Blueberry Dumpling Dessert

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Ready Time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

BLUEBERRY SAUCE

3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, thawed
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

DUMPLINGS

1 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1/4 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
OR 1/4 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening
1/3 cup milk
Cream, ice cream or whipped cream (optional)

Preparation Directions

COMBINE blueberries, water, 1/2 cup sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon in large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover. Reduce heat to low. Simmer 5 minutes.
COMBINE flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and lemon peel in medium bowl. Cut in shortening using pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until flour is moistened. Drop 6 heaping tablespoonfuls of dough into simmering blueberry mixture. Cover pan tightly. Simmer 15 minutes without lifting cover.
SPOON dumplings into 6 individual serving dishes. Spoon hot fruit over dumpling. Serve with cream, whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

Nutritional Information Per Serving

Serving Size (1/6 of recipe), Calories 300 (Calories from Fat 80), Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 190mg, Total Carbohydrate 53g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 33g), Protein 3g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 15%, Calcium 8%, Iron 8%.

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.