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Am I the only one that grew up without blackberries? It wasn’t until Alex and I couldn’t find raspberries at our local Aldi that we tried blackberries, and threw them in the cart to later be added to our morning oatmeal.
Now blackberries definitely need a bit more respect than that. They have so much flavor! The problem is getting through their tough inside.
Unlike their red partners-in-crime (raspberries) blackberries are not the easiest to eat whole because they have a large core that comes off the berry stem. This could potentially be a turnoff, but we have found a loophole in the dessert world that allows blackberries to shine!
Enter blackberry sauce! That’s right, the answer was right under our noses this whole time, but we finally found it!
This sauce has it all: the color, the flavor, and the smoothness. Where has it been all of our lives?
After having so much fun experimenting with Ninja Creami ice cream flavors, we wanted to try different ways we could them up. Playing around with different fruity sauces has been the perfect addition to any Creami creation.
Now that blackberries are on my radar, I love buying them and turning them into sauce. I get to enjoy their sweet and tart flavor without their less-than-ideal texture!
Blackberry sauce is a great addition to our dessert arsenal, and we love adding it to vanilla bean gelato and other fruity ice creams like raspberry and blueberry lemon. Also, if you’re feeling daring, try pairing this with raspberry sauce to get a light and dark color contrast that is sure to impress.
So if you’ve never had blackberries as a sauce and want to try something new, grab some blackberries and get cooking!
First Time Making Blackberry Sauce or Looking for Tips?
Making sauces for ice cream (or really any dessert) seems simple, but there are plenty of questions you might have and that’s what we’re here for!
- Can I use frozen blackberries? Sure! You can use frozen blackberries to make the sauce, just make sure they are thawed before cooking with them. We think fresh blackberries provide the best flavor, but we understand sometimes it’s easier to use frozen fruit!
- How should I store the sauce? We recommend keeping the sauce in a jar or container that can be sealed tight. Our favorite is a mason jar, but any container with an air-tight seal will work! The sauce should also be refrigerated.
- How long does the sauce last? The sauce should last for 1-2 weeks if properly stored and refrigerated.
- What can I put the sauce on? You can put it on anything! We love it on ice cream, sorbet, gelato, biscuits, or cake! That’s the best part about these sauces: they’re more than just ice cream sundae sauce!
Blackberry Sauce
Description
Blackberry sauce uses two simple ingredients to make a fruity sauce that is bursting with flavor! It pairs well with anything: ice cream, sorbet, cake, biscuits, french toast, etc.
Note: 1 serving = 12 oz sauce
Ingredients
Instructions
Place 2 1/2 cups fresh blackberries and 1/2 cup granulated sugar into a small pot on the stove-top heated over low-medium heat.
Mash the blackberries/sugar with a potato masher (or anything similar on hand).
Stir constantly until the sugar liquefies, then continue stirring occasionally for a total of 15 minutes.
Pour the blackberry sauce from the stove into a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth.
Using a strainer, strain the sauce from the food processor/blender into an air-tight jar.
This will remove any seeds, resulting in a perfectly smooth sauce!
Now your blackberry sauce is ready to enjoy!