Blueberry Bundt Cake

We seem to always have fresh or frozen blueberries on hand, and since it's been a very long time since I last made a bundt cake, I decided to make a blueberry one! 

It's super yummy as a dessert, but could make a great breakfast too!

Eat it as is, or whip up some icing to drizzle on! 

Blueberry Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 c sugar
• ½ c vegetable oil
• 1 T vanilla
• 1 c vanilla Greek yogurt
• 2 c flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 c fresh or frozen blueberries 

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a large bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, and yogurt until combined.  
• Mix in the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. 
• Stir in the blueberries.
• Pour the batter into a prepared bundt pan, and bake for approximately 40 minutes.  

You can find the original recipe here on Melanie Cooks.

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Recipe: Mini Blueberry Cheesecake Tarts

It was National Cheesecake Day, and since I wasn't able to go out and buy a cheesecake dessert from one of my favorite local bakeries in town, I decided to make some at home. Luckily I had one box of cream cheese and some leftover lemons, so I browsed the internet for a cheesecake recipe that I could make using the ingredients that I had on hand.  I came across this one that I decided to try, with a few modifications, and they turned out great!

First I made the crust using Keebler Graham Cracker Crumbs, following this recipe from the Kellog's website. I cut the recipe in half since I knew I would be making only half of the cheesecake tart recipe (since I only had one box of cream cheese), and also added a dash of cinnamon. 

After making my crust mixture, I put a spoonful of the mixture in each muffin liner, then used the spoon to packed it down.  

Then I made the cheesecake part by combining one box of 1/3 fat cream cheese, 1/4 cup of sugar, one egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and fresh lemon juice from 1/2 of a lemon.  I used my hand mixer to mix these ingredients together.

I filled each muffin liner (with the crust) to the top, and baked them in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. After removing them from the oven, I topped each tart with a dollop of blueberry pie filling (the recipe called for Cherry Pie filling, but I only had blueberry) and placed the tarts in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.  

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Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

I had a bunch of fresh blueberries that was about to go bad, so I decided to make some Blueberry Oatmeal Bars.

They were such a cinch to make, with basic pantry and baking ingredients!

I just wish I had some vanilla ice cream to top them with!

Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:

• 1 c old-fashioned rolled oats
• 3/4 c flour
• 1/3 c light brown sugar
• 1/2 t ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsalt
• 6 T butter, melted
• 2 c fresh blueberries
• 1 t cornstarc
• 1 T sugar - divided
• 1/2 c powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 t pure vanilla extract
• 1 T coconut milk

Directions:

• In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. 
• Pour in melted butter and stir until until moistened. 
• Set aside 1/2 cup of the crumble mixture, then press the rest into an even layer in the bottom of an 8x8 parchment-lined pan.
• Sprinkle the blueberries over the crust, followed by the cornstarch, and then the sugar. 
• Sprinkle remaining crumbs over the top.
• Bake the bars for approximately 35 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, make the glaze by whisking together the powdered sugar, vanilla, and coconut milk.  Drizzle glaze over the bars.

Get the original recipe here on Well Plated by Erin.

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Lemon Blueberry Bread

For some reason, whenever we have fresh blueberries in the house, no one eats them unless I bake with them.

So once again, I found myself searching for a recipe to incorporate blueberries in, and found Lemon Blueberry Bread.

I made several tweaks to the recipe I found (eg used soy milk vs yogurt), but the end result was still a moist, yet fluffy bread. 

The lemon flavor was very subtle, but the bread overall was just so yummy. 

Lemon Blueberry Bread

Ingredients

• 2 c flour
• 1 ½ t baking powder
• ½ t salt
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 1 c sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 c fresh blueberries
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/4 c almond milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. 
• Add the blueberries and lemon juice; toss to combine.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 
• Stir in eggs and milk.  
• Mix in dry ingredients.
• Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 70 minutes. 

You can find the original recipe here on PBS.

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Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Bake

While we were hunkered down at home during the Hurricane Lane threat, I did a lot of baking.  One of the dishes I made was Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Bake.  I needed to use up blueberries, and I also wanted to make something that would go well with ice cream, since we had a 5 quart bucket of vanilla ice cream that needed to be eaten up as well.

Whether you eat it for breakfast, dessert, with ice cream, or without, it's quite yummy!  A great way to use up blueberries and bananas!

Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Bake

Ingredients:

• 3 medium bananas, sliced into 1/2″ pieces
• 1 1/2 c blueberries
• 1/4 c honey
• 1 c uncooked quick oats
• 1/4 c chopped walnuts 
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 3/4 t cinnamon
• 1 c soy milk
• 1 egg
• 1 t vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375° F. 
• Arrange the banana slices into a single layer on the bottom of prepared 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish.
• Sprinkle half of the blueberries over the bananas, 1/4 tsp of the cinnamon, and 1 tbsp of the honey.
• Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. 
• In a medium bowl, combine the oats, half of nuts, baking powder, and remaining cinnamon.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the remaining honey, milk, egg, and vanilla extract.
• Pour oat mixture over the bananas and blueberries once done baking.
• Pour milk mixture evenly over the oats.
• Sprinkle remaining blueberries and walnuts on top.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

You can find the original recipe here on Skinny Taste.

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Blueberry Crumble Bars Recipe

I recently made these Blueberry Crumble Bars using this recipe from Love Bake Good Cakes.

They were so yummy!  Not only did I eat them for dessert, but I even ate them for breakfast!

Blueberry Crumble Bars (recipe credit Love Bakes Good Cakes)

Ingredients:

• ½ c sugar
• ½ c brown sugar
• 1 t. baking powder
• 3 c flour
• 1 c butter
• 1 egg
• ½ t vanilla
• 4 c fresh blueberries (I used 2 c)
• ½ c sugar
• 3 t cornstarch

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. 
• Combine 1/2 c sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and flour in a medium bowl.  
• Cut in butter.
• Stir in egg and vanilla until mixture is crumbly. 
• Pat half of the mixture into the bottom of a parchment-lined 9x13 pan.
• In another medium bowl, combine the blueberries, 1/2 c sugar, and cornstarch. 
• Sprinkle the blueberry mixture over crust.  
• Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture on top of blueberries.  
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the top is lightly browned. 
• Cool completely before cutting into squares.  

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