This all purpose sugar free blueberry sauce with a hint of cinnamon! Add to pancakes, waffles, yogurt, ice cream or use it as a filling for pie!
Blueberry Sauce
This isn’t the first time I’ve made a berry sauce. In fact, I make them often with whatever fruit is in season since I am able to get it fresh year round!
Last year I shared this Homemade Blueberry Sauce and it’s delicious, but since then I’ve been cutting down on my sugar intake, it has been re-worked with delicious results!
First, I cut back on the liquid by removing the orange juice (lots of sugar in that), and gave the berries time to release its natural juices with a little help from just 1/4 cup of plain water. Isn’t it amazing how syrupy the berries get all on their own?!
Blueberry Sauce without granulated sugar
My berries were sweet, but I still thought they could use a little boost and added 2 tablespoons of Swerve or Truvia.
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with Truvia more, but I know there are several other sugar alternatives that will have the same tasty results.
Monk Fruit and Xylitol are other sugar-free options, but now that I know Xylitol is extremely toxic to pets, I’m nervous about having it in the house!
Our Abby won’t jump on the counter and open a cabinet, but our fanatical felines always act like they’re starving and get into EVERYTHING! Really. What cat breaks into bread? OURS!! Yeah, don’t let the cuteness fool you!
Homemade Blueberry Sauce With Cinnamon
If you’ve never had blueberry sauce with a hint of cinnamon, then you are in for a treat. Cinnamon adds a rich depth of flavor to the sauce and compliments the blueberries nicely!
Plus, one of the benefits of cinnamon is that it can lower your blood sugar level. Double bonus when added to foods that are naturally sweet like blueberries.
Which Cinnamon Is The Best?
There are two common types of cinnamon; cassia and Ceylon.
Within the cassia cinnamon family there are three different varieties; Indonesian, Siagon and Chinese.
- Indonesian cassia – sweetest flavor of the varieties, yet mild flavor
- Saigon cassia – fragrant with bold flavor (my personal favorite of this variety)
- Chinese cassia – strong and bitter. Not a common spice found because it’s mostly used medicinally in China.
The other variety of cinnamon is Ceylon, which is native to Sir Lanka and is often referred to as the “real” cinnamon. Ceylon is harvested by hand producing a higher quality spice.
- Ceylon cinnamon – mild with floral and citrus notes
TIP – Ceylon cinnamon is called canela in Mexico and can often be found in Latin markets very reasonably priced.
What To Put Blueberry Sauce On
There are many delicious ways to use this sugar free blueberry sauce. Paired with Greek yogurt parfait style is my personal favorite.
In addition, try this blueberry sauce on the following;
- No Bake Blueberry Cream Cheese Pie
- Low Carb Waffles
- Gluten Free Coconut Flour Pancakes
- Keto Mini Bread Loaves
- Low Carb Crepes
- Over oatmeal
- Topped on ice cream
- Angel Food Cake
Sugar-free Cinnamon Blueberry Sauce
All purpose sugar free blueberry sauce with a hint of cinnamon! Add to pancakes, waffles, yogurt, ice cream or use it as a filling for pie!
Ingredients
- 13 ounce fresh blueberries (about 3 cups)
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons Truvia (or another sugar alternative)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice, fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- Slurry
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (optional to thicken)
- 2 tablespoons juice from blueberries
Instructions
Place clean blueberries in a medium saucepan with 1/4 cup of water over medium heat. Fold in Truvia, cinnamon and lemon juice. Bring to a boil.
In a separate small dish whisk together until smooth the berry juice and cornstarch (optional). Add the slurry to the berry mixture and cook until the sauce thickens up (3-4 minutes). Remove from heat and stir in almond extract.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
16Serving Size:
2 tablespoonsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 20Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 2mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 3gProtein: 0g
PIN To your Low Carb and Sugar Free Boards
Robin Masshole Mommy
That sounds amazing. I am super excited to try this!
Bernadette Callahan
Dont think I have ever made a berry sauce, honestly I dont think I have ever thought about doing so but I do have a ton of blueberries we just picked. Perfect timing I guess because I have no idea what I could possibly do with all of them.
