Blackberry season is in full swing, and that leaves some of us wondering what to do with all of those delicious berries!

I’ve created a collective list of ideas and recipes, including our favorite ways to use blackberries in this blog post to give you some inspiration.

First, let’s talk about freezing. This is obviously the most common method of preservation for blackberries. They do freeze well! And while our berries are not sprayed, and are grown organically, you may choose to wash them. (We don’t, but you can). Washing them leaves a good amount of water on them, so it’s best to let them air dry on the counter for an hour or so, and then flash freezing them on cookie sheets before storing in a bag in the freezer.

On to the recipes…

Blackberry Pancakes
This quickly became a favorite of ours once we tried them for the first time. We make a lot of blueberry pancakes, but blackberry is my new fav, for sure! You’ll just take your basic pancake recipe and add blackberries to the batter. But the trick is to crush them a bit! This gives a beautiful purple swirl to the batter, and releases some juices so the flavor shines through! Then of course drop some whole berries onto the pancakes as they’re cooking. So yummy!

Blackberry Jam
I follow this recipe, but I do cut the sugar amount in half, using raw organic cane sugar. We aren’t afraid of a little sugar in jam, because by the time you spread it on something like bread, its a very minimal amount. That being said, we have also used honey before and it’s turned out great! This recipe also explains how to can the jam too!
Tip: Blend the blackberries in a blender to help crush the seeds, before adding to the pot.

Blackberry Cobbler
This recipe is gluten free and can be dairy free if needed. (I use butter instead of coconut oil). Of course, best served with vanilla ice cream. You can also sub any berries in this recipe, but we love it with blackberries!

Quick Blackberry Syrup
We created a little hack for making quick blackberry syrup. You’ll use the same jam recipe above, but after cooking berries and sugar together, strain the seeds out. You’ll want primarily just the sweetened liquid. After straining, you can water bath process the syrup in small jars, or keep it in the fridge. Or freeze!
We use this syrup on top of things like pancakes, waffles, dutch babies, ice cream, etc. Also is so delicious blended into milk, or added to sweet tea!

Blackberry Scones
I use this exact recipe, but sub the strawberries with blackberries. Again, crush a few to make that beautiful purple swirl throughout the dough! And add a tiny bit of juice to the glaze to make it purple.

What other recipes do you love that include blackberries? What’s your favorite way to preserve them? I’d love to add to this list!