4-Ingredient Oven Baked Blueberry Dessert
This is the sort of dessert you pull together on a Tuesday night when the wind is howling across the fields and you just want something warm and sweet without dirtying half the kitchen. Around here, frozen blueberries are a staple in the deep freeze, right next to the sweet corn and venison. This easy 4-ingredient oven baked blueberry dessert reminds me of the old church potluck cobblers, but even simpler.
You literally dump the frozen raw blueberries straight into a casserole dish, scatter on three pantry ingredients, and let the oven do the work. It’s the kind of humble, no-fuss recipe that has fed farm families for generations, and the sort of thing that makes husbands and grandkids both go back for thirds.
Serve this blueberry dessert warm, right out of the oven, while the juices are still bubbling around the edges. A scoop of vanilla ice cream or a generous spoonful of lightly sweetened whipped cream melts down into the berries and crumbly topping in the nicest way. It’s also lovely with a cup of hot coffee after supper or alongside a simple breakfast of scrambled eggs on a slow weekend morning. If you have it, a little pitcher of cream to pour over individual servings feels very old-fashioned and special.
Servings: 8
WW Points: Approximately 5 Points per serving
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen blueberries (do not thaw)
- 1 (13.25 oz) box sugar-free yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 tablespoons light butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Lightly coat an 8×8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Spread the frozen blueberries evenly across the bottom of the baking dish.
- Sprinkle the dry cake mix evenly over the blueberries.
- Drizzle the applesauce evenly over the cake mix, then drizzle the melted light butter over the top. Do not stir.
- Bake for 40–45 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden and the blueberries are hot and bubbling around the edges.
- Let the dessert cool for 10 minutes before serving.
Optional: Top each serving with a spoonful of nonfat Greek yogurt or a dollop of light whipped topping for an extra treat.
