Mixed Berries Compote with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Mixed Berries Compote with Cinnamon and Vanilla
Mamta Gupta
Fruit compote is basically fruit cooked with or without spices until it is soft, but not mashed to a pulp. It can be served chilled or warm, with ice-cream or thick yoghurt or cream. Here I have used 3 summer berries, so I guess it is a summer dessert! You can use frozen berries or other, different berries.
Serves 6
Edited June 2024
Ingredients
1 full cup of raspberries
1 full cup of strawberries
1 full cup of blueberries
1/2 tsp. vanilla concentrate or a vanilla pod (not bottled essence)
3 tbsp. honey (or use brown sugar to taste)
1 cinnamon or cassia stick
A little lemon juice
To serve:
Ice-cream or thick yoghurt or cream
Few leaves of mint
Instructions
Hull and wash berries.
Place berries, sugar/honey, cinnamon and vanilla in a bowl. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge for a few hours.
Heat a heavy pan*.
Add fruit and cook on low for a few minute. Instead of stirring, shake the pan a little. This way, you will not break the berries too much.
Squeeze lemon juice on top and stir very gently, to mix it in.
Transfer to a serving bowl, cover with a cling-film and chill completely in the fridge.
Serve cold, with yoghurt or cream or ice-cream or cr?me fra?che and a couple of mint leaves as decoration.
You can blend this mix with yoghurt, a little water and ice to make a refreshing drink.
Notes
If the liquid/juices become too watery, remove fruit. Cool the liquid, beat in 2 tsp. corn flour and then cook stirring, until it becomes a thick sauce. Cool and pour back over the cooked berries.Mix gently.
In winter months, make it from a packet of frozen mixed berries and serve it warm. You can also add a spoon or two of a liquor of choice.
You can also make it with peach, plums and other summer fruits.
