21 Blueberry Dessert Recipes To Sweeten Your Day

From gorgeous cakes to fruity popsicles, these blueberry dessert recipes will satisfy your sweet cravings.

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Mary Shannon Wells

Updated on July 12, 2024

Blueberry Galette — Photo: Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist Heather Chadduck

These blueberry desserts take this staple fruit beyond a delicious snack or morning oatmeal topper. Whether you'd like to make a blueberry tart for a new neighbor, bring blueberry crunch bars to the church potluck, or enjoy a blueberry cobbler after a weeknight dinner, these easy blueberry desserts are sure to please a crowd. Ahead, we share our favorite ways to enjoy these berries year-round, with cool icebox pies, pretty cakes, and comforting cobblers.

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Blueberry-Lemon Cake

Blueberry-Lemon Cake — Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Pairing sweet blueberries with tart and tangy lemon is the ideal way to feature these summer flavors. The tender cake benefits from the subtle hint of lemon, while the fluffy frosting has more intense notes. Pureed berries give the frosting its naturally beautiful hue.

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Blueberry Cobbler

Blueberry Cobbler with a scoop of ice cream — Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This crumbly blueberry cobbler might just become your dessert of the summer. Top it with scoops of homemade cream cheese ice cream for a personal touch that won't go unnoticed.

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Peach-Blueberry Pie

Southern Living Peach Blueberry Pie with a slice cut out to serve — Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox

The peach and blueberry pairing is a match made in summertime heaven. Lemon zest and juice in the filling give a citrusy hue to the pie. And if you want to save the completed pie for later, you can store it in the freezer for up to three months.

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Lemon-Blueberry Sheet Cake

Southern Living Blueberry Lemon Sheet Cake sliced on plates to serve — Jessica Furniss

This sheet cake recipe is refreshing and has that sweet-tart taste that we all crave. Blueberries and lemons are seriously the perfect pairing. While the cake and frosting are infused with blueberries, fresh blueberries also garnish the cake alongside candied lemon slices.

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Blueberry Crumb Cake

Southern Living Blueberry Crumb Cake sliced on plates to serve — Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

This blueberry crumb cake is moist and pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee. Made up of butter, sugar, cinnamon, and ginger, the warm streusel topping has the perfect grainy texture and will instantly melt in your mouth.

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Petite Blueberry Cheesecakes

Petite Blueberry Cheesecake — Photo: Jennifer Davick

No one can fight over who got the biggest slice when dessert is already pre-portioned into adorable mini cakes. Bonus: Make the cheesecakes and freeze them up to a month in advance. We call this recipe a busy host win.

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Blueberry Clafoutis

blueberry clafoutis — Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey

Blueberries take this classic French dessert to the next level. Clafoutis is typically made with cherries, but blueberries give their own juicy and flavorful take on the original that we know you'll love. To make it, you'll start by scattering blueberries along the bottom of a baking dish (we recommend a cast iron skillet). Then you'll pour the batter atop the berries and bake until golden brown.

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Blueberry Pie

Blueberry Pie — FRED HARDY, FOOD STYLIST: MARGARET MONROE DICKEY, PROP STYLIST: CALEB CLARKE

This blueberry pie discards traditional warm spices by swapping them for fresh, bright flavors like honey, sage, and lime zest for a brighter version. For this recipe, we use our homemade double-crust pie pastry for the crust, however, if you're running low on time, you can always buy some frozen pie crust from the store.

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Blueberry Bread Pudding

Blueberry Bread Pudding — Jennifer Causey; Food Styling: Loren Wood; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

Swing by your local farmer's market to pick up some fresh blueberries for this delicious bread pudding recipe. Every bite of this custardy dessert is smooth yet still has the perfect amount of crunch. Plus, the whole dessert is served with a sweet blueberry sauce to drizzle all over the pudding for additional blueberry flavor.

