Blueberries are one of the safest fruits for IC patients. And mid to late summer is the perfect time to find fresh blueberries. While a bowl of blueberries is a delicious snack, there are lots of IC friendly blueberry recipes that can be a great way to enjoy the fruit as well. Go ahead and try these sweet and savory blueberry recipes without fear of a flare!
Breakfast foods
Blueberry recipes for breakfast abound. Give some of these a try — your taste buds will thank you!
- Blueberry breakfast casserole
- Baked blueberry french toast
- Blueberry scones
- Buttermilk blueberry breakfast cake (This recipe includes a 1/2 cup of buttermilk, which is in the Foods Worth Trying category. To keep the recipe completely safe, substitute for regular white milk instead.)
- Blueberry coffee cake
- Breakfast butter rolls with whipped blueberry butter
- Blueberry pecan baked oatmeal (The only potentially bothersome ingredient here is the pecans, which are in the Foods Worth Trying category. If you want, substitute them out for almonds or cashews, which are categorized as Usually Bladder Friendly.)
- Blueberry turnovers
Savory blueberry recipes
Blueberries are sweet enough with some tartness to them as well. So, not all blueberry recipes have to be sweet. You can use blueberries to make savory foods as well.
- Red, white & blue spinach salad
- Blueberry, honey and goat cheese naan pizzas
- Frosted blueberry snack mix (This one uses dried blueberries.)
- Blueberry quesadilla (This recipe includes green bell peppers and Monterey Jack cheese, both of which are in Foods Worth Trying category. Swap the cheese out for mozzarella or cheddar and the green bell pepper for a red or yellow one and the recipe is IC friendly. Skip the sour cream for serving if sour cream causes you problems.)
- Blueberry grilled cheese (Swap out the sourdough bread, which is in the Foods Worth Trying category, for Italian, white or wheat to make this one completely IC friendly.)
Breads and muffins
In general, many breads are IC friendly, including those with blueberries in them.
- Blueberry streusel muffins
- Blueberry bread
- Whole wheat blueberry zucchini muffins
- Blueberry muffin bread (This recipe uses 1/2 cup of sour cream throughout; sour cream is in the Foods Worth Trying category.)
- Glazed blueberry sweet rolls (Skip the lemon juice in the glaze to keep this recipe IC friendly. Another option is to use lemon zest instead, which is Usually Bladder Friendly.)
- Blueberry cream cheese rolls (Skip the lemon juice in the glaze to keep this recipe IC friendly. Another option is to use lemon zest instead, which is Usually Bladder Friendly.)
Desserts
The sweet side of blueberries can definitely come out to play with your taste buds with these delectable desserts!
- Blueberry graham cracker ice cream
- No-bake blueberry delight (The only potentially bothersome ingredient here is the pecans, which are in the Foods Worth Trying category. If you want, substitute them out for almonds or cashews, which are categorized as Usually Bladder Friendly.)
- 5-Ingredient blueberry Bundt cake (This recipe uses 1/2 cup of sour cream throughout; sour cream is in the Foods Worth Trying category.)
- Blueberry cobbler
- Blueberry dump cake
- No-bake blueberry cheese cake
- Blueberry upside down cake
- Blueberry bread pudding
- Blueberry streusel dessert pizza (This recipe uses 1/2 cup of sour cream throughout; sour cream is in the Foods Worth Trying category.)
Drinks
You can definitely give straight blueberry juice a try for something to drink besides water. But don’t forget you can use blueberry drink recipes to concoct some special drinks that are also IC friendly as well!
