Muscadine Recipes & Visit Info — Loftus Family Farm

Loftus Family Farm Hours & Visitor Info

Our gates swing open this Saturday, September 7th. From then on, we'll be back on our regular schedule: Saturdays 9am to 6pm and Sundays 1pm to 5pm.

Give us a call at 386-462-1227 or 352-214-1028. Grapes run $1.25 per pound, and we take CASH ONLY.

Kindly leave dogs and other pets at home — our insurance won't cover bites in the vineyard.
The vineyard has no bathroom, so please plan ahead.
We provide 5-quart picking buckets; each one holds about 7 pounds.
Want a heads-up before we open? E-mail us through the Contact Us page and we'll put you on the notification list.

Planning Your Visit

During U-Pick season we're typically out in the vineyard or running errands on weekdays. Feel free to call for an appointment, but please give us a day or two of notice so we can fit it into our schedule.

Find us at 15585 NW 29 St. Gainesville, FL 32609. Some GPS units and Google Maps will route you into the Gainesville city limits if you enter Gainesville, so enter "LaCrosse, FL" instead. You can also check our map page.

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Muscadine Recipes We've Tried

A quick note: we had to turn off the comments section because of an overwhelming amount of spam. If you'd like to leave a comment, please use the Contact Us page instead.

Here are a few recipes we've personally made and enjoyed, and we'll keep adding more as we try them. The internet is full of muscadine recipes, so search around and see what's out there. If you find one you really like, tell us and we'll post it here.

Muscadine Grape Sauce

This sauce comes together easily, and we've tried it on just about anything that takes a sauce — it's genuinely good. Do try it over vanilla ice cream, though. Outstanding!

1/3 cup sugar
1 tablespoon (T) cornstarch
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon (T) lemon juice
2 cups grapes, cut up with seeds removed

In a medium pan, combine the grapes, water and sugar and stir. Cook over medium heat until the grapes soften. Stir in the cornstarch to thicken. Once the pan is off the heat, add the lemon juice. Pour into a jar or container and refrigerate after the sauce cools.

Muscadine Grape Pie

We made this one and liked it. Someone told us that adding a teaspoon (t) of almond flavoring makes it taste a lot like cherry pie. We enjoyed the grape pie just as it is, but hey — give it a try.

4 cups grapes, cleaned and stemmed
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons (T) lemon juice
1 tablespoon (T) grated orange rind
1 tablespoon (T) quick-cook tapioca

Separate the pulp from the grapes while keeping the skins. Cook the pulp until it softens and the seeds are easier to remove, then press it through a colander to separate out the seeds. Put the pulp and skins together in a pan, add the sugar, lemon juice, orange rind and tapioca, stir everything together and let it sit for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Make a pie crust or buy a ready-made one from the store, then fill the shell with the mixture. Cover the pie with a crust or a lattice top, your choice, and bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees, then lower the temperature to 350 and bake about 20 minutes longer.

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Muscadine Recipe FAQs

What can I make with muscadine grapes?

This page shares a simple muscadine grape sauce and a muscadine grape pie, both of which we've personally tried and liked. The sauce works on just about anything you'd put a sauce on, and it's especially good over vanilla ice cream.

Do I need to remove the seeds from muscadine grapes before cooking?

Yes. The sauce calls for grapes that are cut up with the seeds removed. For the pie, you separate the pulp from the skins, cook the pulp until the seeds are easier to remove, then press it through a colander to separate the seeds.

Can I use store-bought pie crust for the muscadine grape pie?

Yes. The recipe says you can either make a pie crust or buy a ready-made one from the store before filling the shell with the grape mixture.

How should I store leftover muscadine grape sauce?

Pour the finished sauce into a jar or container and refrigerate it once the sauce cools down.

How can I share a muscadine recipe with Loftus Family Farm?

If you find a muscadine recipe you really like, let us know and we'll post it here. Since the comments section is turned off due to spam, please use the Contact Us page to send it in.

Whether you're planning a U-Pick outing or looking for a new way to use your muscadines, this page has you covered. Call ahead for weekday appointments, bring your own containers if you like, and remember that grapes are sold by the pound for cash only. We'll keep adding recipes as we try them, so check back often.