{"url":"https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a40302127/baked-feta-and-blueberries-recipe/","title":"Baked Feta Turns Blueberries Into Easy Summer Dip","domain":"delish.com","imageUrl":"https://images.pexels.com/photos/14471057/pexels-photo-14471057.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940","pexelsSearchTerm":"baked feta blueberries","category":"Lifestyle","language":"en","slug":"7096a7bd","id":"7096a7bd-cb6b-41e9-b527-0a1ea9130c63","description":"Delish shares a simple dessert recipe adapting baked feta pasta with blueberries.","summary":"## TL;DR\n- Delish shares a simple dessert recipe adapting baked feta pasta with blueberries.\n- Toss 3 cups blueberries with sugar, lemon, and salt, bake with an 8-oz feta block at 400° for 30 minutes.\n- Creates a creamy jam-like dip served with crackers or graham crackers as an easy summer treat.\n\n## The story at a glance\nDelish presents a dessert twist on viral baked feta pasta using blueberries and feta. Toss blueberries with sugar, lemon zest and juice, and salt in a baking dish, then nestle in a block of feta and bake. It's pitched as zero-effort summer dessert that becomes a creamy dip for crackers or bread. The recipe comes from Makinze Gore and was published in June 2022.\n\n## Key points\n- **Ingredients**: 3 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, zest and juice of 1/2 lemon, pinch of kosher salt, 1 (8-oz.) block feta; serve with crackers, toasted bread, graham crackers, or shortbread.\n- **Prep time**: 5 minutes.\n- **Total time**: 45 minutes (30 minutes baking plus 10 minutes cooling).\n- **Servings**: 8.\n- **Steps**: Preheat oven to 400°; toss blueberries with sugar, lemon zest/juice, salt in medium baking dish; nestle feta in center; bake until feta softens and blueberries burst, about 30 minutes; stir to combine and cool 10 minutes before serving.\n\n## Details and context\nThis recipe riffs on the popular baked feta pasta trend, swapping tomatoes for blueberries to make a sweet, creamy dip instead of savory sauce. The blueberries burst and turn jam-like with the softened feta during baking. It's designed for minimal hands-on work, ideal for hot summer days despite needing the oven.\n\nNo nutrition info or special tips are included. Fresh or frozen blueberries both work, keeping it flexible.[[1]](https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a40302127/baked-feta-and-blueberries-recipe/)\n\n## Key quotes\nNone.\n\n## Why it matters\nDessert recipes like this show how viral savory trends can inspire easy sweet variations using basic ingredients. Home cooks get a quick, crowd-pleasing dip that serves 8 with just 5 minutes prep. Watch for more fruit-and-cheese bakes as summer entertaining picks up.","hashtags":["#recipes","#cooking","#dessert","#food","#blueberries","#feta"],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a40302127/baked-feta-and-blueberries-recipe/","title":"Original article"}],"viewCount":2,"publishedAt":"2026-04-14T03:02:31.064Z","createdAt":"2026-04-14T03:02:31.064Z","articlePublishedAt":"2022-06-24T19:10:00.000Z"}