Slow Cooker Blueberry Grunt

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh blueberries
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp almond extract

Dumpling:

• 2 cups flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 TBLS cold butter
• 1 TBLS shortening
• 3/4 cup half & half

Directions

Step 1. 

Place blueberries, sugar, water, and almond extract in a 3 qt slow cooker; stir to combine.

Step 2. 

Cook, covered, on high for 2-3 hours or until bubbly.

Step 3. 

For dumplings, in a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together until fully combined.

Step 4. 

Cut in butter and shortening with 2 knives or a pastry blender until crumbly.

Step 5. 

Add milk and stir until just incorporated and a soft dough forms.

Step 6. 

Drop by tablespoons onto hot blueberry mixture, cover an cook 30 minutes longer or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of dumplings comes out clean.