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- Course: Dessert
- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Favorited: 3 Times
Can be made ahead of time.
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Warm Fruit Compote
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A good winter dessert when fresh fruit supplies are limited.
Yield : Makes 4 servings
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 5–10 mins
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 6 pitted dried plums, chopped
- 6 dried apricots, chopped
- 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 firm ripe pear, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- Yogurt or honey, to serve
Directions
1. Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the fruit and cinnamon stick. Cook gently, stirring often, until the fruit has completely softened.
2. Stir in the sugar and heat for a couple of minutes, or until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the lemon juice. Serve warm with a spoonful of yogurt or a drizzle of honey.
Notes
Prepare ahead: The compote can be made several days in advance, cooled, covered, and refrigerated.
© 2008 Dorling Kindersley
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
Nutritional information does not include yogurt or honey, to serve.
190 kcal
2 % daily value
14 % daily value
2 % daily value
343 mg
17 mg
1 g
26 g
5 g
37 g
15 mg
3 mg
4 g
6 g
3 % daily value
