Apple Compote – Sustainable Cooks

Apple compote is a candy condiment that provides cozy fall vibes to oatmeal, baked items, ice cream, and extra. It’s straightforward to make, spiced with cinnamon, and tender simmered apples make it delectable!

Not like its spreadable cousin apple butter, an apple compote retains its bigger apple chunks fairly than pureeing or mashing them clean, supplying you with tender apple items in each chunk.

And in distinction to its different cousin (it’s an enormous household and reunions get bizarre), applesauce, it’s sweeter and extra syrupy—the flavour is extra sassy than your common applesauce too. 

And in case you’re pondering, “I ponder if this nerd has another compote recipes”, try my peach compote!

Ingredient Notes

• Apples – The apples we normally use for baking—Granny Smith, Fuji, Braeburn, Pink Woman—are additionally glorious for making compote. Be happy to combine and match!
• Sugar – Use a mixture of white sugar and brown sugar. Brown sugar provides a comfy caramel observe.
• Water 
• Lemon juice – If potential, I like to recommend contemporary lemon juice, which has a brighter taste than bottled.
• Floor cinnamon – You could possibly use apple pie spice, cardamom, or just a few pinches of cloves, however I additionally love the flavour of pure cinnamon.
• Vanilla extract

Tips on how to Make Apple Compote

*I’ll stroll you thru it right here with some images and ideas, and also you’ll additionally discover a printable recipe card on the backside of the put up with actual measurements, and many others. You may also click on “soar to recipe” to skip down.

Prep the apples by peeling them in case you’d like, then slice or dice them. (Cubes will add a little bit extra texture than slices, which cook dinner up softer.)

Add all of the components to a heavy saucepan. Carry the combination to a boil; boil for a minute, stirring typically.

Decrease the warmth to medium and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring typically. Add extra water as wanted to maintain the apple compote from burning.

Cool and retailer or serve.

Serving Options

Breakfast: Spoon heat apple compote over your morning oatmeal, croissant bread pudding, or entire wheat waffles. It’s additionally nice for layering right into a yogurt parfait with granola, or you should use it for toast.

Dessert: Prime vanilla ice cream, pound cake, or cheesecake with apple compote to take them to the following degree.

Savory dishes: Serve it with roasted pork, rooster, and even as a topping for brie, cheddar, and different cheeses so as to add a candy distinction to savory meals. Attempt it in lieu of the garlic in our baked brie with garlic.

For those who like applesauce together with your pork chops, simply wait till you strive them with this apple compote recipe!

Misc.: You may also use it in our apple pie egg rolls or apple pancakes.