Ladies, my MIL just passed over to me a huge tub of Blueberries and Strawberries and I'm looking for ideas of how to use them b/f they go bad -

Maybe a cobbler.. would that be good? Any good recipie ideas?

Looking forward to hearing your responses!

I make blueberry muffins when I have a lot of blueberries - they freeze really well. I individually wrap them in plastic wrap and them put them in a large container - that way every weekend I can just take out what we need. You can freeze just the berries, too - they are one fruit you don't really need to add sugar or syrup to before you freeze them. Not sure about the strawberries, though - for some reason I think you need to sugar them first.

Both blueberries and strawberries can be canned. You can make up some blueberry pie filling and preserve it in jars. It isn't hard to do. Or you could dehydrate the blueberries and use them in muffins or pancakes later.

Both blueberries and strawberries can be frozen. I often do this when they are very ripe then decide what to do with them later. Wash the blueberries and pick them over. Shake them dry but leave a little water on them. Spread them on a cookie sheet and put them in the freezer. When they are frozen, pop them off the cookie sheet and put them in freezer ziplock bags (or vacuum pack them) and put the bags in the freezer. You do the same with the strawberries - sliced, quartered or whole with the tops removed. You decide if you want to coat the strawberries with sugar. You can make jam, sauce or smoothies with them later. When they defrost they won't be like fresh berries but they will be good for baking.

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Parfait with yoghurt and granola (or crushed cereal lol), Angelfood cake with cool whip on top, then topped with the sliced berries.

Lucky you, those are my favorites!!! I usually just eat them plain, or on my cereal or oatmeal for breakfast, though

Our favorite smoothie to make is blueberry and strawberry. A blob of plain yogurt in the blender, a handful of each berries and some orange juice. Delicious and very healthy.

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I was going to suggest freezing what you can't use right away, too. I use frozen berries for smoothies.