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Try cooking them. The flavour and texture changes. If that doesn’t work I would look for other fruit. There are many frozen fruit choices and lots are non USA at least.

You might find wild blueberries a better alternative. Smaller, sweeter and tastier. I know our Food Basics sells them frozen at the same price as regular frozen fruit (not all places do), but fresh are always seasonal, and pricey.

Blueberries aren't my favorite either but they're healthy and I've come to really enjoy a blueberry smoothie/slush if it's a third frozen pineapple and I use some pomegranate juice as part of the liquid.

I think part of why the combination works is the acidity, blueberry needs a bit of a boost in the tanginess department. Probably why blueberry + lemon is a common pairing in pastry.

Hadn't noticed a texture issue, you might benefit from a more powerful blender to more completely annihilate them

Do they have raspberry+peach in the frozen section? I used to always use a strawberry base but discovered peach works well for me too. Just a small amount of frozen raspberries give it a nice zing. Blueberries never blend smooth for me either. I prefer them fresh or in cream.

I've been doing blueberries in my overnight oats, although I usually eat it as a side for my lunch instead of breakfast.

1/3 cup large flake oats
1/3 cup frozen blueberries (wild or regular)
1/3 cup oat milk
+some pumpkin seeds
+some raisens

I also add some frozen strawberry slices, but it isn't nessecary. I usually do 4 mason jars at a time because prepping it every day is a pain, and it stays fine in the fridge that long.

Two words, my friend: Blueberry pie.

This might be a long shot but have you tried fresh (as in not frozen) whole blueberries in a bowl of milk? It's one of those things that sounds super weird until you try it. I have no idea how it happens, but the milk brings out a great sweet flavor from the bloobs. And as you eat it, that flavor gets concentrated, so the last few spoonfuls are the BEST.

Hate to say it because Canadian fresh blueberries aren't very available right now, but frozen blueberries taste different to me than fresh... all the small ones seem to end up there from my impressions of eating them, while I like the bigger blueberries more. Also, in smoothies I don't put more than a pinch of them (7-10) because it turns the smoothie very purple and takes away from the rest of the fruits I add.

If you want something better to pair it with, try plain yoghurt? I think the mild sweetness of blueberries could be brought out better when paired with a more sour taste.

Raspberries (and blackberries but those are thornier) grow rampant in most southern-mid parts of Canada and produce WAY more berries WAY easier than strawberries FWIW. I've never found strawberries to be worth the effort myself.

If you have a balcony with room for a couple bucket sized planters you could ask around for a couple shoots this spring and have a decent supply all summer. Or if you have a small yard or more with space for a single planter bed you'd likely have unlimited summer raspberries (plus freezing) for very minimal effort. You can pick em all summer long

That's wild. I love blueberries. Specifically the slightly pinkish tart ones those are very different than the mushy sweet ones. So maybe there's a different type of blueberry you would like. That's beside the point though.

You can pair blueberry with peanut butter pretty easily so throw a huge amount of peanut butter in there and then some blueberry and other stuff and you're not going to taste very much of it I do that frequently.

Smoothie recipe:

• Apple's (lots of them)

• Water

• Maple syrup

• Ginger (only part not Canadian I've yet to find a replacement)

Blueberries and strawberries mix horribly in a smoothie. Never do 50/50 here if need to use both.

realize you eat to survive over for pleasure. I eat all sorts of stuff I detest because well... it's food and I need it to survive.

mind over matter.