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Aroniaberry Love & 6 Recipes: Cookies, Bars, Pie & More

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Aroniaberry Love & 6 Recipes: Cookies, Bars, Pie & More. A beautiful aroniaberry pie, fresh out of the oven.

We had four young visitors from the UK and the East Coast just recently who raved that this was the best pie they’d ever had. And, of course, we were thrilled! Since we are really just learning how to add aronias to our diet, their confirmation spurred us on to continue collecting aroniaberry more recipes. (Pie recipe below).

I know many of you have the heart of a homesteader and love looking for ways to build your medicine chest, reduce your food bills, increase sustainability, and live healthier off the land. Like the amazing elderberry, the aronia could be a small part towards that goal.

It is very satisfying to learn of new ways to lessen our dependency on others for food and health care.

So if you’ll allow me to tell you why we are so excited about growing aronias, and finding recipes for them, we will get to the recipes in a minute 🙂

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One Super Healthy Berry!

I want to rave a bit about the super-food Aroniaberry, an amazing edible berry given to us by God for our health and vitality. It’s ‘off the charts’ EXCELLENT for those interested in slowing down the aging process (that would be me and, maybe, you) and so many other health benefits.

“The doctor of the future will give no medication, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” ~ Thomas A Edison

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The Aroniaberry contains a powerful natural blend of polyphenolic antioxidants. Antioxidants are important because they combat free radicals in our body that are created from daily living, stress, environmental pollution, medical x-rays and even exercise. Free radicals can damage cells which can lead to health problems. Consuming foods high in antioxidants like the Aroniaberry may help support the body’s defense against these radicals. Many studies show they are powerful in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

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(Source)

Antioxidant levels in foods are measured by a test called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity).  Scientists have found that antioxidants increase our bodies natural defense systems. The higher the ORAC, the higher the antioxidant activity.

Few Know About the Aroniaberry

  • that you can grow it in your yard,
  • that it is easy to pick,
  • that you need only one plant,
  • that is has almost no pests,
  • they are very tart, but delicious when sweetened,
  • they become sweeter naturally after freezing,
  • it is a homesteaders dream for a reliable harvest,
  • berries stay separate your freezer bag if drained when bagged,
  • Aronia berries stand alone or blend compatibly with apples, red raspberries, peaches, strawberries, cherries, pears and oranges.

We grow Viking chokeberry/aka aronia.

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And last, but not least, there are many delicious recipes (my adaptations) to use them in. I found several of them at Bellbrook Berry Farm.

1.) Super Antioxidant Aronia Smoothie:

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Blend together and serve immediately:

3-4  bananas
1 cup plain yogurt or kefir
1 – 1 1/2 c. coconut milk (or other milk)
1 cup frozen aronia berries
1 cup frozen raspberries or other fruit 

2.) Aronia/Cherry Syrup:

1 c. Aronia berries
1 c. tart cherries (or blueberry, etc.)
sugar, maple syrup, or honey to taste

Add aronia berries and cherries to sauce pan and cook down while stirring over medium heat. Add sweetener to taste. Enjoy over cream cheese and crepes.

3.) Aronia Oatmeal Cookies:

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1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. packed brown sugar, Sucanat, or 5/6 cup honey
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. instant rolled oats
1 c. flour of your choice
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 c. fresh or frozen Aronia Berries

In a bowl, cream butter and sweetener. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine oats, flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in the aronia berries. Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto lightly-greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 14 min, or until golden brown. Yield: 35 cookies

4.) Aronia Bars:

2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar or Sucanat
1 c. flour of choice 
1/3 c. butter, melted
1 c. fresh or frozen Aronia Berries
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
1 tsp. citrus peel

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch baking pan. Beat eggs in a medium mixing bowl until thick. Gradually add sugar, beating until thoroughly blended. Stir in flour and melted butter; blend well. Add Aronia Berries and walnuts, mixing gently until combined. Spread evenly in pan. Bake for 40 to 45 min, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool and cut into bars. Yield: 16 servings

5.) Rebecca’s Berry Oat Breakfast Bread~ Soaked/Gluten-Free:

Recipe here.

