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Get ready for a burst of flavor with our Very Berry Blueberry Coconut Cake. It’s light, fluffy, and delicious, packed with blueberries and coconut.

Blueberries Are Full Of Antioxidants

I knew I wanted to create something unique with my blueberries, so a blue,erryo create.

Knowing a blueberry cake is the basics in making an everyday white cake; it’s easy to play around with ingredients and create something bursting with flavor that everyone will love.

The topping on this blueberry coconut cake is a glorious cinnamon nutmeg crumb to give the fluffy cake texture.

I considered drizzling the top with glaze to give the blueberry coconut cake but opted not to, although it’s certainly an option.

It’s no secret that a lemon goes well with blueberries. However, I added a hint of lime, which really brought out the flavor of the fruit.

I think this blueberry coconut cake is comparable to a blueberry coffee cake or crumb cake; however, it is just lighter in texture.

You could quickly turn this into a blueberry muffin recipe if you also wanted to use your muffin tin.

I considered making this a blueberry bundt cake or a standard cake pan but ultimately decided to use my spring-form pan.

To finish off plating my Blueberry Coconut Cake I added a spoonful of Greek Yogurt with fresh blueberries on top.

Other options include a glaze, icing, ice cream, more fruits, jam drizzle, or eating it as-is.

Blueberry Nutrition

What are the health benefits of blueberries?

We hear blueberries are low in calories and fiber and are jam-packed with antioxidants, vitamins C, A, and E, to help prevent free radicals in the body, thus helping avoid injury.

A half a cup of blueberries according to Ontario Blueberries, Foodland Ontario government  website is only 41 calories. How’s that for good eats?

Of course, I’m only skimming the surface with the health benefits of blueberries, but nutritionally, they are what they are: good for you and your body.

Harvesting Blueberries In Canada

It’s clear that we know they are full of sweet, juicy goodness for our bodies simply by eating them as they are unique with its round form with a crisp blue-black skin and juicy insides and stone-free. 

With Canadian blueberries harvest seasons between late summer and October it’s a prime time to head to the local market or direct to the farmers to load up on this delicate fruit that can be eaten fresh or you can freeze them for later use.

Types Of Blueberries In Ontario

Two types o bushes grow in Ontario: Rio,calledd a highigh-bushueberry, and low-bush blueberry.

The low bush is your wild blueberries which are smaller. We have bought bags of Welch’s wild blueberries in the freezer section at the grocery store.

You may also find wild blueberries are used in pies quite a bit as well.

The high bush berries grow tall up to 8 ft and will produce the more prominent blueberry.

It’s great to know especially if you plan on planting blueberry bushes.

I’d like to learn how to grow blueberry bushes but if they are anything like the raspberry bushes we have we know there will never be a shortage in our household.

Personally I like the high bush blueberry but the low bush blueberry is just as good when I mix it in with my morning yogurt.

Price Of Blueberries In Ontario

I recently picked up six pints of blueberries on sale for $1.44, which was a great price considering they can cost $3.99 a pint.

We kept one pint out to eat fresh and froze the rest for later use.

One tip I’ve learned over the years is never to wash blueberries before you freeze them.

You can keep them in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks but don’t wait too long to eat them.

Freezing Blueberries

Surprisingly, when you defrost blueberries they are the same as they are coming fresh from the bush.

You may have noticed that when they freeze fruit after defrosting them, they get mushy, but not blueberries.

Raspberries and blueberries are two of the best-frozen fruits as they keep their shape when defrosted.

If you freeze them, wait until they are fully defrosted to eat them to get the best flavor possible; otherwise, you will taste the icy frozen berries, which may be bland.

At least, that is from my experience because sometimes it’s too hard to wait until they are at room temperature.

After defrosting, you can use blueberries in smoothies, milkshakes, pancakes, muffins, cakes, pies, jam, jelly, and the list can go on and on.

My favorite has to be a blueberry cheesecake, chocolate-covered blueberry yogurt bites, or blueberry pie.

Gosh, it’s hard not to love all blueberry recipes.

We love blueberries so much that when we can get them at a reasonable price, we will stock them up to keep us going for a few months.

Canada Is One Of The Top Blueberry World Producers

Do you like blueberries? 

British Columbia grows the majority of high bush blueberries (93 percent) but they can also be found in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.

BC is one of the top three blueberry producing regions in the world. In the last 10 or 15 years, per capita consumption of blueberries has doubled.

Birds find blueberry fruit very attractive and can eat the entire crop of a small planting if it is not protected.

To prevent losses, cover individual bushes or the entire planting with netting supported by a light framework, put up the netting just before the berries turn blue.

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How To Make Blueberry Coconut Cake

Treat yourself to the irresistible taste of our Very Berry Blueberry Coconut Cake. With blueberries and coconut in every bite, this light and fluffy cake is a dessert lover’s dream.

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 2 egg whites fluffed
• 1 cup unsweetened coconut
• 1 cup of granulate sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1/4 coconut oil
• Juice of one lime
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups of fresh blueberries plus 1/4 cup of flour to coat

Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a spring form pan with butter lightly.
• Add the coconut oil, butter, and sugar to your mixer and blend it up.
• Add in the eggs one by one and mix.
• Add the vanilla extract, lemon extract, and juice of one lime.
• Mix the dry ingredients in the bowl and add them to the mixer, alternating with the milk and cream.
• In a separate bowl, fluff up the two egg whites.
• Fold the fluffed egg whites into the batter.
• Mix in the coconut by hand gently.
• In another bowl, dust your blueberries with flour and then mix them in by hand into the cake batter until combined.
• Pour into a greased spring form pan.

Topping Ingredients

• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup cold cubed butter
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup crushed flax-seed
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1.5 cups of brown sugar
• 1 cup of unsweetened coconut

Instructions

• Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, flax seed, and coconut in a bowl.
• Mix in by hand the coconut oil.
• Add in the bits of butter and rub them between your fingers until you have pea-sized bits in the sugar.
• Add to the top of the blueberry cake.
• Bake 30-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool before cutting, and top it with Greek yogurt and fresh berries.
• Yield 8-10 slices

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