Cherry compote with pits

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to cook cherry compote with pits? Prepare the ingredients according to the list, there are only three required: cherries, sugar, water. If you wish, you can add a pinch of citric acid to make the compote taste more pleasant; the acid will also preserve the beautiful bright color of the drink. For this compote you can use not only fresh cherries, but also frozen ones.

2. STEP 2

   

   Carefully sort the cherry berries, removing twigs, leaves, and spoiled fruits. Then rinse them and place in a colander to drain completely.

3. STEP 3

   

   Take a pan of the appropriate size. Use enameled or stainless steel cookware - aluminum acid may react with the metal. Pour clean filtered water into the pan, add citric acid and sugar. Place it on the fire, bring to a boil over high heat, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved.

4. STEP 4

   

   Vary the amount of sugar to your taste, or you may not use it at all. The same goes for the amount of water. The less it is, the more saturated the compote will be.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then dip the cherries into the boiling syrup. Add the berries to the pan carefully, in small portions, so as not to burn yourself. When the syrup boils again, reduce the heat to low. Cook the compote over low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally with a spoon and skimming off any foam that forms.

6. STEP 6

   

   This time is enough for the cherries to impart flavor and color to the drink, but there is no need to cook the compote longer, otherwise the berries will burst and the drink will have an unsightly appearance.

7. STEP 7

   

   The compote is ready. Serve it warm or cold, with or without pastries. After cooling, store the compote in the refrigerator, pouring it into clean glass jars or bottles. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

07.08.2023

4.7

Our daughter is in charge of compotes in our family) I only suggested the proportions for the drink according to this recipe. We decided to make a double portion, i.e. we needed 500 g of cherries and a little weight of ice, since the cherries were frozen. In the summer I specially freeze a lot of cherries, for baking I immediately take out the pits, and for compote just like this, with pits. A very interesting way of cooking! We liked this experiment. The cherries are added directly to the boiling syrup and cooked for only 15 minutes. My daughter put the cherries in the pan using a slotted spoon, and it turned out safe. The compote turned out very tasty! Sugar is just enough in my opinion. The cherries were also soaked in syrup and became sweet, so they could be eaten. In addition, they did not have time to boil down into porridge, they remained intact) We really liked this delicious, vitamin-rich cherry compote with pits!

Maria

07.08.2023

4.6

Oops, I voted wrong! Instead of a minus, we need a plus!

Galina Peter

07.08.2023

4.6

And I have a very simple and fast method for such a compote

nefi

07.08.2023

4.8

I put 1 cup of sugar and a little citric acid (on the tip of a knife) into a 3-liter bottle, but you can do without it