Using Fresh Raspberries

It's raspberry time again and we have been steadily picking a pint or more a day from our backyard bush!  I love our raspberry bush because we actually get two (2) harvests a year!  Read my post Growing Your Own Raspberries if you are interested in learning more  because todays post is about what we do with all those fresh raspberries!  Whether you grow your own or buy them fresh, the certainly are healthy and delicious!

How we use our fresh raspberries:

• Literally eat them right off the bush!  We don't use any pesticides or anything on our berries so we can eat them as is. This is my favorite way :-)
• ​Make a raspberry banana smoothie!

• Make Raspberry Banana muffins!  Follow the recipe below, but fold in a handful or more of fresh raspberries before baking.  Absolutely delicious!

• Freeze them and save them for something else later on! Raspberries don't last forever so if you are not going to use them right away, you can freeze them.  Read our post about Freezing Raspberries.

• Make Raspberry Jelly!  Absolutely delicious and one of mine and my families favorite way to eat our raspberries.  We get to enjoy them all year long!  Read our post about Making Raspberry Jelly. Check out the written recipe below too!

Other ways to use fresh raspberries:

• Add them to oatmeal or cereal.
• Add them to pancakes.
• Add them to yogurt.
• Make a simple raspberry syrup to put on ice-cream, pancakes or other deserts! Simply boil the raspberries, strain out the juice, add sugar to desired sweetness (about 2 tbsp. per pint) and dissolve in juice over heat. Serve warm or cooled!
• Make a raspberry sauce for pouring over meat.  This differs slightly from a syrup in that it usually has a citrus added to it.  Here is a simple recipe from Emeril.

Do  you have a favorite way to use fresh raspberries?  Please share!  I would love to hear from you :-)

Thanks for visiting.

​Sincerely,