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16 Reasons We've Got the Blues(berries)

"Blueberries as big as the end of your thumb," Robert Frost's poem, "Blueberries," begins. "Real sky-blue, and heavy, and ready to drum." We here at Food52, though, are accepting of all blueberries: small, medium, and thumb tip-sized. Size doesn't matter when they're all covered in crumble, put into pancakes, or swirled inside cinnamon rolls. Here are 16 recipes that prove it's easy being blue—and a blueberry. 

Lemony Cream Cheese Pancakes with Blueberries by ENunn

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Perfect Blueberry Streusel Muffins by Posie Harwood

 

Blueberry Plum Crumble by newRDcook

 

Pavlova with Boozy Blueberry Sauce by Deborah Davis

 

Make-Ahead Alaska Blueberry, Lemon, and Thyme Cinnamon Rolls by Mary Tee Malmberg

 

Garden Mule Cocktail by Kim at Something New for Dinner 

 

Blueberry Cake with Peanut Streusel by Sarah Jampel

 

Coconut Spelt Scones with Blueberries by Eat Already!

 

Blueberry Cake Donut Bars by erinmcdowell

 

Blueberry Almond Breakfast Polenta by One Hungry Mama

 

Blueberry Galette with Rosemary Crust by lisina 

 

Heidi Swanson's Baked Oatmeal by Nicholas Day 

 

Brooke Dojny's Blueberry Snack Cake with Toasted Pecan Topping by Genius Recipes

 

 

Perfect Peach-Blueberry Pandowdy by EmilyC 

 

Blueberry Fool with Yogurt by Nicholas Day 

 

Blueberry, Oatmeal, and Flaxseed Muffins by Merrill Stubbs

Have a favorite blueberry recipe? Tell us in the comments below!

Photos by James Ransom, Mark Weinberg, Bobbi Lin, and Posie Harwood (streusel muffins) 

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  • AntoniaJames
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    Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm
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2 Comments

AntoniaJames August 12, 2015
Not a recipe really - just what I eat in one form or another, day after day, and never get tired of it, during the 6 - 8 weeks or so that our blueberry bushes are bearing: https://instagram.com/p/5k7LqmGB1z/?taken-by=howmothercooks

For special occasions, this pie is a favorite of friends and family: https://instagram.com/p/6A5IpTGByH/?taken-by=howmothercooks

But seriously, the best way to eat blueberries is by the handful, warm off the bush, picked while listening to baseball on the radio. A great reason to plant blueberry bushes, if you can. ;o)
 
Riddley G. August 12, 2015
Wow! Blueberry bushes. You're so lucky!