This blueberry compote is so delicious and fruity you'd eat it with a spoon, perfect for enjoying the blueberry season, it is used as a cake filling, in all your pastries, or in these delicious blueberry cupcakes.
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Lemon blueberry compote is a sweet and tangy fruit sauce made with fresh or frozen blueberries, lemon juice, and sugar. It’s perfect as a blueberry filling or topping for your favorite desserts.
This easy recipe uses just a few ingredients: blueberries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and a little cornstarch to thicken. The lemon adds a bright, fresh flavor that balances the sweetness.
Use it as a blueberry cake filling, spoon it over pancakes or yogurt, swirl it into cheesecake, or mix it into frosting. It’s a delicious way to add fruit flavor to any dessert!
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Ingredients You Need
You need these ingredients to make Blueberry filling:
- Blueberries – Use fresh blueberries when in season, or frozen ones for convenience all year long.
- Sugar – Just a little granulated sugar to enhance the natural sweetness of the berries.
- Lemon juice & zest – Adds a bright, tangy flavor and helps preserve the compote. Fresh lemon juice is best, but bottled works too.
- Cornstarch (optional) – Mix with a bit of water to create a slurry if you want a thicker blueberry filling for cakes or pies.
How to Make Blueberry Compote Recipe
Here are some quick visual instructions. Don't forget that full recipe instructions with exact ingredients can be found in the recipe card below!
- Place all ingredients, fresh or frozen blueberries, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest in a small saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until boiling, then reduce heat to low and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until a thick texture is obtained, with bits of blueberry remaining.
- Serve warm, or leave to cool slightly before transferring to a mason jar with a lid and placing in the fridge.
Serving Suggestions
- Cake filling – Perfect between layers of sponge cake, cheesecakes, or cupcakes like this blueberry cake.
- Pancake or waffle topping – Spoon it warm over your favorite breakfast.
- Yogurt or oatmeal swirl – Add fruity flavor to your morning bowl.
- Cheesecake drizzle – A glossy, tangy topping for classic or mini cheesecakes.
- Ice cream topping – Delicious served cold over vanilla or lemon ice cream.
- Buttercream mix-in – Blend into mascarpone or buttercream for fruity frosting.
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Recipe Questions
How do you thicken homemade compote? Add a bit of flour or cornstarch to your compote to thicken it or extend the cooking time to evaporate more liquid and obtain a thicker texture.
Homemade blueberry sauce: With this recipe, you can make a blueberry sauce simply by blending the compote in a blender or hand blender, then straining through a fine sieve to obtain a thinner blueberry sauce.
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Lemon Blueberry Compote
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 1 jar
Description
Delicious homemade blueberry compote with fresh or frozen blueberries, sugar and lemon juice and lemon zest (for a 1 cup jar, approx. 300 g).
Ingredients
- 400 g (2 cups) Blueberries - fresh or frozen
- 60 g (⅓ cup) Sugar - granulated
- ½ Lemon juice and lemon zest
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in a small saucepan, the blueberries, sugar, and zest and lemon juice.
- Heat over medium heat until boiling, then lower the heat a little and simmer gently for around 10 - 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture looks like a jam with chunks of blueberries.
- Leave to cool to room temperature before placing it in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and refrigerating until chilled.
Notes
Storage: Up to one week in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
Sugar-free compote: Replace sugar with natural sugar such as honey or maple syrup.
Thicker texture: Add a tablespoon of flour or cornstarch or cook longer over low heat to evaporate liquids.
Make a blueberry sauce: Cook for just enough time for the blueberries to soften, then mix in a blender and pass through a fine sieve to obtain a smooth coulis.
Blueberry puree: After making the compote recipe, put it through the blender and also the sieve to obtain a thick, smooth puree, perfect for flavoring your frosting, buttercream, and more.
- Prep Time: 3 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: filling, cream
- Cuisine: American
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