Winter Dried Fruit Compote |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This dish that is made for the dried fruits of winter, deeply delicious, a recipe which can be used as dessert, a side, or drained and chopped for a pastry fruit filling, or even placed over cake or ice cream! Ingredients:
3 cups water |
1 cup freshly brewed coffee |
1 orange, thinly sliced with rind intact |
1/2 cup sugar or more, to taste |
1 large lemon, thinly sliced with rind intact |
1 cup seedless grapes, white or red |
1/2 cup raisins, golden or black |
1/2 cup dried cherries |
1 pound of mixed dried fruit such as figs, prunes, apricots, nectarines, mangoes, peaches or apples |
8 whole cloves |
4 cinnamon sticks |
Directions:
1. Brew coffee.
2. Put water and sugar in a large saucepan and stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.
3. Put in everything - except the grapes - and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. The fruits will become fork-tender soft, and the liquid will achieve a syrupy consistency.
5. Add the grapes and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature.
6. Serve in individual bowls or as a side in a pretty glass serving bowl
7. You can also strain, chop, and use the softened fruit as a filling for sweet pastries , etc
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