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  5. September Flavor of the Month: Blackberries

September Flavor of the Month: Blackberries

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Every season has a flavor all its own, and this month is all about blackberries. Tart, sweet, and bursting with fruity flavor, blackberries are a natural complement to lemon, chocolate, and even pork. Here are 20 of our favorite blackberry recipes for you to try.
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Plum-Berry Whole Wheat Tarts

Plum-Berry Whole Wheat Tarts
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Plums and blackberries bake together in a sturdy yet tender crust. Goat cheese crumbled on top adds tangy richness as it melts.

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Peach and Blackberry Slaw

Peach and Blackberry Slaw
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This fresh side is a cross between a salad and a slaw. Peaches and berries add a touch of sweetness to balance the tangy herb dressing.

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Blackberry Swirl Pie

Blackberry Swirl Pie
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Use fresh or frozen blackberries to make this colorful cobbler-like pie. Sour cream adds a delightful tang to the sweet berry filling.

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Grilled Berry Cobbler with Graham Cracker Topper

Grilled Berry Cobbler with Graham Cracker Topper
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This luscious cobbler recipe makes the most of fresh raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries. Serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Blackberry Salad with Creamy Feta

Blackberry Salad with Creamy Feta
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Fresh blackberries get a surprising twist with quick-pickled red onions, mint, and creamy feta.

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Triple-Berry Cobbler

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For an extraordinary ending to any meal, bring out bowls full of bubbling blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries set off with a sweet-and-spicy topper.

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Watch! Flavorful Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade

Our lemonade cocktail is bursting with the flavors of blackberry and bourbon. See our simple steps for making this delicious drink.

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Ricotta Mousse with Berries

Ricotta Mousse with Berries
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Creamy ricotta cheese flavored with orange peel and orange liqueur is the perfect flavor contrast to a tart but sweet berry mixture.

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Smoked Pork Chops with Onion-Blackberry Relish

Smoked Pork Chops with Onion-Blackberry Relish
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For a mouth-watering main dish that's ready in less than half an hour, try this tantalizing pork chop recipe. Chipotle pepper tempers the sweetness of the berries and onions in the relish.

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Coconut Fruit S'Mores

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Customize these indoor s'mores by swapping the blackberries for your favorite fruits, such as strawberries, blueberries, or plum slices.

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Chocolate-Berry Meringue

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Elegant in its simplicity -- with billows of soft whipped cream, crunchy chocolate meringue, and succulent fresh berries -- this dessert is superb.

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Fresh Fruit and Cream Tarts

Fresh Fruit with Cream Tarts
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Sinfully rich cream chilled in a pastry shell is topped with colorful berries to create this refreshing dessert. The tarts can be assembled and refrigerated up to four hours before serving.

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Blackberry Sangria

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This bright sangria, sweetened with blackberry syrup, will inspire guests to linger for one more glass.

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Chocolate Harvest Cake

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This moist pumpkin cake is covered in a chocolate glaze and topped with red grapes, blackberries, toasted hazelnuts, and shredded orange peel.

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Roasted Pork with Blackberry Sauce

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A rich and flavorful marinade, including blackberry preserves, dry white wine, fresh rosemary, and Dijon mustard, dresses up roasted pork tenderloin. Fresh green beans make a simple, healthy side dish.

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Lemon-Blackberry Mini Tarts

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Top the assembled tarts with a spoonful of fresh blackberries and a shiny glaze made from blackberry spreadable fruit and lemon juice. Garnish with fresh mint for a pop of color.

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Sherry Almond Cake

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Slicing into this sponge cake, you'll find a lovely surprise: a rich-hued berry filling nestled between two sherry-infused cake layers.

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Lemon-Blackberry Pie

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Pour luscious lemon filling over a layer of plump blackberries to create this delectable polka-dot pie.

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Blackberry Strudel Cookies

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Seedless blackberry jam mixed with coconut, walnuts, and currants fills these beautiful spiral cookies.

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Chicken-Berry Salad

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This healthful salad packs protein from chicken and lots of antioxidants from blackberries.

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White Chocolate and Blackberry S'Mores

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White chocolate, chocolate graham crackers, and blackberry jam come together in this sweet treat.

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    1 of 21 Plum-Berry Whole Wheat Tarts
    2 of 21 Peach and Blackberry Slaw
    3 of 21 Blackberry Swirl Pie
    4 of 21 Grilled Berry Cobbler with Graham Cracker Topper
    5 of 21 Blackberry Salad with Creamy Feta
    6 of 21 Triple-Berry Cobbler
    7 of 21 Watch! Flavorful Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade
    8 of 21 Ricotta Mousse with Berries
    9 of 21 Smoked Pork Chops with Onion-Blackberry Relish
    10 of 21 Coconut Fruit S'Mores
    11 of 21 Chocolate-Berry Meringue
    12 of 21 Fresh Fruit and Cream Tarts
    13 of 21 Blackberry Sangria
    14 of 21 Chocolate Harvest Cake
    15 of 21 Roasted Pork with Blackberry Sauce
    16 of 21 Lemon-Blackberry Mini Tarts
    17 of 21 Sherry Almond Cake
    18 of 21 Lemon-Blackberry Pie
    19 of 21 Blackberry Strudel Cookies
    20 of 21 Chicken-Berry Salad
    21 of 21 White Chocolate and Blackberry S'Mores

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