Blueberry Breakfast Sauce

I wanted just a basic blueberry sauce with no competing flavors and this couldn't have been easier or better. Because I was making this specifically to swirl through homemade vanilla ice cream, I deliberately increased the cornstarch just a smidge. Also added a teeny pinch of salt simply to heighten flavor. I used frozen blueberries. This was exactly what I wanted, a lovely blue, not too sweet blueberry sauce that took just a few minutes to make.

Made this as a topping for cheesecake - fantastic and easy! The only change I made was to use two tablespoons of cornstarch to avoid a syrup consistency - I wanted the topping to sit on the cheesecake without dripping down the sides. I paired this with a lemon cheesecake and the flavor combo was awesome!

I subtracted a tablespoon of water and added a tablespoon of lemon juice. I made no other changes or substitutions. This was perfect--the kids ate this sauce over homemade buttermilk pancakes and mmmmmm'ed all the way through breakfast. GREAT blueberry sauce.

Fantastic! I made this for a birthday pancake breakfast - for 7 teenage boys. They loved it. I especially appreciate that the ingredients are simple; the sauce had straight-forward blueberry flavor. I also used this recipe to make a strawberry sauce using frozen, sliced strawberries w/sugar - I thawed the container first, substituted apple juice for the water and mixed the corn starch into the juice before combining in the pot. It turned out great as well.

Super easy to make and tasty! I substituted splenda for the sugar and it turned out great. I used it as sauce over vanilla ice cream. Yum!

Quick, easy, excellent! All my guests just loved it! I served this sauce at room temperature over a blueberry bread pudding (also found on Allrecipes). Delicious.

This recipe made more than I expected so after using on waffles and pancakes for breakfast, we served the leftovers warm on vanilla ice cream -- YUM. Not too sweet... perfect.

Wow..delicious! I used fresh blueberries and a bit more cornstarch to thicken it up- soo good! Thank you Ellen!

Excellent and easy... I added some lemon rind to it. Used frozen blueberries and it was perfect.

This was great! I put it on top of so-so pancakes and it made them seem delicous. I almost used another recipe with more ingredients and then saw this one, I'm glad I did because I saved time, and money and got the same great taste! Very Easy. Thanks!

Super easy and delicious! I did add a little bit more cornstarch to thicken it up. A keeper for sure. I served it over whole wheat pancakes.

This was so easy and so wonderful! No changes. We used it over waffles and my friend's kids kept asking for more waffles (so they could have the blueberries) until she had to cut them off. :) This would be great on pancakes, crepes, or ice cream, as well.

I used this recipe as a base for some fruit toppings for a cheesecake. I added a bit more cornstarch and used frozen strawberries for one... and apples with spices for the other (to make kind of an apple pie flavored topping). They were both great. Thanks for providing this method!

So so good! And soooo easy! I am going to try this with other fruits...bet it would make great toppings for cheesecakes!

This recipe was so easy to make! This is the first sauce I've ever made, and it came out wonderful! I served mine over pancakes and topped it with whipped cream. Even using a boxed mix for the sake of time, they tasted like home-made with the blueberry sauce. I will definitely make this again in the future!

Very good recipe; I also added some frozen raspberries in. mmmmmm

it was good and easy....but my husband and kids were not too crazy about it.

The recipe was really good, I used splenda in place of sugar. The kids that did ask for it liked it...however...I tasted the pancake mix I used with it...I didn't like the pancake..but the kids did. I used frozen blueberries. And it was quick and nice. Would make again.

Excellent! Wouldn't change a thing- all 3 kids and hubby loved it!

I have been making this for years. If you want to really bring the flavors out, try adding 2T. Creme De Cassis (black currant liquor) and 1/4 C. natural maple syrup.

Very sweet, but very yummy and FAST to make. This sauce would be a nice complement to not only breakfast foods and desserts, but some entrees/meats as well (grilled chicken, for example).

My husband and I LOVE this sauce. I use frozen berries so that we can enjoy it all year round. The blueberry can be a bit overwhelming so I've also made this with just strawberries or mixed berries of raspberry, blackberry, strawberry and blueberry. Any type of fruits I've made it with have all turned out delicious!

