{"id":2431,"date":"2021-07-22T15:26:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agooddish.com\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:26:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:26:04","slug":"blueberry-season-is-here-try-freezing-some-and-making-nice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.agooddish.com\/?p=2431","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Season Is Here – Try Freezing Some And Making Nice Cream"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Raspberries, blueberries and black raspberries<\/span>
in saltglazed stoneware “shovel” bowls<\/span>
by Suze Lindsay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Blueberry season is finally here! We await local blueberries with eager anticipation as picking is one of our favorite July outings. It is a lovely way to spend a few hours in a rural setting. Most states have listings of pick-your-own<\/a> farms by county so you can locate one near you. My husband loves to munch as he picks and tries to leave a farm well sated. I, on the other hand, being very task oriented, concentrate on filling my buckets while contemplating what I will do with them. We often pick enough to stock our fridge for a week\u2019s worth and freeze anything beyond that to use off season. Berries are easily frozen in a single layer on a sheet pan or rimmed cookie sheet and then stored in a freezer-safe storage jar, box or bag for many months. As I try not to eat sugar, I no longer bake blueberry pies, muffins or cakes, although all of those are delicious uses. Recently, I have been concentrating my efforts on fruit juice sweetened jam and nice cream, a simple frozen concoction of berries and frozen ripe bananas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fresh blueberries in a small<\/span>
stoneware shovel bowl<\/span>
by Suze Lindsay<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Freezing berries on a rimmed sheet pan<\/span>
keeps them from clumping<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No one seems to know the exact origin of the term \u201cNice Cream<\/a>\u201d, a vegan blend of frozen banana and whatever fruit or flavoring is added into a soft, sweet but not sugary frozen custard-like treat. I am guessing it came about around the time the Yonanas<\/i><\/a> dessert maker came on the market in 2011. This simple contraption squishes frozen bananas into a soft serve type consistency and is still being sold. Since then, many vegan \u201cnice cream\u201d recipes have been published and continually varied, including berries, mango, cocoa, chocolate chips and nut butters. I like a simple blend of banana and fruit with a little vanilla but use whatever fruit you enjoy (not apples or pears but frozen tropical fruits, berries and stone fruits all work) and see what you can create to please yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A high speed blender makes<\/span>
Nice Cream easily<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Blueberry Nice Cream<\/span>
Saltglazed stoneware bowl<\/span>
by Suze Lindsay<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BLUEBERRY NICE CREAM<\/span><\/p>\n