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National Blueberry Popover Day

Food · March 10

A day for blueberry popovers, the tall, hollow, eggy rolls baked with fresh or frozen blueberries tucked into the batter.

National Blueberry Popover Day falls on Wednesday, March 10, 2027. That is 134 days away.

A popover is a light, hollow roll made from a thin batter of eggs, milk and flour. In a hot oven the batter puffs up and over the rim of its pan, which is where the name comes from. Add blueberries and you get a blueberry popover: crisp and golden outside, soft and custardy inside, with pockets of warm fruit.

The batter is closer to a pancake batter than a bread dough, and it needs no yeast. Steam does the lifting. That is why bakers are told not to open the oven door early, since a rush of cool air can make a rising popover sink.

Blueberries are a good match because they hold their shape and turn jammy as they bake. Some cooks drop a few berries into each cup after pouring the batter, so the fruit stays scattered instead of sinking to the bottom. A dusting of sugar or a little lemon zest is a common finish.

Popovers are best eaten within minutes of leaving the oven, while the outside still crackles. People tear them open and add butter, honey or a spoon of blueberry jam, and they show up most often at weekend breakfasts and brunch tables.

A dedicated popover pan has deep, narrow cups that push the batter upward, but a standard muffin tin works too. The popovers just come out a little shorter and wider.

Ways to celebrate

• Bake a batch of blueberry popovers in a muffin tin.
• Serve warm popovers with butter and blueberry jam.
• Try adding lemon zest to the batter.
• Share a popover breakfast with family or a neighbor.

Dates

All national days on March 10

Also on March 10

• Mario Day
• Landline Telephone Day
• US Paper Money Day
• Salvation Army Day

Categories: Food days