Top Eats at Knott’s Boysenberry Festival!

By Erin

We were invited as media to come check out this year’s Boysenberry Festival, all thoughts and opinions remain my own!

It’s that time again! The tastiest time of the year at Knott’s! The Boysenberry Festival is an annual food-inspired event that celebrates the park’s historic roots by highlighting the little berry that started it all, the boysenberry. This year’s festival will feature over 75 new and returning boysenberry-inspired creations crafted by the Knott’s culinary team. Guests can indulge in a tantalizing lineup of dishes ranging from savory foods with a boysenberry twist to refreshingly sweet and tangy drinks and one-of-a-kind specialty desserts that can only be found at Knott’s Berry Farm during this time of year. In addition to the tasty treats, the Knott’s Boysenberry Festival offers a wide-selection of daily entertainment, live music and fun activities for everyone to enjoy. This year’s festival runs daily through April 8th. You will have a berry good time enjoying all the berry delights!

The historic boysenberry is a cross between a loganberry, red raspberry and blackberry and is named after its originator Rudolf Boysen. The Knott family was the first to successfully harvest and sell the boysenberry on the land that is now known as Knott’s Berry Farm. Some of the tastiest and most unique food items are rolled out exclusively during the Knott’s Boysenberry Festival.

One of the BEST ways to enjoy the festival is to purchase one of these delicious tasting cards. This will allow you to indulge in a variety of new and returning food items during the festival by purchasing a tasting card priced at $30 which offers 8 of the new food options per card. Guests can select any 8 items of their choice. Returning and other signature boysenberry items will be available for purchase a la carte. Tasting cards are available at Knotts.com or in the theme park.

Slow Cooked Boysenberry Short Rib

The slow cooked boysenberry short ribs are first on the tasting card. Juicy meat is smothered in boysenberry hoisin sauce served over butter basmati rice and complete with chopped green onions will leave you wanting more!

Boysenberry Pierogies

Another new addition this year are the boysenberry pierogies! Served with onions, bacon and boysenberry sour cream. They are bursting with a combination of sweet and savory flavors.

Boysenberry Chicken Wings

One of my favorites has returned! The finger-lickin’ boysenberry chicken wings! The irresistible wings are smothered in the delicious and popular boysenberry BBQ sauce which is made exclusively at the Farm.

Boysenberry Coconut Macaroon

The scrumptious and perfectly bite-sized boysenberry coconut macaroons are making their debut this year as well. Dipped in a decadent chocolate ganache, these are great to enjoy while strolling through the park.

Boysenberry Elote

The boysenberry elote is a satisfying treat that you can find in the streets of Ghost Town. The lightly grilled corn is smothered in fresh boysenberry butter, mayo and perfectly topped off with cotija cheese.

Boysenberry Hummus with Grilled Pita Bread

The boysenberry hummus is served with pita bread and prepared with garden-fresh boysenberries.

Boysenberry Cheese Quesadilla

The first ever boysenberry quesadilla is made with a boysenberry-infused flour tortilla, prepared with boysenberry salsa, boysenberry sour cream, sprinkled with cotija and mozzarella cheese.

Boysenberry Sausage on a Bun

The boysenberry grilled sausage on a bun is prepared with a freshly farm-baked roll and topped with boysenberry ketchup, relish and mustard. This is my FAVORITE item on this years tasting card! For those +21 and older, pair this with the Boysenberry Cider and you’re in for a real boysenberry treat!

Other Boysenberry Favorites!

Here are a few of my other boysenberry festival favorite that are not on this year’s tasting card, but you still won’t want to miss!

Boysenberry Boba Tea

Knott’s is offering an all-new boysenberry boba tea which consists of boysenberry milk tea and chewy berry-soaked tapioca balls served over ice. $4.99+tax, if you have a season pass then it comes out to $4.84.

Boysenberry Churro Sundae

Boysenberry Cookiewich

White Chocolate Boysenberry Cheesecake

Boysenberry Pie Milkshake

Make your own Boysenberry Pie

Wine & Beer Tasting for (+21)

For $25 you can get a tasting card to get 6 tastings of any wine or beer of your choice and a cheese and fruit plate.

Guest can also take home a taste of the boysenberry festival with limited edition merchandise that can be found throughout the park, such as a new boysenberry bath and body line including soaps, salt soaks, bath bombs, lip balms (introducing three new flavors) and candles. New to the festival this year is Knott’s sugar-free boysenberry concentrate, a low calorie, no sugar version of Knott’s popular drink, a wide selection of boysenberry chocolates including boysenberry versions of milk chocolate bars, truffles, caramel squares, peanut butter and jelly cups. New and exclusive to Knott’s Berry Farm this year is the all-new boysenberry Jelly Belly. The Knott’s Berry Market also features signature boysenberry items like the delicious boysenberry BBQ sauce or the classic jams and preserves. Unique boysenberry inspired products with a homemade twist will also be available as the Craft Fair returns offering a variety of products like boysenberry cashew nut brittle, boysenberry pie shaped homemade accessories and more.