Cooking does not take much time, and the ingredients are affordable and budgetary. Delicious and healthy soft drink - compote from dried apples, plums and spices. The subtleties of cooking and a step-by-step recipe with a photo, we learn in this review. Video recipe.
Dried fruit compote is a versatile drink for any occasion. In everyday life, it perfectly quenches thirst and improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. And at festive events it serves as a low-calorie soft drink to spirits.
In addition to its bright taste, the drink replenishes the body with many vitamins and nutrients. Compote is especially relevant in the winter season, when there is an acute shortage of vitamins and minerals. The most common and classic version of dried fruit compote involves the use of dried apples, pears, dried apricots and prunes. But the set of products can be changed and replaced by any component. You can add raisins, cherries, plums to the compote, add rose hips, spices and spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, etc.) for flavor. The drink will be tastier and more aromatic if you add honey, lemon juice, frozen berries to it. There is no specific technique on how to cook compote: all products are taken by eye. Usually, those dryers that are most loved are used in large quantities. Moreover, the greater the number of dryers, the richer and more concentrated the drink will be. It is also worth noting that there is no strictly set brewing time for the drink. Compote is boiled until all the ingredients are ready, and then they are usually insisted.
See also how to make dried apple compote.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 108 kcal.
- Servings - 1 L
- Cooking time - 20 minutes, plus 1-2 hours for infusion
Ingredients:
- Dried apples - 100 g
- Anis - 2 stars
- Cinnamon - 1 stick
- Drinking water - 1 l
- Dried plums - 50 g
- Sugar - optional and to taste
Step by step preparation of compote from dried apples, plums and spices, recipe with photo:
1. Sort the dried apples and plums, sorting the spoiled ones. Place the selected fruits in a sieve and rinse under running cold water.
2. Send the dryer to a cooking pot.
3. Add cinnamon stick and anise stars to the fruit.
4. Fill the dryer with drinking water.
5. Place the saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil over medium heat. If desired, add sugar or honey to the foods to add to the drink. The more acidic the berries (for example, plums or cherries), the more you need to sweeten the uzvar.
6. After boiling water, cook the compote over low heat for 5 minutes and remove the pan from heat. Leave the dried apple compote, plums and spices to infuse under the lid for 1-2 hours. After that, send the compote to the refrigerator, because it is recommended to drink it chilled.
See also a video recipe on how to make dried apple compote.
