Baked Compote Of Winter Fruit

• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries
• 1/2 cup ruby port or other sweet red wine
• 1/2 cup apple cider
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 (1-inch) slice lemon rind strip
• 4 cups sliced peeled Golden delicious apple (about 1 1/4 pounds)
• 2 cups firm Anjou pears, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges (about 3/4 pound)
• Cooking spray
• 3 cups vanilla low-fat ice cream

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Spoon applesauce onto several layers of heavy-duty paper towels; spread to 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with additional paper towels; let stand 5 minutes. Scrape into a bowl using a rubber spatula.
3. Combine cranberries, wine, cider, sugar, and rind in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in applesauce.
4. Combine the apple and pears in an 11- x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Pour the cranberry mixture over the apple mixture. Cover and bake at 400u0b0 for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until fruit is tender, basting occasionally with liquid from dish. Remove rind. Serve compote with ice cream.

applesauce, fresh cranberries, ruby port, apple cider, sugar, lemon rind strip, apple, wedges, cooking spray, vanilla low

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