deangreenhoe
02-10-2008, 06:35 PM
Well, I guess if we can eat Apple Grunt (a favorite in my family) we can manage something called "Blueberry Dump." :D
I hosted an "involuntary" family Sunday dinner today. I invited 2 and was advised a couple hours before the dinner bell was to ring to expect 8. Don't ask.
So a dessert on the fly was in order and I played that game of chance where one puts the plausible ingredients they have on hand in a search engine just to see if something inspiring pops up. I got Blueberry Dump. LOL. I wasn't overly hopeful it would turn out well, considering the recipe details, but hey! According to one website this is a favorite of Justin Timberlake's that his grandma Sadie makes. Whatever. :rolleyes:
It turned out great and my family loved it, demanding the recipe. I thought it was pretty tasty myself, and more importantly, extremely easy for we who are usually dessert impaired.
Blueberry Dump
-1 box yellow cake mix (18-19 oz.)
-1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple
-1 16 oz. bag frozen blueberries, thawed, about 1 1/2-2 cups
(can substitute 1 pint fresh blueberries or 1 15-18 oz can, some versions even use blueberry pie filling)
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter (I used cooking spray) a glass 9x13 baking dish.
Spread can of crushed pineapple, including juices, in the bottom of the pan. Break up lumps in box of cake mix, then dump (aha! ergo the name of the dish) over pineapple, spreading evenly.
Top with blueberries, including juices from thawing or in the can), sprinkle sugar evenly over berries, top with chopped pecans and pour the melted butter over all.
Bake for 45-50 minutes until juices bubble to the top and it begins to brown slightly. The mixture rises to the top of the pan, then settles back down as it cools.
Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream on top or on the side.
It's RICH, so I think the ice cream is necessary, as opposed to a stand alone dessert; also gooey so you need to serve with a spatula.
We were talking about the Blueberry Dump at the dinner table and everyone decided the recipe would lend itself well to a variety of fruits, fresh, canned or frozen, if blueberries isn't you bag. I imagine you'd have to make sure that what you used contained roughly the same amount of moisture (juices) so you don't end up with a dry cake mix in the center.
I hosted an "involuntary" family Sunday dinner today. I invited 2 and was advised a couple hours before the dinner bell was to ring to expect 8. Don't ask.
So a dessert on the fly was in order and I played that game of chance where one puts the plausible ingredients they have on hand in a search engine just to see if something inspiring pops up. I got Blueberry Dump. LOL. I wasn't overly hopeful it would turn out well, considering the recipe details, but hey! According to one website this is a favorite of Justin Timberlake's that his grandma Sadie makes. Whatever. :rolleyes:
It turned out great and my family loved it, demanding the recipe. I thought it was pretty tasty myself, and more importantly, extremely easy for we who are usually dessert impaired.
Blueberry Dump
-1 box yellow cake mix (18-19 oz.)
-1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple
-1 16 oz. bag frozen blueberries, thawed, about 1 1/2-2 cups
(can substitute 1 pint fresh blueberries or 1 15-18 oz can, some versions even use blueberry pie filling)
-1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter (I used cooking spray) a glass 9x13 baking dish.
Spread can of crushed pineapple, including juices, in the bottom of the pan. Break up lumps in box of cake mix, then dump (aha! ergo the name of the dish) over pineapple, spreading evenly.
Top with blueberries, including juices from thawing or in the can), sprinkle sugar evenly over berries, top with chopped pecans and pour the melted butter over all.
Bake for 45-50 minutes until juices bubble to the top and it begins to brown slightly. The mixture rises to the top of the pan, then settles back down as it cools.
Serve at room temperature with vanilla ice cream on top or on the side.
It's RICH, so I think the ice cream is necessary, as opposed to a stand alone dessert; also gooey so you need to serve with a spatula.
We were talking about the Blueberry Dump at the dinner table and everyone decided the recipe would lend itself well to a variety of fruits, fresh, canned or frozen, if blueberries isn't you bag. I imagine you'd have to make sure that what you used contained roughly the same amount of moisture (juices) so you don't end up with a dry cake mix in the center.