Simple Fruit Compote
Just Fruit!
Calories
Ingredients
Fruit (1-5 cups)
- blueberries
- strawberries
- blackberries
- plums pits removed (can be done after cooking)
- apricots pits removed (can be done after cooking)
- raspberries
- cherries pits removed
- peaches chopped
Optional Thickener
- 1-2 tsp chia seeds to absorb liquid if needed
Instructions
- Put the fruit in a small saucepan, mash a bit with a fork or potato masher, and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes. That's it!
- Refrigerate for later use. It will firm up if left overnight in the fridge.
- If the fruit is particularly juicy and the compote is too runny, you can stir in 1 tsp of chia seeds to absorb some of the liquid.
- If the fruit is having a hard time getting started and sticking to the pot, add 1 Tbsp of water to help it along until it starts to release the fruit juice.
Notes
- Frozen fruit works great for this too.
- I like to make a big batch of compote at a time, but because there are no sugar or preservatives added, it should not be canned using traditional methods. It does freeze well though! If I have a lot of fruit to process, I usually make more compote than I can eat and freeze it in small jars with about 1/2 inch of room left at the top to allow for expansion.