Alcoholic Fruit Compote

Name: Alcoholic Fruit Compote
Yield: Serves Six
Ingredients: 1 cinnamon stick; 300 ml/½ pint/1¼ cups (hard) cider or water; 350 g/12 oz/2 cups mixed dried fruits, such as apples, pears, prunes, peaches or apricots; 65 g/2½ oz/½ cup raisins; mint leaves, to decorate; juice of ½ lemon; 30 ml/2 tbsp clear honey

Preparation info

Serves
Six

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

Adding a shot of alcohol – cognac, brandy, tequila, calvados; liqueurs such as fraises de bois or cointreau, or even a little flavourful wine – helps to make a simple bowl of fruit salad a digestible yet festive way to end a celebratory meal.

Ingredients

350 g/12 oz/2 cups mixed dried fruits, such as apples, pears, prunes

Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the mixed dried fruit in a large pan with the cinnamon and cider or water. Heat gently until almost boiling, then cover the pan, lower the heat and cook gently for 12–15 minutes, to soften the fruit.
Remove the pan from the heat a