Easy Recipes: Blueberries and Cream {Just Like The Boxcar Children}

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If you are following our homeschool journey you know I’ve been on the lookout for some activities to go with our learning. One of the books we’re reading is The Boxcar Children. Let me just say, Nick and Luke are mesmerized with the characters of this book.

In one of the early chapters of the book, the children find a patch of blueberries. They have a special treat one evening by serving blueberries and milk. Nick and Luke thought it would be fun to try since they love blueberries.

Ingredients:

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  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup heavy cream, half and half or milk
  • sugar

Clean your fresh blueberries.

Toss them in a large bowl.

Pour the cream over the berries.

We used heavy whipping cream.   Yum!

Sprinkle with sugar- about 1-2 tablespoons.

I used raw Turbinado sugar leftover from some cupcakes I made a while back.

Gently stir to mix the cream, the berries and the sugar.

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Serve it up into individual bowls and enjoy!

Your kids will love drinking the cream once they finish the berries.

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We loved it!

This is also delish with blackberries.

Easy Recipes: Blueberries and Cream {Just Like The Boxcar Children}
Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Crystal & Co.
Prep time: 5 mins
Total time: 5 mins
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup heavy cream, half and half or milk
  • sugar
Instructions
  1. Clean your fresh blueberries. Toss them in a large bowl.
  2. Pour the cream over the berries.
  3. Sprinkle with sugar- about 1-2 tablespoons.
  4. Gently stir to mix the cream, the berries and the sugar.
  5. Serve it up into individual bowls and enjoy! Your kids will love drinking the cream once they finish the berries.

19 Comments

  1. Hey Crystal,
    Blueberries always stay on the top of my list. Gratitude to you for sharing such a wonderful recipe. I will try that. It’s simple but looks delicious.

  2. It’s so easy and so delicious! Work as well with the strawberries 🙂

  3. The Boxcar Children was my favorite book as a child…I read it so many times! It’s one of the books I insisted my children read…and they loved it also.
    Blueberries and Cream looks delicious….I’m going to make it for my daughters. We’ve had bananas and cream…also very good!

  4. We love, love, love blueberries around here. Will have to try this out soon.

  5. My kids are also in love with this series of books. We recently found a Boxcar Children Cookbook at a yard sale full of recipes of food mentioned in the books. One of our best yard sale finds ever! Thanks for sharing this. Rachel

    1. Rachel- I have seen this cookbook online before. (Amazon, I think.)
      Glad to hear your feedback that it is such a great cookbook. I am adding it to my wish list. 🙂

      Crystal

  6. I love simple yet healthy snacks. I often make this simple dish with frozen blueberries . It is amazing!!

  7. This is how we would eat fruit when we went to our mammas in the summer. Try it with plums too!

    1. Plums sound tasty! What a great suggestion.
      Thanks, Karen!

  8. Simple and delicious dessert! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Hi Crystal,
    We have had the most beautiful Blueberries this year. I love your dish of berries, very simple and delicious! Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing on Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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