Winter Fruit Compote

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup Champagne or sparkling wine
• 2 Ruby Red grapefruits, peeled and sectioned
• 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned
• Garnish: maraschino cherries with stems

1. Cook sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, tilting pan occasionally, 10 minutes or until caramel colored. Remove from heat, and gradually pour Champagne over sugar (mixture will bubble and seize). Let stand 5 minutes.
2. Cook mixture over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes or until sugar is dissolved (mixture will be syrupy). Remove from heat, and let cool 30 minutes.
3. Combine grapefruit and orange sections in a bowl. Pour Champagne mixture over fruit. Cover and chill 2 to 24 hours. Garnish, if desired.
4. White Grape Winter Fruit Compote: Substitute white grape juice for Champagne. Proceed with recipe as directed.

sugar, sparkling wine, red grapefruits, oranges, maraschino cherries

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/winter-fruit-compote (may not work)