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    Blackberry Balsamic Glaze

    Jun 15, 2016 · Modified: Jun 12, 2023 by Celeste · This post may contain affiliate links · 26 Comments

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    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything. this Recipe

    Balsamic glaze is a wonderful thing but it can be pretty pricy if you want the good stuff. Which is why sometimes I choose to make my own.

    Balsamic glaze is simply a reduction of balsamic vinegar and there are several ways I like to make it. The first is to simply simmer and reduce a good balsamic vinegar by half. When it coats the back of a spoon it's ready, as it cools it will continue to thicken.

    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

    The second, I like to mix it with a sweetener like brown sugar, honey, agave or maple syrup.

    The third, I add fruit and/or fresh herbs to the vinegar along with a bit of sweetener depending on the sweetness of the fruit that's added. l gently crush the fruit when adding to the vinegar, and separate after reduction. What's left after separating the fruit from the glaze is a really nice jam to use on toast.

    When making your glaze you have to be attentive because things can go wrong quickly.

    You can have a smooth silky sauce one minute and a gloopy, smelly, burnt mess the next if you’re not attentive to your sauce. Not the time to check your social media or email alerts. Do as I say not as I do.

    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

    But sometimes mistakes turn out to be a good thing. My first go round with this recipe I simmered the glaze just a wee bit too long and as it cooled I had a jelly, not a glaze. That was ok with me, it was perfect with cheese and crackers.

    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.
    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

    When I got it right I had the most beautiful, smooth and silky sauce. I love, love, love it on just about everything.  

    Balsamic glaze is so versatile, it can be used as a salad dressing, over fruit, ice cream, yogurt and over pizza just to name a few.

    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.
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    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

    Blackberry Balsamic Glaze

    ★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
    • Author: TheWholeServing
    • Prep Time: 2 mins
    • Cook Time: 20 mins
    • Total Time: 22 mins
    • Yield: ¾ cup 1x
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    Ingredients

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    • 1 cup balsamic vinegar
    • ¼ cup maple syrup (optional)
    • fresh mint or basil leaves or herb of your choice (optional)
    • 1 cup fresh blackberries

    Instructions

    1. Place vinegar, maple syrup and herbs, if using, and blackberries in a small saucepan, gently crush some of the berries with your fingers or back of a spoon, bring to a boil, once boiling reduce heat to low.
    2. Allow glaze to gently simmer, stirring occasionally.
    3. When glaze has reduced by ⅓ to ½ and costs the back of a spoon, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
    4. Pour glaze through a fine mesh strainer to separate glaze from the berries and herbs.
    5. Place the separated berry mixture in a separate container and use as a jam.
    6. Both will thicken as they cool. Store both on an airtight container in your fridge.


    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
    • Calories: 24
    • Sugar: 3.8
    • Sodium: 5
    • Fat: 0.1
    • Carbohydrates: 4.8
    • Fiber: 0.6
    • Protein: 0.3
    • Cholesterol: 0

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    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.
    This Blackberry Balsamic Glaze is rich, smooth and creamy, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with plump juicy blackberries. Delicious on just about anything.

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    1. Tanja says

      August 18, 2017 at 6:06 am

      Hey

      How long do you think it will keep :)?
      I guess I will try it as soon as more blackberries are ready to be picked 🙂 it sounds really nice

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        September 27, 2017 at 9:44 am

        Hi Tanja, mine was good for about a month in my fridge. However, when I make it it doesn't stay around very long, we use it on salads, desserts, pizza, and sandwiches.

        Reply
    2. Cheryl says

      March 26, 2017 at 1:22 pm

      Ohhh, how deep and gorgeous is this! Do you think it'd be OK without the maple syrup during a Whole30?

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        March 29, 2017 at 9:47 am

        It absolutely I would be OK without the syrup. I'm so glad you like it. Have fun with it Cheryl!!!

        Reply
    3. Leslie says

      July 02, 2016 at 10:17 pm

      Wow. This just looks so good! For some reason we ended up with extra bottles of balsamic...now I know what to do with them!

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        July 05, 2016 at 12:38 pm

        Extra is a good and this glaze is absolutely wonderful on just about anything you want to put it on.
        Thanks for stopping by Leslie, enjoy the glaze.

        Reply
    4. angie says

      June 28, 2016 at 7:46 pm

      I love blackberries and this sounds delicious I make a salad with fruit in it and would love to try this one very soon
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      • Celeste says

        June 30, 2016 at 10:18 am

        Angie that salad you speak about sounds delicious. I absolutely love putting fruit on my salads and this glaze is a wonderful addition.
        Thanks for visiting.

        Reply
      • CRYSTAL says

        September 16, 2023 at 3:12 pm

        I've been making this for several years. I've used maple syrup, white sugar, brown sugar, turbinado. have not tried with honey. I've spiced up with peppers, used basil once. Every one was great. The "jam's" good (almost my favorite lol). I love the glaze, I leave it a little on the thinner side, for salads. love this stuff!

        ★★★★★

        Reply
    5. Easy Peasy Life Matters says

      June 28, 2016 at 4:37 pm

      This sounds amazing!! Pinned! 🙂

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        June 30, 2016 at 9:54 am

        Thanks, I'm glad you like it.

        Reply
    6. Deborah Davis says

      June 27, 2016 at 8:25 pm

      A little drizzle of your blackberry glaze will make everything taste amazing! I am so pleased that you shared this healthy and delectable Blackberry glaze recipe at the Healthy Happy Green and Natural Party. Thank you so much for sharing your gems and for your support! Pinning and sharing! All the best, Deborah

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        June 30, 2016 at 10:03 am

        Deborah this stuff is so good and I've been using it on almost everything. Like you said, it makes everything taste better.

        Reply
      • CRYSTAL says

        September 16, 2023 at 3:48 pm

        try basted your roasted pork or chicken. Awesome!

        ★★★★★

        Reply
    7. Lisa @ Cooking with Curls says

      June 24, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      I love balsamic glaze, but I never thought to add fruit flavors. You are a genius!!

      Reply
      • Celeste says

        June 25, 2016 at 10:56 am

        Thanks Lisa,I love the savory sweet combo and it can be paired with just about everything.

        Reply
    8. Celeste says

      June 21, 2016 at 10:55 am

      Sarah, I hope you try it and like it!
      Thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
    9. Nikki Frank-Hamilton says

      June 15, 2016 at 6:47 pm

      I love balsamic vinegar, anyway it comes. I really love a great balsamic reduction with a bit of sweetner, top a toast point with gourmet greens, goat cheese and top with the reduction. But now you have me spinning! OH MY! This sounds incredible! Think about that same toast point topped with this? Now it's over the top!!!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
      • crystal hart says

        October 29, 2017 at 8:51 am

        I made a version of this a couple of weeks ago and it's almost gone! I used raw sugar as a sweetener. No herbs, but a bit of lemon juice. Turned out way better than I had even imagined. I polished off the "solids" in about 3 days (even being stingy with it!). Today I'm going to make one using cranberries. I'm a little stuck on how much sugar to use, but I'm sure it will be great, too. Amazing how many flavored balsamic reductions are on the market with precious few recipes and ideas online. Thank You for this fantastic recipe. I wonder if I would have thrown out the solids that I strained out, if not for the suggestion of using it as jam. Probably not. Both were excellent!

        Think I'll try a fig next...

        Reply
        • Celeste says

          November 02, 2017 at 11:44 pm

          Hi Crystal, I'm so glad you are creating some tasteful recipes, they sound absolutely delicious.

          Reply

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