Description
Homemade blueberry spice butter balances sweet and tangy notes with warm cinnamon undertones. Rich spread pairs perfectly with fresh bread or morning pastries, bringing delightful complexity to simple dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lbs (1.36 kg) blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
- 3 tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp allspice
Instructions
- Fruit Preparation: Deposit fresh blueberries into the slow cooker, activating high temperature setting for 90 minutes to trigger fruit breakdown and juice extraction.
- Reduction Process: Uncover the slow cooker, transition to low heat, and allow blueberries to gently simmer for 30 minutes, concentrating the natural essence and minimizing excess liquid.
- Texture Refinement: Pulverize the cooked blueberries using a hand blender directly in the slow cooker. Alternatively, transfer to a standard blender for thorough pureeing before returning to the cooking vessel.
- Flavor Development: Partially unveil the slow cooker lid to facilitate moisture evaporation. Maintain low heat for 3 hours, intermittently stirring to ensure uniform spice distribution and flavor intensity.
- Spice Infusion: Integrate brown sugar, ground nutmeg, allspice, ground cinnamon, and fresh lemon juice into the blueberry mixture. Blend meticulously to harmonize the aromatic components and create a complex flavor profile.
- Final Concentration: Slightly ajar the lid, continue low-heat cooking for a final hour to achieve optimal thickness and intensify the blueberry butter’s rich, multilayered taste experience.
Notes
- Optimize Fruit Selection: Choose ripe, fresh blueberries at peak season for maximum sweetness and robust flavor intensity.
- Master Slow Cooking Technique: Low and slow cooking is crucial to develop deep, concentrated flavors without burning or scorching the delicate fruit mixture.
- Watch Moisture Levels: Leaving the lid slightly ajar prevents excess liquid buildup and helps create a thick, spreadable butter consistency.
- Spice Balance Matters: Add ground spices gradually and taste frequently to achieve a harmonious blend that complements the blueberries without overwhelming their natural taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg