Sookie inspired Blueberry Shortcake
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There’s this one episode of Gilmore Girls (Season 1 Episode 3, Kill Me Now) where Jackson brings Sookie blueberries instead of strawberries. She asks Jackson what he expects her to do with blueberries when she has to make strawberry shortcake for 200 people for the wedding Lorelai is hosting. He says make blueberry shortcake and Sookie says there’s no such thing!
So I decided I’d see if I could make some blueberry shortcake myself. Growing up when my mom would make strawberry shortcake she would start with those individual TastyCakes Dessert Shells sponge cakes. Then a layer of store bough frozen strawberries in syrup (that she had thawed), and finally top them with Cool Whip. I prefer to make my Strawberry Shortcake with biscuits, freshly made strawberries in syrup, and homemade whipped cream. So I’m going to follow the same method for Blueberry Shortcake.
Even though I’m making everything from scratch this Blueberry Shortcake only requires 6 ingredients and a few quick steps. If you know how to make biscuits— then you can definitely make this easy dessert.
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What is Blueberry Shortcake?
My take on Sookie’s Blueberry Short Cake is a layered dessert with a cake or biscuit base, cooked blueberries in syrup, and whipped cream on top.
How to make Blueberry shortcake?
First you make 2-ingredient biscuits with heavy cream and self-rising flour. While those bake you make a blueberry syrup with frozen blueberries and granulated sugar. And once the biscuits are out of the oven you whip up 2-ingredient homemade whipped cream with heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar. Then just layer the shortcake together for a warm, fresh dessert that everyone will love. Enjoy Sookie’s Blueberry Shortcake!
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What Is Shortcake vs Biscuits?
Classic shortcake recipes are very similar to biscuits, but they have more sugar and the addition of egg. This makes them less crumbly and more sweet than biscuits. However, I prefer my Strawberry Shortcakes with biscuits. If you prefer shortcake then you may want to explore some recipes specifically for shortcake.
Variations
This recipe can act as a base. A lot of folks don’t realize that you can use other fruits besides strawberries to make variations on Strawberry Shortcake. Today I’m using blueberries, but you could also use peaches, plums, raspberries, or apples. Use seasonal fruits for fun variety in your shortcake desserts.
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Tips for Blueberry Shortcake
Help! My biscuits aren’t flaky!
For extra flaky biscuits try rolling the dough out into a larger piece than you need and folding it on top of itself 2 times to create layers.
Make the whipped cream fresh
Homemade whipped cream is so good when you make it fresh. Although it will stay fresh in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Can you make Blueberry Shortcake ahead of time?
If you want to do some prep work ahead of time I recommend making the blueberry sauce and the whipped cream the day before. The biscuits are best fresh from the oven. So you could mix up the biscuit dough and then bake them and assemble the desserts with your pre-made blueberry sauce and whipped cream the day of serving.
More recipes to try:
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Sookie's Blueberry Short Cake (Gilmore Girls)
What I imagine Sookie could have made with those blueberries! Blueberry Shortcake!
Ingredients
- 2 cups self-rising flour (plus a little more for dusting your surface)
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Make the biscuit dough:
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl combine the flour and heavy whipping cream until a soft ball of dough is formed. Roll the dough onto a lightly floured surface and cut into biscuit rounds. Bake the biscuits in a cast iron skillet at 450°F for 10-12 minutes, until the tops are golden brown.
- Make blueberry syrup:
- While the biscuits bake start your blueberry sauce. Add the blueberries and sugar to a small saucepan on medium-low. Cook about 15 minutes, stir occasionally. Remove the sauce from the heat while you make the whipped cream.
- Make the whipped cream:
- Add the heavy whipping cream to the bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium speed until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and mix just until combined about 30 seconds.
- Assemble the dessert:
- Assemble the dessert on individual plates. Take one warm biscuit and carefully open it from the center. Spoon in about 1-2 tablespoons of the blueberries onto the center of the biscuit. Then add whipped cream on top of the blueberries and close the biscuit back to create a biscuit sandwich. Optionally top with additional blueberries. Enjoy warm!
