Okay, so I have very mixed feelings when it comes to compote. While I’ve been looking through random pictures of it I found on google, I realized most people have it somehow mashed? I don’t know, I’ve never had it this way neither have seen it. But the one I have seen and eaten several times before is the one you see in the pictures.

It’s made of berries, in my case cherries which are whole and not mashed. I don’t know if not mashed compote is just European thing or something but the way we have it here is whole fruits/chopped and not mashed.

According to what Wikipedia says, compote is a dessert originating from medieval Europe, made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. This description describes my compote pretty well I think. I also just realized how long compote has been around for and I’m shocked about that. I mean middle ages are pretty far back.

I’ve also seen many people putting compote on top of pancakes or waffles which is a new thing for me as well. The main way it’s eaten here is on its own as a dessert. Another thing I’ve noticed while scrolling through compotes is that people around the world like to enjoy it warm and here it’s always served chilled or preferably even from refrigerator. Looks like there’s a lot I didn’t know about compote.

Back to the compote I’m here with today. The fruit I used are cherries but feel free to use any other berries or fruit of choice. Instead of sugar syrup which is usually filled with loads of refined sugars we are using a combination of water and coconut sugar. You could also use fruit juice instead of water for richer flavour but I find water works just fine since we are using coconut sugar as well and the fruit releases a lot of flavour.

This post is also my contribution to #fruitsandveggiesmonday hosted by our lovely @lenasveganliving. If you haven’t joined the contest yet (which you totally should because it’s a lot of fun every single time), you can find more info about it here.

SIMPLE BERRY COMPOTE 🍒🍓

| INGREDIENTS

• 3 cups berries of choice (or any other fruit)
• 4 tbsp coconut sugar (use more or less depending in how sweet you want it to be)
• 2 cups water* (enough to cover the fruit)

| METHOD

1/ Chop the fruit into smaller pieces.

2/ Add the berries to a medium pot along with water and coconut sugar. Bring to boil and cook for around 10 minutes.

3/ Once cooked take from the stove and let it cool down if you want to enjoy it cold or eat right away if you desire to have it warm. Store in fridge for up to 3 days.

| NOTES

*Use fruit juice for richer flavour

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed today's recipe! Have a wonderful day!

Nina