Baked Feta Turns Blueberries Into Easy Summer Dip

TL;DR

Delish shares a simple dessert recipe adapting baked feta pasta with blueberries.
Toss 3 cups blueberries with sugar, lemon, and salt, bake with an 8-oz feta block at 400° for 30 minutes.
Creates a creamy jam-like dip served with crackers or graham crackers as an easy summer treat.

The story at a glance

Delish 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.

Key points

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.
Prep time: 5 minutes.
Total time: 45 minutes (30 minutes baking plus 10 minutes cooling).
Servings: 8.
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.

Details and context

This 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.

No 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/)

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Why it matters

Dessert 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.