This simple Blueberry Sauce is made with fresh berries, honey, and cinnamon. It's the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, cheesecakes, or ice cream.
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Homemade Blueberry Sauce
During blueberry season, I buy way more fruit than we can eat. I love turning the extra berries into a delicious, sweet fruit topping. This sauce is a great addition to blueberry pancakes, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or vanilla bean cheesecake.
Since store-bought sauces are packed with extra sugar and preservatives, I enjoy making my own blueberry sauce. It's healthier for us and easy to make with just three simple ingredients.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
This homemade blueberry sauce is a simple and delicious way to jazz up your favorite dishes. With its fresh flavor and natural sweetness, you'll want to make it again and again.
- Simple Ingredients: With just a few ingredients, you can create a rich, flavorful sauce without artificial additives or cornstarch.
- Versatile: This sauce adds a sweet flavor to breakfast foods and desserts.
- Quick and Easy: It takes only about 15 minutes to make, making it a convenient option for busy mornings or last-minute desserts.
- Healthy: This sauce is made with fresh blueberries and sweetened with raw honey, making it a healthier option compared to store-bought versions.
Main Ingredients
Make this easy blueberry sauce recipe with just two simple pantry items.
- Blueberries - You will need 4 cups of fresh or frozen berries. The pectin from the cooked berries thickens the topping without using cornstarch.
- Raw Honey - Sweetens and smooths the filling. Pure maple syrup can also be used, but it will be slightly thinner.
- Cinnamon - Adds a good flavor. Make sure you use good quality for best results.
How To Make Blueberry Sauce Without Cornstarch
- Heat the fresh, juicy blueberries and cold water in a small saucepan over low-medium heat.
- Once the water and fruit juices have simmered out and the mixture has reduced in half, remove the pan from the heat.
- Gently stir the honey and cinnamon into the blueberry mixture. Then, let the sauce cool to room temperature.
BruCrew Tip: To deepen the flavor of the topping, add a small splash of almond or vanilla extract and a pinch of salt.
Storage Recommendations
Store the cooled blueberry sauce in an airtight container (or glass jars) in the refrigerator for 5-6 days.
How To Use Blueberry Topping
You can use this thick blueberry sauce in many different ways. Enjoy it chilled, at room temperature, or warmed up. Here are a few of our favorite ways to use this delicious topping.
- Add it to a blueberry Danish.
- Serve it with French toast.
- Fill puff pancakes with it.
- Use it inside blueberry jelly donut holes.
- Bake it in a Bisquick blueberry cobbler.
- Spoon it over slices of vanilla bean pound cake or angel food cake.
- Add bowls of the topping to a charcuterie board.
Tips and Tricks
- Choose fresh or frozen blueberries. Fresh blueberries work best, but you can also use frozen blueberries. If using frozen, there is no need to thaw them first; add a few extra minutes to the cooking time.
- Adjust sweetness. Depending on the sweetness of your blueberries, you might want to adjust the amount of honey.
- Control the thickness. Let it simmer a bit longer for a thicker sauce. If it gets too thick, you can thin it with water or a little lemon juice. The sauce will thicken more after refrigerating.
- Use fruit juice. Substitute your favorite juice for the water when cooking down the berries. We like lemon, orange, or pineapple.
- Add zest. Add orange or lemon zest to the warm sauce for a bright flavour.
FAQs
Use frozen berries in winter when fresh fruit isn't as readily available. Cook the frozen fruit without any extra water, then proceed with the recipe.
You can swap out honey for maple syrup, agave nectar, or even granulated sugar. Adjust to your liking.
Absolutely! You can mix in other berries like raspberries or strawberries. Feel free to use any combination of berries that you like.
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Recipe
Blueberry Sauce
Honey and cinnamon add a warm, sweet flavor to cooked blueberries. This easy blueberry sauce is great for toast, pastries, baked goods, or with a spoon.
Ingredients
- 4 cups fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup honey
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Bring the water and blueberries to a boil over high heat. The berries will start to release juice as they heat up.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for 4-5 minutes, or until the water and juices simmer out.
- Stir the honey and cinnamon into the cooked berries. Let cool. Makes about 2 cups of sauce/filling.
