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Blueberry Grunt

Blueberry Grunt is a sweet and delicious blueberry sauce-like filling smothered in flaky, buttery sweet dumplings that get crispy on top with a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 372kcal

Ingredients

Berry Filling

  • 24 ounces fresh or frozen blueberries, rinsed about 4 cups worth
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Topping Ingredients

  • cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup COLD butter grated
  • ½ cup milk

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Combine the blueberries, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon in a cast iron skillet and bring to a boil. Stir and continue cooking over medium-low heat until the berries start to burst and create a syrupy liquid, about 8 minutes.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Grate the COLD butter and immediately toss it into the flour mixture. Cut the butter into the flour mixture with a fork.
  • Stir in the milk, just until combined, leaving plenty of little lumps of butter. Drop spoonfuls of the batter evenly over the blueberry sauce in the skillet. (I like to use my largest cookie scoop to do this.)
  • Cover with a lid and continue cooking over low heat for 15 minutes. While this is steaming, stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
  • After 15 minutes, uncover the skillet. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon sugar and place in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until the crust is golden. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.

Notes

If you don't have fresh berries or frozen berries on hand, swap in 4 cups of homemade Blueberry Pie Filling or (2) 21-ounce cans of store-bought pie filling. Both of these variations are great options.

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 151mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 448IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 166mg | Iron: 2mg