Melinda Babiak
Wow, your pictures are really beautiful and your dessert sounds really delicious. Thanks for sharing. Will be making this for summer parties for sure.
William Sweeney
Oh my gosh this looks amazing!! I never thought to make my own sauce like this, sounds delicious.
Neely Moldovan
This sounds amazing and I need it in my life! YUM!
chastity
This looks and sounds wonderful! I want this on my pancakes…now!
Alicia Taylor
Our blueberries haven’t turned yet, but I’m almost willing to fight the birds off to try this recipe! Wow, that looks delicious.
Nicole Escat
Oh, that looks so tempting! I would love to make my own. I love blueberries too and I never thought that I can make a sugar-free treat.
Carrie @Frugal Foodie Mama
Love that this is lower sugar, and the addition of cinnamon is genius. 🙂 Sounds & looks delicious!
linda spiker
What a beautiful topping! I love it. Pinned 🙂
Healing Tomato
Blueberry is so perfect as a sauce. I can imagine using it on am almond waffle recipe! I can’t wait to try it.
CourtneyLynne
Omg!!!! This looks so yummy. I just love anything blueberry flavored. Must give this a try!
christine
This will be perfect after blueberry picking! So nice that it’s not loaded with sugar.
Kelly
What is slurry?
Sandra Shaffer
Hi Kelly, Slurry is the thin paste that forms when you mix in a thickener. In this case the cornstarch and liquid from the blueberries create a slurry.
Gloria
I am a blueberry lover. I can think of so many places to use this super delicious sauce. I could even just eat it off the spoon too. Love the addition of cinnamon.
Jenni LeBaron
I always make sure to add a little cinnamon to blueberries also because it really brings the flavors out in such a wonderful way. This sauce is surely to be delicious on parfaits, on top of cheesecake, and french toast! Love that it’s sugar free also.
Donna
Isn’t it just amazing how sweet berries can be all by themselves! We love making berry sauces like this, really letting the berry sweetness shine through for itself. Love the hint of cinnamon here, really adds a nice twist of flavour!
Tracy
Oh I love that this doesn’t have any added sugar! It’s exacrly the kind of sauce I’m looking for my young girls. Your cat sounds hilarious!! Sooo smart- ha! Although you can’t keep me out of bread either… ?
Sandra Shaffer
Little rascals…what would we do without our pets!
Debra
Who knew there were so many varieties of cinnamon? Me, I guess, cuz if you look in my cupboard, I have one of each of these varieties! LOL. I love to use cinnamon to mimic sweetness without having to add too much sweetener and I’m looking forward to making this. So many great recipe that would be just that much better with a drizzle of this blueberry sauce. Thanks for the cinnamon education too.
Sandra Shaffer
I’m the same! Tons of spices and not really knowing what I have – ha! Cinnamon is my favorite sweet spice to add to lots of foods. Even in my coffee!
Natalie
I love versatile recipes like this that you can use for so many things! So delicious and I loved the hint of cinnamon!
Sandra Shaffer
The cinnamon adds a delicious touch of flavor, and yes, savory to sweet ways to enjoy this blueberry sauce.
Dana
Oh heck yes. I could eat blueberry sauce by the spoonful. I can’t wait to try this and drizzle it over pancakes and slather it on toast. I might even try something savory with it.
Sandi
You had me at blueberries! This sauce would be perfect all summer long.
Candi Elm
I love adding cinnamon to this to help with Diabetes. My mom has type 2 and she may be moving in with us. I have been getting recipes together to make for her and also think about myself for the future.
Trish Bozeman
I love fresh blueberry sauce! That cinnamon in there is really intriguing and I bet it adds a depth of flavor that is missing from most summer sauce. We are planting a blueberry bush next week and I can’t wait to try this!
Taryn
So good! This is great on yogurt.
Amanda
I’ve been watching my added sugars, so I am so glad to find this recipe for sugar-free blueberry sauce! I recently picked up both swerve and truvia, so I’m really interested to give this a try. Blueberries are my favorite berries, and I can think of so many things that I’d pour this sauce over! I love the sound of the cinnamon addition, too. It must bring such a cozy warmth to the sauce. I can practically taste it!