Spiced Blueberry Grunt
A rustic dessert featuring fresh blueberries simmered with warm spices and topped with tender dumplings. This traditional East Coast treat is served warm with cream or ice cream for the perfect comfort dessert.
Ingredients
- •4 cups fresh blueberries
- •½ cup golden brown sugar
- •¼ cup light molasses
- •¼ cup water
- •3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- •2 teaspoons lemon peel
- •¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- •1½ cups all purpose flour
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •2 teaspoons baking powder
- •¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
- •3 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter
- •¾ cup whole milk
- •1 serving whipped cream
- •1 serving whipping cream
- •1 serving vanilla ice cream
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Mix all ingredients in 12-inch-diameter skillet. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until berries soften and mixture thickens slightly, about 10 minutes.
10 min
- 2.
Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Add butter and rub in with fingertips until mixture resembles fine meal. Add milk; stir just until blended and sticky dough forms.
10 min
- 3.
Drop batter by tablespoonfuls onto simmering berry mixture, placing close together. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover skillet and simmer until dumplings are firm and tester inserted into dumplings comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Scoop warm dessert into bowls.
25 min
- 4.
Top with whipped cream, whipping cream, or ice cream.
1 min
