Dried Fruit Compote

Name: Dried Fruit Compote (Kompot iz Suchafruktov)
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples and apricots; 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples and apricots; 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples and apricots; 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples and apricots; 250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples and apricots; 1.5 litres/2½ pints/6¼ cups water; 2 cinnamon sticks or bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks or bay leaves; 60 ml/4 tbsp raisins; 5 ml/1 tsp finely grated lemon or orange rind; 5 ml/1 tsp finely grated lemon or orange rind; 30-45 ml/2-3 tbsp sugar

Kompot iz Suchafruktov

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Recipes from My Russian Grandmother's Kitchen

By Elena Makhonko

Published 2015

About

Russian suppers almost always consist of three dishes – a soup, the main dish and a dessert. To round off an evening meal, a compote is the most popular final course. You can mix the fruit ingredients to suit your own taste or what is available.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz/1¼ cups mixed dried fruits including plums, pears, apples

Europe
Russia
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegan
Low fat
Very low sodium
Low sodium
Low calorie

Method

Keeping the fruit types separate, cut any large pieces of fruit into smaller chunks. Pour the water into a medium pan and bring to the boil.
When the water is boiling, add the plums, pears, cinnamon sticks or bay leaves and return to the boil

Energy 169kcal/721kJ; Protein 2.9g; Carbohydrate 41.1g, of which sugars 41.1g; Fat 0.4g, of which saturates 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Calcium 57mg; Fibre 4.2g; Sodium 18mg.