25 Blueberry Recipes Bursting with Flavor (2024)

Quite possibly nature's perfect gift, blueberries are one of the healthiest foods around, and they require only a simple wash as a means of preparation. You can find cultivated berries all year, but wild and locally-grown blueberries are available—and at their peak—primarily during July and August. When shopping for blueberries at the store or farmers' market, look for berries that are firm, uniform in size, and deep blue in color with a silvery or white sheen. Avoid any packages that appear stained or damp. Once you bring the blueberries home, remove any twigs or leaves along with any berries that are soft or moldy. Refrigerate in the original container for up to five days. When you're ready to use them, rinse berries under cold water, drain, and pat dry.

Once you've stocked up, put your delicious blueberries to good use in a summery tart, no-bake cheesecake, pies, crisps, cobblers, and so much more. One of our favorite ways to serve these berries in a way that highlights their beautiful blue color and slightly tart flavor is by tossing them with granulated sugar and letting their juices slowly release. After about 20 minutes, you're left with a macerated mixture of whole blueberries in a syrupy sauce that's perfect for drizzling over ice cream, a custard pie, or even folded into pudding. For the ultimate blueberry pie filling, you generally only need four ingredients: the fruit, plus granulated sugar for sweetness, a thickener like cornstarch, and lemon juice to offset some of the granulated sugar. With this, the dessert possibilities are endless.

Ready to enjoy more blueberries all day long? Ahead, we're sharing 25 delicious blueberry recipes that make use of one of summer's all-stars.

Instant Pot Cheesecake

Make use of everyone's favorite multi-cooker in this stellar recipe for blueberry cheesecake.

Blueberry "Toaster" Pastries

Skip the store-bought version in favor of these homemade breakfast strudels that are filled with fresh blueberries and drizzled with our homemade glaze made from freeze-dried blueberries, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract.

Berry Layer Cake

There are berries in the cake, filling, and Swiss Meringue Buttercream, which makes for one absolutely stunning purple-hued dessert. It's the perfect excuse to bake something sweet and make use of the abundance of seasonal berries.

No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake for a Crowd

Skip the fussy water bath in favor of this no-bake cheesecake recipe made with a combination of ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and whipped cream, which is spread in a vanilla-wafer cookie crust and topped with blueberries.

Vegan Blueberry Crisp

This dairy-free dessert features a crunchy, crumbly oat- and nut-topping and a simple filling made with just four ingredients—blueberries, cornstarch, sugar, and fresh lemon juice.

Blueberry Lattice Pie

Hiding beneath an intricately designed pâte brisée is a subtly spiced blueberry pie filling that bursts with summer's signature sweetness.

Blueberry "Bandanna" Tart

Inspired by a traditional Americana bandana, this blueberry recipe is just the thing to serve at a picnic or backyard barbecue.

Lemon-Blueberry Tart

Bake lemon curd in buttery, lightly sweet pâté sucrée tart shells, then spread the cooled tarts with sweetened, whipped crème fraîché. Mound fresh blueberries onto each tart and brush them with melted apricot jam to give them a glossy finish.

Pull-Apart Vanilla-Wafer Cupcake Cake with Berries

This blueberry dessert recipe looks like a sheet cake but it's actually one dozen cupcakes tucked together and evenly frosted with a rich buttercream and piled high with fresh berries.

Blintz Baked French Toast

Who wouldn't want to wake up to this French toast casserole made with buttery challah bread, a trio of warm spices (cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg), creamy ricotta cheese, and blueberries for garnish?

Peach and Blueberry Tart with Cream Cheese Filling

Take a look at this beautiful display of macerated summer fruit, which is piled high atop a sweet mixture made from cream cheese, lemon zest and juice, and granulated sugar.

Blueberry-Banana Skyr Smoothie

Whip up this three-ingredient nutritious smoothie with Skyr—an Icelandic yogurt—plus frozen blueberries and ripe bananas for a perky start to your morning.

Berry Frangipane Phyllo Tart

This blueberry-studded tart features a hazelnut-and-ginger filling spread in an eye-catching phyllo dough crust.

Lemon-Olive Oil Cake

Although most dessert recipes call for a neutral-flavored oil, we love the vibrant fruitiness and superior moistness that extra-virgin olive oil brings to this cake topped with mixed berries and sweetened mascarpone cheese.

Wild-Blueberry-and-Apple Pie

Everyone adores American apple pie but this blueberry-inspired version is juicier, fruiter, and all-around sweeter. What's not to love?

Wild-Blueberry-and-Cranberry Chutney

Try this twist on a classic cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving by cooking fresh or frozen cranberries with wild blueberries, minced fresh ginger, orange zest, and fresh sage leaves until the berries burst and the mixture thickens into the perfect holiday side dish.

Bourbon-and-Brown-Sugar Cake with Berries

The caramel notes found in bourbon and moist brown sugar creates a richness that perfectly complements tart blueberries and raspberries in this single-layer cake recipe.

Berry Shortcakes with Whipped Cream Cheese

Bake blueberries and strawberries right into these shortcakes, then spoon more fresh berries on top just before serving.

Blueberry Dutch Pancakes

Baked rather than cooked on the stove top, Dutch pancakes emerge from the oven puffed up like balloons and then quickly deflate, making for a dramatic presentation at the table. Rich and eggy, with just a hint of lemon zest, they're the perfect foil for sweet, fresh blueberries.

French Fruit Tart

We can't imagine a more elegant tart for summer than this one. Mixed berries and a drizzle of apricot jam top the rich vanilla custard—it's best served in June and July when blueberries are at their peak.

Blueberry Fool

The English dessert called a fool (and you would have to be one not to love it) is simply whipped cream folded with puréed stewed fruit, then chilled. Because the mixture needs to set and become almost mousse-like, and doesn't involve baking, the dish is ideal for the lazy days of summer.

Blueberry Slab Pie

Made in a 10-by-14-inch jelly roll pan, this big blueberry pie feeds a crowd. Add a finishing touch by brushing the crust with beaten egg and sprinkling with sanding sugar before you put it in the oven.

Blueberry Cupcakes

You've heard of breakfast for dinner; these blueberry cupcakes are breakfast for dessert. Fresh blueberries are mixed into vanilla cake batter—rather than muffin batter—which is then topped with cinnamon streusel and twirls of blueberry–cream-cheese icing.

Blueberry-Cream Cheese Hand Pies

These hand pies travel well, perfect for tucking into picnic baskets or taking to summer barbecue potlucks.

Blueberry Muffins

These picture-perfect muffins are studded with fresh blueberries and capped with crunchy sugar and crumb toppings.