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 75Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 1mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 2gSugar: 16gProtein: 1g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
This post was first published in July 2015. It was updated and then republished in July 2024.
Erika
Would this work with frozen blueberries?
Jocelyn
Yes, I have made it with frozen blueberries too. Just leave out the extra water from the recipe because as the berries thaw they release liquids. I hope you enjoy it!
Sarah Schultz
What a great recap, Jocelyn, and this is such a simple and amazing idea. I think I'll try it with Saskatoon berries, they grow everywhere here!
Jocelyn
Oh, this would be great with those berries too! It was so great meeting you! Can't wait to get to know you more!
Adriana Martin
What a beautiful recap and your recipe is divine. I will have to try it soon!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much, Adriana!!! I hope you enjoy it!
Lynn @ Order in the Kitchen
I had so much fun with you in Cali and can't wait to see you again later this month! Fabulous recipe, this looks incredible!!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much girlie. Sadly I won't make this month's meet up. Sad face! But I should be at the last one!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
OMG! I love how you transformed fresh blueberries into this amazing sauce! Love it!! Miss you tons already!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much girl. I miss you too! Can't wait to meet up again!
Lauren
Oh yum! I usually use sugar , but am certainly going to give the honey a try! Thanks Jocelyn!
Lauren
Jocelyn
Oh, definitely switch out the sugar and use honey next time. It is so good this way!!!
Michele @ Alwayzbakin
Looks like a great time! Love the recipe you created with the honey. I buy honey often but I would love to try this. 😉
Jocelyn
Thank you, Michele. Definitely try the honey and boiled down fruit...I think it would work with just about anything.
Cyndi - My Kitchen Craze
What a fun trip! So jealous. 🙂 This sauce sounds amazing. Love blueberries and honey so of course putting them together will be delicious! Great idea!!
Maureen Blackburn
Love the honey blueberry sauce!!! We are trying to eat healthier, and since blueberries are so healthy, this will be a great addition to the usual muffin. Honey is a favorite here. You have to try orange blossom honey, and buckwheat honey, which is my personal favorite.
Medha @ Whisk & Shout
This would be amazing on pancakes, ice cream, crepes or anything! So yum 🙂
Jocelyn
Yes, yes, and yes...this would work great on all the above 🙂
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures
What a fun trip! This sauce looks delectable!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
I'd be putting this on everything! It sounds amazing!
Joan Hayes
Sounds like you all had a blast, what fun! And I can think of a million ways to enjoy this blueberry sauce, just lovely! : )
Jocelyn
Thank you, Joan! It was such a fun trip. This sauce has so many fun ways to eat it!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
That looked like such a fun trip! I'm so sad I couldn't come down and see you. This sauce is perfection!
Jocelyn
I'm sad I missed out on seeing you! How crazy that we were so close!
Bethany
I love your trip recap and this honey blueberry sauce looks divine!
Jocelyn
Thank you!
Jen | Baked by an Introvert
I could eat that sauce with a spoon and not feel a bit guilty about it!
Jocelyn
I'm not going to lie...I ate way too many spoonfuls of this blueberry sauce. I have more in my fridge, and now I want to go devour some more!
Roxi B
So fun - I can't wait to try the honey blueberry sauce - I'm gonna smother some vanilla ice cream - YUMMMMM!!
Jocelyn
That sounds like an awesome way to use this berry sauce!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
What an awesome trip. And I never knew about the different flavors of honey! This sauce sounds amazing.
Jocelyn
I learned so much about honey in such a short little demo...I wish that portion had been a little longer. And these blueberries are so good!
Julie @ Tastes of Lizzy T
You get to have so much fun!! 🙂 I loved reading about your experiences. Thanks for this recipe, too. I love the idea of it being sweeteend with honey!
Jocelyn
It was such a fun trip! I love finding ways to sweeten things with honey instead of sugar.
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Oh this honey blueberry sauce looks fantastic, Jocelyn! I love you creativity of adding honey to this sauce. I think I would just devour this all with a spoon! Pinned!
Jocelyn
Thank you so much! And yes, a spoon is a great way to devour these berries!