Delicious! It tastes like the filling to the best blueberry pie ever. I used half fresh blueberries and half frozen and about 1 extra tsp of cornstarch to make sure it was thick enough. I served it over cheesecake and it was such a heavenly dessert.

I didn't have any blueberries but I did have a frozen triple berry blend...wonderful!

Fabulous! I've made this several times when I make cheesecake (the Southern Living at Home recipe is outstanding!) The combo is better than any restaurant!!

I make this all the time. It is wonderful, especially on waffles! 5+ stars.....

OH...WOW...!!! This is gooood stuff! And so simple. I made this saturday to go on my pancakes and it rocked! Now I'd like to try it with strawberries. Try this. You won't be disappointed.

Delicious and exactly what I was looking for. I used Splenda, fresh blueberries and it tasted wonderful. I also added a hint of vanilla. Thank you!

Wow. I couldn't believe how easy this was, and was it ever good! We had it with crepes. Thank you for sharing this, Ellen. I will never buy grocery store blueberry syrup again.

I liked the flavor and the simplicity.

Fast, easy, delicious, versatile. I've served this in crepes and over pancakes. I keep frozen blueberries on hand for this.

this can be made with almost any frozen fruit. I've made it with frozen strawberries and frozen raspberries... to put on waffles. Yum!!!

This is soooo good! I had no idea it was so easy to make a sauce from fruit like this. Love it.

so easy and really good. It didn't look like it was going to make 16 serviings but it did.

very good with pancakes

excellent on cheese blintzes

Very nice sauce. I've been putting it on my homemade yogurt with a little wheatgerm for breakfast. Yummy!

Absolutely wonderful blueberry sauce! I was searching for an easy sauce, nothing complicated that I can use for pancakes, toppings for cheesecakes or ice cream and I found it! I had over 2 lbs of fresh blueberries I need to use up so this was perfect. This was a simple, basic and easy to make sauce and sooo delicious! I did add a teeny bit more cornstarch to the mixture in order to make it slightly more thicker...I love tha fact that it was the right sweetness. this only took a few minutes to make, then I cooled it down a bit. this is going into my recipe box. Thank you Ellen for sharing this recipe with us!

So easy and very good!!

This blueberry sauce is perfect on blueberry pancakes or waffles. My family loves it!!

Love! I've made this several times now using all different kinds of berries - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries...and it never fails to turn out beautiful and delicious! The -only- change I make is to only use half the sugar called for...it's enough to take the tartness out, without making the sauce overly sweet. :)

This is delicious! I have also modified the recipe to include other fruits such as nectarines and raspberries. Such a good recipe!

I halved the recipe and it was great for 2 smalls and 2 adults. I mixed the sugar and cornstarch together and added the water and then added the blueberries and set it to low heat while I made the pancakes. When it was go time I turned it up slightly to get it to boil and be ready. I did stir every once in a while while cooking the pancakes and then consistently while it boiled.

This was great tasting and I will make it again but it had too many blueberries and not enough sauce in my opinion. I put it on pancakes so I was wanting something a little more "saucy". I will add more water next time. Great recipe overall!!

The blueberry sauce was outstanding. Served it at a brunch. Everyone raved about it. Added 1/2t of cinnamon.

The perfect blueberry sauce. Fast, easy, fruity and with just the right amount of sweetness. Yummy.

Excellent and so easy to make!! This was the perfect topper to oatmeal waffles.

Excellent. Better than bberry pancakes!!

Fabulous! So fast and SOOO easy! I actually made this with 2 cups cut up strawberries instead, but I know blueberries would be just as good.

For an even more amazing taste experience, replace the water with blueberry wine. Don't worry about the alcohol as it cooks out while leaving a unique, great flavor. Yumilicious!

very nice

This was delicious! It was a little thick for my needs. I was using it in place of syrup on waffles, but even still the flavor was absolutely wonderful. My husband assumed I had used it all on the first servings for the family of waffles, and was SO disappointed when he realized he had settled for regular syrup when blueberry sauce was still left. Very strong, pure blueberry flavor. Next time I'm going to add half again as much water just to make it a little more "saucy".

