Blueberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups frozen or fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tbsp. water
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• pinch ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice

Makes 1 1/2 cups (1/4 cup per serving)

 

Combine the blueberries, confectioners' sugar, water, vanilla and cinnamon in a large saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the berries soften and the mixture forms a sauce, 5-7 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice. Serve at once, or let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate in a covered container up to 1 week. Just before using, shake the sauce well and serve chilled or gently reheat.

 

WW POINTS VALUE: 1 pt.

 

Note: This recipe appears in the WW Best-Ever Desserts Cookbook. Forget buying the fruit sauce or syrup at the grocery store. Make this at home and it will taste just as good. This homemade sauce is tart and flavorful and it goes great on ice cream, yogurt, pancakes, waffles, and even panna cotta. If you add a touch of rhubarb alongside the blueberries and cook the rhubarb, the sauce will be just as flavorful, thick and tart. I highly recommend adding vanilla extract and nutmeg to the sauce to enhance the flavor.