Blueberry Picking

This past week the girls, some friends, and I went blueberry picking. We are fortunate to be able to pick at a private blueberry patch. This allows us to set up the pack-n-play for the babies under the shady branches of a lovely plum tree and basically settle in for the morning. We had the place to ourselves, so it was a quiet morning of friendly chatter, blueberry picking, and baby care. Our goal was for each of us to leave with one to two gallons of blueberries. We accomplished our goal, even with taking breaks to feed the babies, change diapers, rock them to sleep, snuggle them, etc. We are hoping to pick one more day so we can put away a few more berries for the upcoming year.

What do we do with that many berries? Keep reading for a few ways we use our blueberries!

Ways We Use Our Blueberries

We use them fresh to:

  • Eat plain
  • Add to yogurt 
  • Add to granola
  • Make a blueberry, yogurt, granola parfait
  • Add to smoothies
  • Use in Sangria
  • Make a dessert - This Blueberry pudding cake from Taste of Home is one of our favorites!
Fresh blueberries - sorted and rinsed

We freeze them and use them later to:

  • Add to smoothies
  • Use in desserts
  • Make jam
Incidentally, there has been recent research showing that freezing blueberries makes the antioxidants in them more available.

Blueberries washed, sorted, and ready to freeze

We can them in:

  • Blueberry pie filling
  • Blueberry jam
  • Mixed berry jam
Mixed Berry Jam


There are many more ways to use up blueberries. Feel free to share some of your favorites with us in the comments!

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