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Blueberry-Cornmeal Cake

Blueberry-Cornmeal Cake — Alison Miksch; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

You can serve this fresh blueberry-studded cake from brunch to dinner, so it's the perfect "What can I bring?" dish for any summer gathering. Medium-grind cornmeal creates a great cake texture, and pockets of blueberries add the perfect sweetness.

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Red, White, and Blue Poke Cake

Red, White, and Blue Poke Cake — Jennifer Causey

Southern cooks know the easiest way to achieve the dreamiest cake texture is to poke it! This fresh summer berry cake, topped with rich mascarpone frosting, is an upgrade to traditional poke cake as the berries replace the gelatin or pudding mix filling. Top with extra berries as a garnish.

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Blueberry-Lemon Crunch Bars

Blueberry-Lemon Crunch Bars — Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones

If you want to stand out from the stacks of fudge and classic chocolate chip cookies, this crumbly, fruity bar is the perfect dessert to bring to the summer potluck. This jammy fruit-filled bar needs a fork to enjoy, sandwiched between the buttery and crispy layers. Choose between a simple streusel topping for the top layer if you don't want to duplicate the bottom layer.

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Red Velvet Ice-Cream Cake

Red Velvet Ice-Cream Cake — Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Talk about a standout! This decadent layer cake will blow the competition away at the Fourth of July dessert table (not that it's a competition, but if it were, you'd win). The ice cream layer between the red velvet cake layers is a refreshing twist to traditional desserts, especially when topped with fresh blueberries.

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Triple Berry Sonker with Dip

Berry Sonker with Dip — Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl Jones

If you've never heard of a sonker, it's time to get acquainted with this cobbler-like dessert and its creamy vanilla sauce, "dip." With origins in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a sonker bakes in a large, deep dish and is excellent for feeding a crowd. This dessert, filled with blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, looks as beautiful as it tastes.

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Lemon-Buttermilk Icebox Pie

Key Lime-Buttermilk Icebox Pie — Hector Sanchez; Food Styling: Erin Merhar; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

A cool filling surrounded by a timeless graham cracker crust and finished with a beautiful lemon-blueberry topping? We've found your "looks impressive but is so easy" dessert of the summer.

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Peach And Blueberry Cobbler

Peach and Blueberry Cobbler — Micah A. Leal

While blueberries and peaches are in season during summer, you can get them frozen anytime. So, don't wait all year to make this delicious cobbler. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop or two of ice cream to complete the dessert.

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Red, White, and Blue Popsicles

Red, White, and Blue Popsicles — Jennifer Causey

Make this ice cream truck favorite at home with a recipe for the kids to go bonkers over. Creating these popsicles only takes seven simple ingredients and 10 minutes of hands-on time. Blending fresh fruit into these pops adds a natural sweetness to this classic treat.

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Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Bars

Red, White, and Blue Cheesecake Bars — Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Torie Cox

If you need a big-batch (we're talking massive-batch) dessert for your Fourth of July get-together, you can't go wrong with this fruity cheesecake recipe that's easy to serve. Make these cheesecake bars up to two days in advance to save time. Chilling takes about four hours, so planning will ensure your dessert is ready for guests.

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Frozen Blueberry Lemonade

Southern Living Frozen Blueberry Lemonade in glasses to serve garnished with basil leaves and lemon slices — Alison Miksch

This frozen drink is just the cool—both in temperature and quality—finale your summer party needs. It's sweet and refreshing, and since there's no alcohol, it's completely kid-friendly.

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Blueberry Streusel Muffins

Blueberry Streusel Muffins — Southern Living

Toasted pecans and a combination of berries complement each other in this streusel-covered dish, topped with turbinado sugar. Make these blueberry muffins for a sweet treat that delights any time of day.

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Blueberry Galette

Blueberry Galette — Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist Heather Chadduck

Enjoy a jammy, fruit-filled dessert similar to pie without fussing over making the dough. This recipe uses store-bought puff pastry sheets, so it comes together quickly. Serve with vanilla whipped cream or ice cream.

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