Homemade compote - 109 cooking recipes

The word compote denotes two concepts at once. In the first case, compote is a sweet drink brewed from fruits or berries. In the second case, compote is a dessert represented by fruits stewed in sugar syrup. In Russia, as well as in all countries of Eastern Europe, compote is one of the traditional desserts served “for third”. Compote can be drunk both warm and chilled. When chilled, compote is an ideal thirst quencher. How to prepare compote quickly and easily? Dried fruit compote, among other things, is also an excellent source of vitamins, especially in winter. Dried fruit compote contains a large amount of vitamins and valuable microelements. Dried fruit compote, like all compotes, can be cooked either with sugar, honey, or molasses. Fresh fruit compote can be prepared for the winter as a homemade preparation. The most popular ingredients for compote are: apples, pears, plums, apricots, gooseberries, currants, raspberries. Most often in Russia they cook compote from apples (regular apples and ranetki), compote from dried apricots, compote from berries. Compote as a thick dessert from boiled fruits and berries is served either warm or chilled. To this compote they usually add whipped cream, any cream or ice cream. - What compote should I serve you, father? Plum or cherry? - This morning? No, just a compote of tomatoes. - How is this, father? - Brine, darling, brine. Syoma comes home from school all teary-eyed: - Mom, they tease me at school, they say that my head is bigger than my whole body! - This It's not true, son, your head is normal. Calm down. Better go to Privoz and buy 20 kg of cherries, I’ll make you a compote. - And where to put it? - In your beret.dessert/i