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6.) Classic Aroniaberry Pie:

Aroniaberry Love and 6 Recipes. A fresh from the oven aroniaberry pie with a beautiful golden crust

Ingredients

  • Pastry for a 2-crust 8″ pie
  • 2 Tbsp butter
  • 4 cups frozen aroniaberries
  • 2 cups sugar or 1 3/4 cups maple syrup or honey
  • 5 tsp lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose unbleached flour

Directions

  • Melt butter in saucepan
  • Stir in and heat berries, sugar and lemon juice
  • When juice of the aronia berries flows, stir in flour and cook until translucent
  • Cool to room temperature
  • Meanwhile, line pie pan with crust
  • Pour in cooled mixture
  • Put on top crust; flute the edges; slit the middle to vent
  • To catch juice, put foil on pie skirt or cookie sheet. Shape upward around pie pan without covering pie.

Bake at 425° until browned, about 40 to 45 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate overnight. The filling should set up nicely.

I wish you could have been here for a piece of this pie 🙂

‘And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.”‘ ~Genesis 1:29

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    • Grimmsgardens.com carries the Aronia berry/choke berry bush.
      They also have a u-pick patch in the fall. They may ship them too as they r a tougher skinned berry than blueberries.

      • That is wonderful to know and I’m so glad you shared it here for others! Thank you, Hannah! 🙂

  2. “The longer I lives, the more I learns.”
    -me 😉
    Thanks to you! I can see that I need an aroniaberry plant. If our house doesn’t sell soon I’ll be ordering several different plants in a month or two. I’ll have to tell Goodman about this one for sure. The pie really does sound delicious, and I love the idea of all those antioxidants. I need all I can get.

  3. Wow, I am sold on this berry! It is off the charts “literally”… I will see if I can somehow get my little mitts on them… It would be a good addition to my morning kefir smoothie!

    • Grimmsgardens.com carries the plant to purchase online. And they also have a u-pick patch for Aronia berries also.

  4. I am so glad I came across your blog just a week or so ago! You have blessed me so already and I can’t wait to see all the wonderful things you have to share. The pie looks so scrumptious. I will have to ask my husband if we can fit a bush in our yard. Seems to me we could dehydrate them and make our own berry powder for later use!

    God bless you and your work!

    • Thank you, Teri.
      Oh, well, I hadn’t thought of making it into powder…it would be quite powerful in capsules! Thanks for the idea 🙂 Blessings!

  6. Thanks for a great post – I never heard of arionberries! And it is good to know that they can be grown in your own yard with many benefits! Recipes look great!!

  8. I’ve never heard of these berries! Thank you for all the information you share, Jacqueline. You have blessed me so many times!

    • The aronia is so easy to grow, but make sure it has moist roots for the first 4-6 weeks after planting. It will establish itself in the fall and through the winter. It may even bear some its first year, the second for sure! Thank you!!

  10. I found your site when searching for recipes for Aronia berries. I have not been able find information on what to do after I pick the berries. How to process them after I harvest them. Do I need to blanch them to freeze them? Do they need to be pre-cooked? What if I want to can them? I think the health benefits would be greater if I can store them to use over the winter season that just consume them right after harvesting them. I have seen comments about extracts and possibly drying them to make a powder for use in recipes or to put in a capsule to take like a supplement. Any information or links would be greatly appreciated!

    • Hi, Carol,
      I freeze gallon bags full and throw them into all our red-based smoothies. I also have dried some and we eat a small handful each time we are by the bushes…they are mighty powerful raw, but great in a smoothie with an extra dollop of honey and cinnamon :-/ HHmm…aronia tincture. That is an interesting idea…our elderberries are LOADED! I hope that helps a little 🙂

  11. I have been growing Aronia (Black Chokeberry) here in Cardiff, Wales, UK, for a few years after Eastern European neighbours let me taste Aronia-flavoured ice cream. They tell me it’s the top flavour all over their home region! Commercially it is used to adulterate Pommegranate juice by some manufacturers.

