Name: Apple, pear & cherry compote
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 12 portions
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 eating apples peeled, cored and cut into chunks; 4 medium Bramley apples peeled, cored and cut into chunks; 8 firm pears peeled, cored and thickly sliced; 6 tbsp sugar or to taste; 280g dried sour cherries (or dried cranberries)

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Apple, pear & cherry compote

Apple, pear & cherry compote

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Makes 12 portions

Easy

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Great as an easy dessert for Sunday lunch, then use for breakfasts and midweek puds

Easily halved

Freezable

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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8 eating apples

peeled, cored and cut into chunks
4 medium Bramley apples

peeled, cored and cut into chunks
8 firm pears

peeled, cored and thickly sliced
6 tbsp sugar

or to taste
280g dried sour cherries

(or dried cranberries)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal199
fat1g
saturates0g
carbs51g
sugars47g
fibre4g
protein1g
salt0.03g

low

Method

step 1

Put the apples and pears in a pan with the sugar and 50ml water. Bring to a simmer, then gently cook, covered, for 15 mins or so until the Bramley apple has collapsed to a purée and the eating apple and pear are tender (stir to make sure it doesn’t catch on the bottom).
step 2

Stir in the cherries or cranberries for 1 min, taste and add a little more sugar if necessary. Can be chilled for 3-5 days. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if you like. See 'Goes well with' for ideas for using up the compote.

RECIPE TIPS

IF YOU WANT TO USE A SLOW COOKER...

Leave a big batch to simmer over the course of a day or night. Put the apples, pears, sugar and cherries into the slow cooker pot with 50ml of water and give it a good stir. Cover and cook on Low for 8-10 hours, until the Bramley apples have collapsed to a purée and the pears and eating apples are tender. Serve as above.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2010

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