Ball® Canned Blueberry Butter

This post is sponsored by the makers of Ball® home canning products.*

Blueberry picking season is here! We love visiting local farms in the summer to pick fruits that we don’t grow ourselves on our farm. I have been taking Tad blueberry picking since he was only a handful of months old. Now he’s seven! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long already.

We love to pick lots of berries to use fresh and preserve for over the winter. Pies, cakes, cobblers, muffins, pancakes, and even ice cream are all favorite treats! I thought it might be fun to make something a little different than a traditional jam or jelly for this summer’s preserves. I loved making this recipe for Ball® Blueberry Butter!

Ingredients & Recipe:

makes about 6 half-pint jars

• 5-1/2 cups blueberry pulp reserved from Blueberry Syrup (Pg 136 in The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving or click here)

• 3 cups sugar

• 1 Tbsp. Lemon zest

• 1-1/2 Tbsp. Fresh lemon juice 

• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

• 6 Ball® half-pint glass preserving jars with lids and bands

directions:

• Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready to use, do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside with bands

• Process blueberry pulp in a food processor 1 minute or until very smooth. Combine pureed pulp, sugar, and remaining ingredients in a 6qt. stainless steel or enamled dutch oven. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring often. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring constantly, 1 hour or until mixture thickens and holds it's shape on a spoon.

• Ladle hot blueberry butter into a hot jar, leaving 1/4- inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band, and adjust to fingertip-tight. Place jar in boiling-water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled  

• Process jars 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat: remove lid, and let jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when center is pressed. 

CLICK HERE FOR ORIGINAL RECIPE

I love making fruit butters! They are a super thick version of a jam where the consistency of the fruit is like a buttery spread. It was so fun making a new-to-me type of butter. I absolutely love apple butter or even this strawberry honey butter.

What do you like to make with blueberries? What have you canned with them?

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This is a sponsored post that is part of an ongoing partnership with the Fresh Preserving Division of Newell Brands. They have provided jars, equipment and monetary compensation. All thoughts and opinions expressed remain my own.

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