Dried Fruit Compote
- 1/3 cup chopped dried apples
- 1/3 cup chopped dried pears
- 1/3 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries or cherries
- 2/3 cup dried apricots
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
- 1/2 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 1 cup water
- Serving suggestion: ice cream
- In a large bowl combine all of the dried fruit and add enough hot water to cover by an inch.
- Soak for 20 minutes.
- Drain the mixture.
- In a saucepan combine the fruit with the sugar, the lemon and orange zests, the lemon juice, and the water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer the mixture for 10 to 20 minutes, or until the fruit is tender.
- Remove the pan from the heat and let the compote cool.
- The compote will keep for a week if covered and chilled.
- Serve the compote at room temperature with ice cream.
apples, raisins, cranberries, apricots, sugar, freshly grated lemon zest, freshly grated orange zest, lemon juice, water, suggestion
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/dried-fruit-compote-recipe2.html (may not work)