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Slow-Cooked Blueberry Grunt

Name: Slow-Cooked Blueberry Grunt
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Ingredients: 4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1 teaspoon almond extract; DUMPLINGS:; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cold butter; 1 tablespoon shortening; 3/4 cup 2% milk; Vanilla ice cream, optional

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 2-1/2 hours

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Mar. 07, 2023

If you love blueberries, then you can't go wrong with this easy dessert. For a special treat, serve it warm with vanilla ice cream. —Cleo Gonske, Redding, California

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Ingredients

4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon almond extract
DUMPLINGS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cold butter
1 tablespoon shortening
3/4 cup 2% milk
Vanilla ice cream, optional

Directions

Place blueberries, sugar, water and extract in a 3-qt. slow cooker; stir to combine. Cook, covered, on high 2-3 hours or until bubbly.
For dumplings, in a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Cut in butter and shortening until crumbly. Add milk; stir just until a soft dough forms.
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls on top of hot blueberry mixture. Cook, covered, 30 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in center of dumplings comes out clean. If desired, serve warm with ice cream.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup (calculated without ice cream): 360 calories, 5g fat (2g saturated fat), 7mg cholesterol, 494mg sodium, 73g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 3g fiber), 6g protein.

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