excellent option for canning. I am going to include your recipe in my canning season which just started
Kristen says
I used light brown sugar and spooned it over mini lemon cheesecakes!
Fatima says
This looks amazing! I’ve never made homemade sauce before, but I’m always curious how to make it. I’ve never thought to add lemon juice.
Marina says
Saved the recipe, will try it soon, looks amazing 🙂
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Marina!
Jenn @ Drink Coffee & Prosper says
Yum, blueberry sauce. I have to try this out.
Adaleta Avdic says
This looks so incredibly yummy, and I absolutely love how it looks. The recipe sounds so doable! xx Adaleta Avdic
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Adaleta – it’s so easy!
Tori Moore says
YUM this sounds so good! I love any and all ways to serve blueberries so I will definitely be trying this. (Maybe on a cheesecake… that sounds really good!!)
Tori
ourlittleeverything says
That does sound really good!!
JeeYoung W says
OMG so good!!! Thanks for the recipe!
Stacey says
This looks so good! I have some blueberries to use up, that is if my son doesn’t eat them all first (yup, my son does it too!). I’m thinking over ice cream tonight 😉
ourlittleeverything says
Ohh that sounds sooo good!! Hope he saves you some to try it!
Stephanie Cox says
We always go blueberry picking and this would be a great recipe to try the next time we go!
ourlittleeverything says
Yay! It’s always good to have a few ideas of what you’re going to do with them all!
Jenni Laplow says
Yum! I’ve been enjoying blueberries a lot lately, so can’t wait to try this 🙂
ourlittleeverything says
Great! I hope you love it!
Meghan says
This seriously looks freaking amazing. I have tried this with cherries too before and it came out perfect. Would love to try this with blueberries!
Meghan | BeyondBasicBlog.com
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks so much Meghan! I hope it works out just as well for you!
Melanie says
That dessert looks AMAZING! I’m already dreaming of Sunday morning waffles!
ourlittleeverything says
It’s delicious on waffles 🙂 Hope you try it!
Shannon says
I’ve been a huge fan of blueberries this year and this sauce looks absolutely delicious!
Shannon
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ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Shannon!
Suzanne says
Yum! I love blueberries and this looks absolutely delicious!
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Suzanne!
Rachel Lynn says
I could definitely see myself eating this on top of an ice cream sundae! That would be so yummy!!
ourlittleeverything says
Mmhmm that would be good!
Christine Anne says
Yummy! This sounds amazing! I would love to top this on buckwheat pancakes!
ourlittleeverything says
That would definitely be delicious!
Cara says
Yum, yum, yum! This sounds like it would be great in all kinds of dishes!
ourlittleeverything says
Yes, it would be 🙂
Joanie @ ZagLeft says
This would go great on so many things – from pancakes to ice cream.
ourlittleeverything says
Exactly – it’s very versatile 🙂
Denay DeGuzman says
Yum, yum! I love this sweet recipe for blueberry sauce. I’d love to try it over oatmeal in the morning or lightly drizzled on top of freshly-baked scones. There are so many wonderful ways to enjoy it! Thank you so much for this sprinkle of inspiration. 🙂
ourlittleeverything says
There really is a million ways to use it – scones sound amazing right now at 7am 🙂
Ashleigh says
This blueberry sauce recipe looks wonderful, I can’t wait to try it! Thank you for sharing!
ourlittleeverything says
Hope you like it as much as we do Ashleigh!
Cait says
I cannot wait to try this! I bet it’s delicious on pancakes.
– Cait | http://www.prettyandfun.com
ourlittleeverything says
hah! That seems to be a popular option 🙂
Southwestern Prepster says
I love fruit sauces, they are great on pancakes!
ourlittleeverything says
Yes they are 🙂
Omega says
My husband made the pancakes with cinnamon and ginger, and I made the sauce. This recipe was perfect. It was so easy and absolutely delicious especially with cinnamon ginger pancakes. I will be making this again.
Thank you for this recipe.
Lauren Vavala says
The pancakes sound amazing! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience and rate the recipe, I really appreciate it.
Lauren
Leah says
What a lovely treat! I can think of many things to put this on!
ourlittleeverything says
Yes! I couldn’t name everything, but there are SO many options 🙂
Gunjan says
This is indeed perfect.
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you!
Emily @ Recipes to Nourish says
Mmm yum! Love homemade blueberry sauce. Perfect recipe this time of year.
ourlittleeverything says
Thanks Emily!
Bella says
What a simple and easy recipe, I love blueberry sauce it so yummy and taste good on just about everything!!
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ourlittleeverything says
It is delicious!
Brianna says
that looks sooooooooo goooood!!!!
ourlittleeverything says
Thank you!
Amy says
yummmm. Looks and sounds delicious! I’ll have to try it on pancakes next weekend!
ourlittleeverything says
Yes! It’s great on pancakes!