The consistency of this sauce is perfection! It's my new favorite pancake and waffle topper. With only 4 ingredients, what could be easier? I decreased the sugar from 1/2 cup to a scant 1/2 cup as I'm always on the lookout to save a few calories here and there without compromising flavor. 7/6/2016 - update: I don't decrease the amount of sugar anymore - I just spoon on a little less instead. You can almost always find this in my fridge! Everyone loves it. :)

Made this for a French Toast topping, and was not disappointed. Make exactly as written. Will try with other berries in the future, thanks for sharing

Wow, this is fabulous. It makes me want to start growing some blueberries in my yard. I made half the recipe to try it out. I decided to make it because I had some frozen blueberries I wanted to use up. I will also try it with fresh in the summer more likely. The ingredient list was simple, the directions were easy to follow, and the blueberry sauce is amazing. Thank you

I was looking for a basic sauce that wasn't too sweet to top angel food cake (for a low sodium/fat plan). This worked great! I reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup, increased the cornstarch to 2 tablespoons and used 3 cups (freshly) frozen blueberries. will experiment with different fruits and use splenda next time. Thanks for a great recipe.

Good consistancy, but something missing. Scaled it to 8 servings, and it tasted like cornstarch. Maybe needs a bit more sugar.

Super!!! I'm glad I didn't try the recipes with a lot more ingredients! I made this while on vacation and all 4 of us thought it was unbelieveably good. A keeper and so simple!!! You could substitute the blueberries for strawberries, raspberries, etc!

Very quick and easy. I used a little less sugar (splenda equivalent actually) because of the amount of sugar already naturally in blueberries. It was a great topping on pancakes that the whole family enjoyed.

I made this as a topping to anything and it turned out fantastic! I doubled the recipe and could not stop eating it. Will definitely make this again

Very good. I added a little almond extract after I took it off the stove.

I made this on Easter Sunday to go atop my cheesecake. It was wonderful! I used my frozen blueberries, and I will NEVER buy a can of blueberry pie filling again! THIS WAS SIMPLE!!! Thanks!

O.M.G.! Incredible, delicious and perfect. I used fresh berries and used it first with shortcakes and whipped cream for dessert and then to top cottage cheese for breakfast. Awesome!

This was very good warm over pancakes. Will make again. Didn't change a thing except for letting it simmer maybe 10 minutes waiting for other things to be done. I think the 16 servings is a little off though, maybe 8-10.

So quick and easy! The only thing is...I couldn't get 16 servings out of it. It's WAY too delicious to use only a tablespoon!

OMG! This is delicious! I also made the same recipe with a package of frozen mixed berries and that was just as good if not better. Normally I can't stand cooked berry sauces, but because it only simmers for a minute, you don't lose any of that fresh berry taste.

I have been making this for years and being a cinnamon lover I always add a teaspoon or two of cinnamon..

5 stars ALL THE WAY!!! Thank you for sharing! this was so easy to make, cooked up in a flash, and everyone at the table loved it!!!

EXCELLENT !! My family enjoys over pancakes. A true keeper. Thank You for sharing.

Fabulous and super quick and easy. I will admit, I added about two tablespoons of orange liqueur to the liquid measure but I'm sure it would be delicious either way. We served these over fresh crepes.

Very simple, but good!

OMG! YUM!

Perfect! Wonderful on pancakes. I also used 1 cup of it in cheesecake ice cream base to make blueberry cheesecake ice cream. Very tasty.

I had a similar blueberry compote at an upscale restaurant served with grilled salmon. It was awesome and I plan to use this the same.

You will not be disappointed with this sauce. It is perfect as written. I like to add a squeeze of lemon juice for an additional flavour boost.

This was AWESOME!! I usually don't do reviews because I'm a tweaker, but I followed this recipe exactly and it was perfection! We used it for a "breakfast for dinner" night and put it on top of waffles. So good it was hard not to lick the bowl. It would be great in yogurt or cottage cheese or on cheesecake too. A definite keeper!

