Not only are berries THE most delicious fruits of spring and summer, they also happen to be among the healthiest fruits out there. Packed with fiber, vitamins, and loads of antioxidants, berries bring brilliant color, flavor, and health to smoothies, salads, and savory dinners in our newest issue of Better Homes & Gardens Berry Recipes. But we also can’t deny how perfectly poised they are for the lead role in desserts, pies, tarts, cakes, cookies, breads, muffins, and anything and everything that is sweet. Plus, find ways to swap berries into favorite basic recipes, such as breakfast syrup, dessert sauce, pickled berries, easy berry fridge jam, freezer jam, and dried berries.
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Take Heart • BERRIES ARE THE TOTAL PACKAGE—SWEET, TART, AND BURSTING WITH HEALTHY NUTRIENTS. READ ON TO LEARN WHY THESE FRUITS ARE A TASTY WAY TO HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART (FOR GOOD!).
Meet The Berries
Berry Basics • SOME RECIPES WERE JUST MADE FOR BERRIES, SUCH AS THESE SEVEN ESSENTIALS WHERE YOU CAN SWAP IN STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, OR A MIX!
Smoothies • BLENDED WITH VEGGIES AND/OR OTHER FRUITS, BERRIES BRING OUT THE BEST IN ON-THE-GO SMOOTHIES. NEED AN EVEN FASTER START TO THE DAY? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN PREP-AND-FREEZE SMOOTHIE CUBES—THE ULTIMATE MEAL-PLANNING STRATEGY.
Sweet and Tart Starts • GET A JUMP ON THE DAY WITH A BERRY-DAPPLED BREAKFAST. YOUR FAVORITE RED, BLUE, AND BLACK BERRIES PUT THE PEP INTO COFFEE CAKE, MUFFINS, DANISH, SWEET ROLLS, AND ALL THINGS BAKED AND BEAUTIFUL.
Berries In Bread • IT'S IN THEIR NAME: QUICK BREADS ARE QUICK TO THE OVEN AND TO THE TABLE. AND WHEN STUDDED WITH THE PRETTIEST GEMS OF THE SEASON, THEY'RE JUST AS QUICK TO DISAPPEAR!
Berries Gone Savory • WE KNOW ’EM AND LOVE ’EM IN DESSERTS, BUT BERRIES KNOW HOW TO PLAY UP THEIR SAVORY SIDE TOO. TO PROVE IT, WE TUCKED THEM INTO TACOS, PILED THEM ON PIZZA, AND SWIRLED THEM INTO SAUCES FOR DINNERS THAT DELIVER ON BIG BERRY-LICIOUS FLAVOR.
Berry Up to the Bar • MAKE YOUR HAPPY HOUR EXTRA HAPPY WITH DRINKS THAT DELIVER A DOSE OF HEALTHFUL ANTIOXIDANTS AS A BONUS. PICK YOUR FAVORITE CONCOCTION—A MARGARITA, DAIQUIRI, SLUSHIE, OR GOOD OLD-FASHIONED SANGRIA.
Can’t Forget the Cherries • THREE CHEERS FOR CHERRIES! WHILE THESE SHINY RED ORBS ARE ACTUALLY STONE FRUITS, THEIR DIMINUTIVE SIZE PUTS THEM ON AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD WITH BERRIES IN SWEET AND SAVORY RECIPES.
Berry-Good Salads • AMP UP THE FRESHNESS IN YOUR DAY WITH SALADS PILED HIGH WITH THE JEWELS OF THE SEASON. BERRIES HAVE PLENTY TO OFFER—FLAVOR, BEAUTY, AND ANTIOXIDANTS—SO FEEL FREE TO ADD EXTRA.
Yummy Little Bites • FRESH FROM THE SUN-DRENCHED BERRY PATCH, THESE FIVE COOKIE AND BAR RECIPES ARE LOADED WITH SPRINGTIME FLAVOR IN THEIR FILLINGS, TOPPINGS, SWIRL-INS, AND MORE. (PSST … THEY'RE PERFECT FOR PICNICS!)
Berries by the Slice • WHEN IT COMES TO DESSERT, BERRIES TAKE THE CAKE. IN THIS CASE, SIX DISTINCTIVE CAKES—ICEBOX CAKE, SHORTCAKES, POKE CAKE, COFFEE CAKE, SINGLE-LAYER EVERYDAY CAKE, AND A DECADENT THREE-LAYER CHOCOLATE CAKE.
One-Dish Bakes • BERRIES DOING WHAT BERRIES DO BEST—GETTING ALL SAUCY AND SASSY IN THE BOTTOM OF BAKING DISHES, CROWNED WITH TOPPINGS OF GOLDEN BISCUITS OR BUTTERY CRUMBLES.
The Season’s Best Pies and Tarts • IT'S POTLUCK SEASON, AND THESE PIES AND TARTS ARE ALWAYS UP FOR A GOOD PARTY. MAKE AND TAKE THEM TO ANY SUMMER GET-TOGETHER IN NEED OF A BRIGHT, BERRY-BEAUTIFUL SURPRISE.
Frosty Freezer Treats • DON'T BOTHER WITH THE OVEN—THESE SWEET SOMETHINGS ARE STRAIGHT FROM THE DEEP FREEZE. ICE CREAM, MILKSHAKES, AND FROZEN POPS ARE THE COOLEST WAYS TO SNACK IN THE SUMMER HEAT.
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