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Blueberry Grunt One-Pot Dessert Recipe

A delicious one-pot dessert, this old-fashioned Blueberry Grunt combines sweet, stewed blueberries with soft, fluffy drop biscuits.
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Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Canadian, Nova Scocia
Servings 12

Equipment

  • 5 to 6-quart Dutch oven

Ingredients
  

For the Filling:

  • 2 ½ pounds 8 cups blueberries, divided
  • ½ cup 3 ½ ounces sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest + 1 tablespoon lemon juice divided
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

For the Topping (Drop Biscuits):

  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¼ cups 11 ¼ ounces all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • ¼ cup 3 ½ ounces sugar, divided
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

Prepare the Filling:

  • In a 5 to 6-quart Dutch oven, combine 4 cups of blueberries, sugar, cinnamon, water, and lemon zest.
  • Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens and becomes jam-like (about 10–12 minutes).
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice and cornstarch, then stir into the blueberry mixture.
  • Add the remaining 4 cups of blueberries and cook for 1 more minute, then remove from heat, cover, and keep warm.

Make the Biscuit Dough:

  • In a 2-cup liquid measuring cup, combine buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 6 tablespoons of sugar.
  • Slowly stir the buttermilk mixture into the dry ingredients until a dough forms.

Cook the Biscuits on the Blueberry Mixture:

  • Using a small ice cream scoop or two large spoons, drop golf ball-sized pieces of dough over the warm berry mixture (you should get about 14 biscuits).
  • Wrap the lid of the Dutch oven with a clean dish towel to absorb condensation, then cover the pot.
  • Simmer gently until the biscuits have doubled in size and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (about 16–22 minutes).

Final Touch & Serve:

  • Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar with cinnamon.
  • Remove the lid and sprinkle the biscuit topping with cinnamon sugar.
  • Serve immediately.
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