Blackberry Sugar

Fresh, ripe blackberries season this almost-purple sugar blend. Ours is hand-crafted with organic cane sugar and rich, bright-tasting blackberries. Delicious and versatile, there are many wonderful ways to use blackberry sugar. Here are some suggestions to get you started: Drinks Stir in tea, hot or iced. Lemonade. Use as a cocktail rimmer. Baking and Desserts With any apple or pear dessert. Fill warm crepes with a compound butter made with blackberry sugar. Lemon desserts. White chocolate desserts or sprinkled on top a white chocolate cheesecake. Sprinkle on top of fruit muffins before baking. Very nice on top of an almond tart. Sprinkle on butter/sugar cookies, scones, or coffee cake before baking. Use in whipped cream for desserts. Good Morning Sprinkle on buttered and toasted breads, biscuits, or scones. Hot cereal, such as oatmeal. Dust pancakes, waffles, French toast, or crepes. Top fresh fruit, especially melon or stone fruit. Sprinkle on a bowl of plain yogurt. Mix with mascarpone for dessert. Sauces and Sides Sprinkle over pumpkin or winter squash puree. Toast pepitas (pumpkin seeds) with the sugar. Grill or roast stone fruit (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots) and glaze with sugar. Use a tablespoon or so in a vinaigrette, especially balsamic vinaigrette. Spoon over fish or steamed vegetables. Try a spoonful in mayonnaise and use for slaws. Make cranberry sauce with blackberry sugar. Ingredients: Organic cane sugar, blackberries.