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The Little Berries You Should Be Eating

If you're lucky enough to find gooseberries, snatch them up before the season's over.

5 Surprising Ways to Top Your Pancakes

If maple syrup isn't an option (or, heck, even if it is), turn to these alternative pancake toppers made from fruit, jam, and chocolate.

The Trick That Will Make Your Blueberry Muffins Famous

This is one little trick you'll want to steal.

Lime Cornmeal Bars With Blueberry Glaze

An addition of cornmeal gives these bars a sandy, crunchy, slightly savory crust that’s perfectly complemented by tart lime curd and sweet blueberry glaze.

Strawberry Buckwheat Bars

Fresh berries—combined with a jar of preserves—give these bar cookies a jammy center with ruby-red, candy-like edges.

Jordan Marsh-Inspired Blueberry Muffins

These muffins are a clone of "The Famous Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins"—which were indeed famous up until the mid-1990s, when Jordan's, one of Boston's two iconic department stores (Filene's being the other) was absorbed by Macy's and effectively disappeared. These overstuffed muffins, with their signature sugary crown, were served in the Jordan Marsh dining room on the top floor of the store, where dedicated shoppers went to rest and compare purchases while sipping tea and enjoying a muffin—blueberry, of course.

How to Make Lemon Bars Even Better

Turn them pink with a splash of tangy raspberry purée.

Pink Lemonade Bars

How do you make lemon bars even better? Turn them pink. Add bright color and tangy flavor with a splash of fresh raspberry purée.

Turn Your Summer Fruit into Compote and Win

Why you should be making fruit compotes and what you can do with them.

Peach-Blackberry Camp Cake

Not camping? Bake this at home in a 10" springform pan at 375°F for 30–35 minutes.

Huckleberry Shrub

A tart huckleberry drinking vinegar (you can try it with different berries) gives club soda some kick.

Blueberry Streusel Cake

We doubt you'll have any leftovers from this homey blueberry cake crowned by a buttery, brown-sugar-sweetened streusel topping, but if you do, it will make a fabulous companion to your morning coffee.

Plum-Blackberry Streusel Pie

Beneath a humble, oaty streusel topping lies a sleek, inky jumble of plums and blackberries—talk about a delicious contrast. A combination of cornstarch and tapioca in the filling helps to keep the colors of the fruit true and to set up their juices nicely without becoming too thick.

How to Make the Ultimate Father's Day Dessert

Be sweet to dad on Father's Day. Ice cream sweet.

Cornmeal Waffles with Currant-Maple Sauce

If you can't find currants (check the farmers' market first), use any other berry or a mix.

Blueberry-Pecan Galette

It takes some practice to produce a beautifully crimped pie crust, but galettes? Not so much: The more rustic they look, the better.

Tom Collins Bar

Aside from banana, we can't think of a fruit that wouldn't be good in this drink.

Pavlovas with Fresh Berries

Heating the sugar before beating it into the egg whites creates an extra-glossy, stable meringue.

The Mosé

This cocktail takes all the best elements of a margarita—tequila, citrus, and sugar—and combines them with the dry, summery fun of rosé.
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