I helped a friend clear out some of her garden, and have come into possession of lots (about 5 gallons) of blackberries. Some shall be shuffled off to family, some to friends.
I need recipes to use up these wonderful tasty berries.
So, bring forth your best blackberry recipes so I can try them out.
thank you in advance!
Osip
I don’t have any specific blackberry recipes but:
The local Kroger has sour cream angel food cake that’s unbelievably good. Slice of that, with some blackberries and whipped cream (à la Strawberry Shortcake)— sounds mighty good to me.
If you want some glaze on that, cook some berries in a pot, thicken with cornstarch dissolved in water.
Well, the first thing I would make is jam. That’s a really easy one - you can find the recipe on the pectin package. Berries, sugar, pectin.
I’d likely make pie and cobbler as well. You probably have a good pie crust recipe, but then just toss the berries into the crust with sugar (the amount depends on how sweet the berries are) and cook until it’s bubbly and the top crust is browned.
I’d also freeze some for later. Lay them in a layer on a cookie sheet and freeze them, then put them into baggies. Then you’ll have summer all year!
Place berries in bowl. Cover with whole milk. Sprinkle with granulated sugar to taste. Eat while watching Saturday morning cartoons in Grandma’s living room. Last step may be modified as needed.
Yum!
Do you know any homebrewers or meadmakers? That quantity of berries could be put to good use in some sort of fermented concoction.
I was just thinking about attempting a blackberry melomel myself, but unfortunately I don’t have a good recipe. The ones I’ve found online seem to vary wildly in the quantity of fruit and honey used. Anyone have a good one?
I’m all about the pie; in college, my blackberry pie got me marriage proposals. (My explanation that one-night-stand proposals were a lot more useful to me at that point just got laughed off. Stupid college).
Anyway, make a basic double crust, adding some cinnamon to it. Make a mix of 4-6 cups blackberries, about 1/2-1 cup sugar, the juice from half a lemon, and 3-4 Tbsp flour (or use tapioca; the box should have the proper proportions). Dump it in the crust. If you know how to do a lattice crust, this is a great pie to do it on. Bake it at 425 until it’s browned on top and oozing thick juice. You’ll want to ahve a cookie sheet under the pie plate to prevent a juicy mess on the bottom of your oven.
You can also make blackberry compote: use the above filling recipe, minus the flour and plus a couple tablespoons of corn starch mixed with a bit of cold water and added at the end of the process. You cook it on a stovetop, natch.
Daniel
I’ve made this with raspberries, and it was awesome. I’m sure it would be great with blackberries as well.
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Heres my recipe: Take 2 pounds and package them nicely. Send them to me, Priority US Mail. Wait for reimbursement of postage.
What Gatopescado said.
OK, not practical. But you can always spread them out in whatever size cookie sheet or shallow pan will fit in your freezer, freeze them and bag them. That way, they’re not in a huge frozen berry-sicle. You can take out as much as you need for a cobbler or pie. In the middle of winter! YUM!
Some friends of mine made awesome blackberry cordial with vodka one year. I don’t have a recipe, but I imagine you can Google one.