  12. Thank you so much for the recipes, I have made muffins before but that is it. The cookies are delicious can’t wait to try more recipes instead of just throwing them in the freezer every year.
    My berries were very plump and juicy this year, I am thankful for that since my Sour Cherry tree didn’t make the harsh winter we had.

    God’s Peace,
    Cindy

  13. Thanks so much for the helpful information as well as the recipes. My mom planted a bush that she was given by a my sister, and it’s now full of shiny blue berries! She sent me on an internet search to see how she might use them – I especially like the look of the breakfast bread!

    • Joyce, we just picked our two bushes clean and froze most of them, but I also made spiced aronia/cranberry sauce with a boiling syrup of vinegar, sea salt, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and a ‘less sweet’ stevia/sugar mix. I love it when the lids pop down and I can store it on the shelf. Enjoy!

  14. I picked 2 gallons of aronia berries from our 5 bushes today (we live in NW Washington state). This is only their second year in the ground, and last year I made syrup, which was good for pancakes and smoothies. Today, I baked a pie using your recipe, following the directions exactly. The pie is delicious! Thanks for making the recipe available.

    • Ohh, yay!
      Dave, we had a great harvest again this year, too. I am happy the recipe lived up to your expectations!!
      Aronias are becoming one of our favorite fruits considering their health benefits! We also make dynamite smoothies with them using almond milk, coconut cream and bananas.
      Thanks for sharing your enjoyment with me 🙂

    • I would love the recipe for syrup!! I have 25 bushes and probably should open up for public picking! This is our third year and we are loaded!!

      • The aronia/cherry syrup recipe is in the post. You can adapt it without the cherries and experiment with how much sugar or honey to use. I would thicken your syrup slightly with Great Lakes gelatin. Read about it here: http://amzn.to/20UxjSy Scroll down for how to use, etc.
        I am so glad you have a great crop this year! Excellent product to market as you Pick!!

  15. Yum! I just finished making the syrup using strawberries and aronia berries. I added a small amount dark brown sugar to add to the dark rich flavor the berries have and it is great. With a bit of vanilla it becomes very dessert like. Have you ever canned the syrup before?

    Thanks SO much! I can’t wait to try the berry pie!

    BTW…I’ve also love aronia berries mixed into apple crisp, it adds a more jammy flavor and eliminates the bright aftertaste.

  16. Just moved to Broadstairs,Kent and walking the dog in our little park found a dozen shrubs which look like miniature damsens. Thought I would look it up on Google and lo and behold Aronia berries, would like to make some jsm. Just checking they were edible.
    I will definitely add them to my celery, carrot apple and berry smoothie. Thank you for your post.

  17. Thank you so much for posting your wonderful recipes! I bought a pint of aronia berries at the grocer yesterday, having never heard of them. When I got them home and tried them I thought omigosh, what did I buy? They tasted so sour and bitter! Hoping to make some use of them, I searched the Internet for chokeberry recipes, and finally baked them into your pie recipe. Since I had only 2 cups I cut the recipe in half and added 3 large sliced apples. The pie is scrumptious and I know it’s not going to last long. Thank you!

  19. Jacqueline,
    We wish you all the best with your new aronia crop. In Utah state, we trust you will do great and probably better than the growers in the Great Lakes region as you’ll enjoy higher amount of sunshine.
    Your aronia recipes are great, thanks for that, and we will share them on our facebook page soon.

    Best wishes for 2016.
    – A Cooperative of Aronia Farmers in Bulgaria

    • Thank you, Fred in Bulgaria 😀 I wish you well and will visit your FB page and say ‘Hello’!

  20. My berries r tiny & red, but when I bought it, it was supposedly an aronia bush. Are there different varieties of it? It is loaded w/tiny little berries (!)
    Carole in Michigan

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