Perfect way to use fresh blueberries in season! The sauce cooks up quickly and easily. I served it on top of Bob's Red Mill 10 Grain Waffles - fabulous!

This syrup is really good!

So yummy!!!! Very quick and easy, definitely a keeper!

Wow! This stuff rocks!

So easy, so perfect! My kids may never use pancake syrup again. This would be a wonderful topping for cheesecake, angel food or pound cake, even lemon bars.

Making Fluffy Pancakes from this site now & made this sauce to put on top - excellent! Would be good stirred in yogurt, too....

This is really simple to make & pretty good. I am not a huge blueberry fan but decided to make this for friends, after being given a huge basket of blueberries. They thought it was really good. Served over pound cake and ice cream, topping it with whipped cream. I liked the ease of this recipe & the very short ingredients list. Thanks!

I quadrupled the recipe and canned it in jelly jars. Goes great in a gift basket with pancake mix or ice cream mix in with it. I followed the recipe exactly and found that it worked really well to run the sugar and cornstarch through a flour sifter to get it well mixed. It came out thicker consistency than I thought it would but heated up will be a perfect syrup and room temperature it makes a great cheesecake topping. Thanks for the great recipe!

AMAZING!!!!!!

Made this for a breakfast special at our restaurant, got Rave Reviews from customers!

Well...I made this 3 days ago for the first time. Yesterday, I ran out. So I walked to the nearest store, a 5 minute walk, for more blueberries. Four stores, several miles and quite a bit of time later I was still blueberry-less. It was dark so I returned home. But, now I have another jar of it cooling! Crisis averted!!! I'm only using 1/3 c. of sugar per 2 cups of blueberries. This sauce is YUMMY!!

Is the sauce jam or jelly or neither? But it does not matter to me because I love both!!!

Awesome sauce. I made this as a topping for our waffles, and it was easy and delicious. I have made blueberry sauces before that call for lemon or cinnamon, but I actually prefer just the straight blueberry flavor coming through in this sauce. Thanks!

Excellent. I covered the bottom of a non-stick skillet with frozen berries & sprinkled on about 2-3 T. of sugar. I mixed the cornstarch and water, poured over the berries and sugar and heated to boiling. It was a little too thick, so I added a bit more water to thin it out. Tasted for sweetness. Delicious! Served over waffles and topped with whipped cream.

This was soooooo good. I am always so appreciative for SIMPLE recipes...who needs all the fancy ingredients?? There are five of us in our family and I am always looking for comforting, home cooked recipes, and this is burned in my cookbook. Delicious warm on waffles, great on ice cream, love it, love it. Thank you, thank you!!! I did a berry mix, also done with just raspberries, this is a great basic recipe and swich up the fruit...

Came out perfect. I used as a topping for rice pudding. I didnt have corn starch so I used some flour instead.

awesome sauce, but i definatly needed more constarch, i almost doubled it. Very good!

Excellent - I'm keeping this recipe for times when I'm looking for something special or for ordinary breakfast pancakes to "make" them special. This is first rate wonderful

This blueberry sauce was AMAZING! I used it on waffles made with the Bisquick box recipe (added 2 tbsp of sugar and 1 tsp of vanilla to the waffle mix) and the combination was GREAT! I used 2 tablespoons of cornstarch for the sauce like some reviewers suggested and the sauce had a nice thick consistency. I like this sauce better than syrup for sure.

Perfect way to use my abundance of fresh blueberries. Amazing over Belgian waffles or french toast. I made it as instructed, plus a dash of vanilla extract. Heavenly!

I used a little less than 1/2 cup sugar and it was plenty sweet and used frozen organic wild blueberries. Otherwise I followed the recipe and it turned out beautifully. Thank you!

Simple and quick! Made great use of some not so great blueberries I had in the frig. I used it as a pancake topping instead of syrup.

Awesome! We have used this recipe many times this summer on ice cream. Everyone enjoys it.