Cranberry sauce for your tarts, crepes, yogurt, cakes and muffins

We often look for a topping as juicy as it is delicious to go with crepes and waffles (or to turn a simple yogurt into a god-level dessert!), and this recipe for cranberry sauce super easy to make, it takes just a few minutes to prepare, and it's delicious.

It's perfect also for filling or decorating cakes, for sponge cakes and bundt cakes, or for your cupcakes and muffins: Often, recipes that include blueberries add the fresh fruit directly to the batter, counting on it to roast and release its juices as it bakes. That’s undoubtedly delicious, but instead you can also stir this blueberry sauce into the batter, and you’ll see it results in a sweeter touch than fresh blueberries alone, while ensuring the fruit is more broken down, making fantastic pies and cakes.

To make it you can use fresh or frozen blueberries (fresh is always better, but it’s very convenient to have a bag of blueberries in the freezer for the day you might need them or when they’re out of season).

I hope you enjoy it! Before we finish, I can't help but encourage you to use it in any cheesecake recipe... You'll see how delicious it is!

To make the cranberry sauce:

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 2 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries
• 2-3 tbsp of sugar
• 3 tbsp of water

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix the freshly squeezed lemon juice and cornstarch, and set aside.
2. In a large saucepan, add the blueberries, sugar, and 3 tablespoons of water. Set over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the liquid while stirring and lower the heat to low.
3. Add the lemon juice and cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly. Stir until the sauce thickens slightly and the blueberries have softened, then remove from the heat.
4. Keep it covered to keep the sauce hot if you're going to serve it with crepes or waffles. It's delicious! Or set it aside and let it cool if you're going to use it as a filling for cakes.

How to use cranberry sauce?

• Pour it into Fritters and pancakes, it's a winning combination with the sauce, whether cold or hot.
• It is a perfect sauce for fill waffles (and even more seductive if you do them as a couple!).
• Use it to fill crepes. If everyone at home has a sweet tooth, you can serve those crepes with blueberry sauce as well as whipped cream.
• In cheesecakes: pour the sauce into the cheesecake mixture and stir, before pouring it into the pan, thus making a cheesecake filled with cranberry sauce. Or you can use the sauce just as an accompaniment: prepare your cheesecake, and when serving accompany the cheesecake with a mini-casserole or sauce boat with the cranberry sauce, so that diners who want to can accompany the cake with this wonderful sauce.
• En cupcakes and muffins: once your muffin batter is ready, add the sauce and mix, and pour the batter into the muffin tin. You'll see how delicious the muffins turn out!
• For the filling or decoration of sponge cakes: just like with muffins, you can add the sauce to the batter, or if you prefer you can use the sauce to decorate the cake or bundt cake after baking (wait for the cake to cool slightly before adding the decoration).
• To present a yogurt or fresh cheese dessert with a perfect presentation and flavor: the cranberry sauce tastes delicious combined with yogurt (it will be a bonus if you use Greek yogurt), and presenting it in some glasses, Mini-cocottes, or ramekins with yogurt and that sauce looks beautiful and elegant with minimal effort. You can also serve it with fresh cheese or ricotta; it's also a fabulous combination.
• For your breakfast: a bowl of cereal, oats, muesli, or granola with yogurt and blueberry sauce will be a complete, energy-packed breakfast to start the day (and super tasty!).
• To decorate other dishes: go ahead and try new combinations, like pairing a soft goat cheese with this sauce; it’s also ideal for dressing (for example) certain baby greens and strawberry salads, or a teaspoon of this sauce can provide a wonderful contrast when plating a fish dish.

I hope you really enjoy this sauce. You can also add a little honey or agave syrup; it goes well.

What sauces do you make at home to go with your cakes and crepes? I’d love to hear from you, and I’m sure you’ll give other blog readers new ideas!