Dried Fruit Compote is another example of traditional Polish recipes for Christmas. It is one of the 12 dishes that should be served on Christmas Eve dinner. Very easy to prepare, takes less than one hour. You will love it as much as I do. Also you can serve it both chilled or hot.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 l water
- 250 g dried plums
- 300 g dried apples
- 200 g dried pears
- 100 g raisins
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 Tbsp powder sugar
- 40 g vanilla sugar
- 1 Tbsp whole cloves
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Method:
1. First you need to rinse and soak all the fruits for approx. 30 minutes in hot 2 l of water. Later, move the fruits into a large pot, together with water they were already soaking. Make sure you have about 2 liters of water, if needed add some more.
2. Add sugar, cloves, lemon juice and cinnamon into the fruits. Cook for 30 minutes, adding more lemon juice or sugar to taste.
3. Filter the compote and you can serve it chilled or hot. I like both and cannot even decide which one I prefer. I love to serve it with Christmas cookies or a gingerbread cake for a dessert.
ENJOY!!!
