Blueberry Butter (No-Sugar-Added)

Easy blueberry butter made with just two ingredients and no-sugar-added in 30 minutes. Use in place of jam or jelly for a fun spread.

How often do you clean out your fridge?

This girl, this weekend!

In this case, I don’t mean using up all of the meal prepped leftovers.

I mean the kind of fridge clean out where you take everything out, every old head of cabbage, yogurt you forgot you had, and crusty container of mustard, wipe the interior spotless, and the put all back in.

Some of you on Instagram are really good about doing it once a week.

You are #goals.

Since it’s been a hot second since I got in there and spruced things up, there was quite a bit of elbow grease necessary to get things spick and span.

But it all felt worth it when the shelves gleamed white again and my Pyrex containers sat in uniform stacks.

So obviously I had to fill it with something pretty and sweet.

This No-Sugar-Added Blueberry Butter is the perfect naturally sweet spread to add to your summer fridge.

All you need is a bunch of blueberries, a squeeze of lemon, and some serious stirring skills.

Who Else Loves Spreadable Fruit?!

Is there anything better than filling jelly jars up with a spread you made yourself?

I’ve always had a thing for jams and jellies, especially the homemade kind.

When I recipe tested this on Sunday, I made two versions– a blueberry jam and a blueberry butter.

When I asked you on Instagram which recipe you wanted to see, the results were an even split.

I went with blueberry butter because I feel like there are a lot of blueberry jam recipes out there for you.

And also because, hello, plant-based alliteration and blueberry butter just sounds so freakin’ cool.

What Do You Need to Make Blueberry Butter?

Don’t worry, no butter went into the making of this blueberry butter, although a Google search will tell you that apparently there are some recipes like that on the web.

This blueberry butter is smooth, thick, spreadable, and bursting with naturally sweet blueberry flavor.

It resembles the consistency of apple butter, without the apples, if that makes sense.

All you need to make it is blueberries, the fresher the better, and squeezed lemon!

That’s it.

I list an option for sweeter butter, but the basic recipe here has no added sugar.

What Makes a Blueberry Butter and Not a Blueberry Jam?

There are a few things that make this blueberry butter and butter and not a jam.

First, instead of keeping the berries whole, we purée them in the blender for a smooth consistency before adding them to the saucepan to cook.

The second important step here is to let the butter cook down over a medium-low simmer.

This method mimics that of a slow-cooker without waiting hours for the crockpot to do its thing.

You’ll have blueberry butter in less than an hour with this recipe.

Lastly, I’m not kidding about the stirring skills.

It’s really important to set a timer for every 5 minutes to continually stir the mixture.

If you don’t do this, the blueberry butter will burn, and while that adds another B to our plant-based alliteration, I think you’ll agree that’s not the result we’re looking for here.

How to Make Blueberry Butter

This recipe requires a buttload of blueberries.

That’s a scientific measurement.

4 cups to be exact.

It might seem like a LOT of blueberries, but the butter shrinks by about 3/4 during the cooking process.

When I first it with a pint of blueberries, I was left with less than a quarter cup of butter.

What a tease.

So, this recipe is perfect to use up an excess of summer berries or anytime you end up with way too many bluebs in the fridge.

Use fresh berries for best results here– frozen berries can be subbed but may require a longer time on the stovetop to cook down additional water.

You Choose the Sweetness!

Taste the butter when you’re done and see what you think.

I like mine no-sugar-added so you can really taste the subtle sweetness of the berries.

If you really want a sweeter butter, add pure maple syrup in 1 TBSP increments to reach desired sweetness.

A no-sugar-added butter always requires a no-sugar-added dipping partner.

I love using these Bare Snacks Apple Chips to dip into my blueberry butter!

These apple chips are just ONE ingredient: apples.

The natural sweetness of the berries is perfect on these crispy apple chips for a vehicle for noshing.

YUM!

How to Serve Your Blueberry Butter

This No-Sugar-Added Blueberry Butter is perfect to keep in the fridge for a fun sugar-free spread.

Here are some ideas for spreading potential:

• smeared on toast
• spread on bagels
• paired with Roasted Peanut-Cashew Butter in a PB&J
• filled in thumbprint cookies
• stirred into oatmeal
• on top of crackers
• by the spoonful

It keeps for several weeks, so make a bunch and enjoy it spread on all of the things.

If you try this No-Sugar-Added Blueberry Butter, let me know!

Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to create more yums.

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For more fun dips and spreads, check out my Easy Sugar-Free Raspberry Chia Seed Jam, Date-Sweetened Dark Chocolate Hummus, and Low Sugar Pumpkin Apple Butter.

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XO Lauren

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