18 compote winter Recipes

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

sugar, water, fresh ginger, peeled and very thinly slivered, dried fruit (your choice , any combination), fresh cranberries or 2 cups frozen cranberries, orange, peeled and sectioned ,seeds removed, granny smith apple, peeled,cored,quartered and cut into small slices

sugar, champagne or sparkling wine, ruby red grapefruits, peeled and sectioned, oranges, peeled and sectioned, garnish: maraschino cherries with stems

dry white wine, sweet marsala wine, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon stick, dried apricots, quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, gray sea salt, granny smith apples, diced 1/4-inch thick cubes, pears , 1/4-inch slices, lemon zest, fresh lemon juice, sharp cheddar, gorgonzola

applesauce, fresh cranberries, ruby port or other sweet red wine, apple cider, sugar, lemon rind strip, sliced peeled golden delicious apple (about 1 1/4 lb), firm anjou pears, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges (about 3/4 lb), vanilla low-fat ice cream

dried figs, prunes, dried apricots, golden raisins, calvados (apple brandy), dry white wine, water, sugar, grated lemon rind, grated orange rind, apple, peeled and cut into 12 wedges, pear, peeled and cut into 12 wedges

water, ruby port, granulated sugar, star anise, cinnamon stick, dried mixed fruit, canned pumpkin, low-fat milk, water, all-purpose flour (about 9 oz), brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, chilled butter, cut into small pieces, granulated sugar, creme fraiche

all-purpose flour (about 5 1/2 oz), sugar, yellow cornmeal, baking soda, salt, reduced-fat buttermilk, extravirgin olive oil, eggs, grated lemon rind, unsweetened apple juice, golden raisins, fresh cranberries, chopped, peeled pear (about 2), fresh lemon juice

apple juice, light brown sugar , packed, water, lemon juice, dried apricot halves, quartered, whole fig, sliced, dried cranberries, vanilla extract, ground ginger, ground cinnamon

fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed, brown sugar, orange juice concentrate, raspberry vinegar, chopped dried apricots, golden raisins, chopped walnuts, toasted

water, freshly brewed coffee, orange, thinly sliced with rind intact, sugar or more , to taste, lemon, thinly sliced with rind intact, seedless grapes, white or red, raisins, golden or black, dried cherries, mixed dried fruit such as figs , prunes, apricots, nectarines, mangoes, peaches or apples, cinnamon sticks

dried cranberries (available at specialty foods shops and some supermarkets), fresh orange juice, a 10 1/2-oz jar preserved ginger in syrup, seedless green grapes, halved, pink grapefruit, the rind and pith cut away with a serrated knife and the flesh sectioned, pineapple, peeled, cored , and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, navel orange, the rind and pith cut away with a serrated knife and the flesh sectioned.

dried prunes, dried figs, kumquats, lemon , zest of, sugar, cognac, water

sherry-baked winter fruit, stilton , chevre, or brie cheese, toasted baguette slices or table water crackers

sliced pears, sliced green apples, chopped dried apricots, chopped dried pineapple, vanilla extract, dry red wine, ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, grated rind of 1 lemon, orange juice, nonfat plain yogurt

sugar, white grape juice, ruby red grapefruits, peeled and sectioned, oranges, peeled and sectioned, garnish: maraschino cherries with stems