Looking for a new recipe to transform this season’s brilliant bounty into a delicious treat? Here you go!
Nutmeg and cinnamon are combined with the sweet and tart flavors of apple and cranberry to make this compote. The versatile blend of flavors is just as easily enjoyed with breakfast (think: granola parfait) as it is with your dessert (think: cheesecake topping)…and any meal in between!
Whats more, the vibrant color is enough to add a spring to your step on the dreariest of day’s this season has to offer.
As we wrap up cranberry harvesting this season, you’ll be seeing these delicious beauties make a marked presence in your local grocery stores soon…if you haven’t already 🙂 So grab yourself a bag of cranberries and give this recipe a try 🙂
Let’s begin!
Rinse a 12 oz bag of cranberries (fresh or frozen) and add them to your pot under low heat. (You can run these through the food processor as well but I like them whole).
Wash, peel and core your apples and toss them into the food processor.
Combine the two in your pot.
Add water, spices, sugar* and salt** (If you’d like get creative and toss in a vanilla bean, now would be the time to do it…vanilla extract is an option, but the vanilla flavor doesn’t transfer as seamlessly).
Simmer on medium-low heat until the cranberries have burst and apples are cooked as desired (~10 min).
Once done, remove from heat.
At this point, let it cool and store it in the fridge/freezer or some combination of these storage options.
In the fridge, this will last 7 days. (I’ve had mine in there since the beginning of October and it’s still just as delicious as day 1, but since every fridge is different in terms of temperature and ventilation, etc. it’s best to play it safe).
Apple Cranberry Compote
Ingredients
- 12 oz cranberries fresh or frozen
- 2 cups chopped apples or food processed
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Rinse the cranberries and add to a pot under low heat.
- Wash, peel and core 2 medium-sized apples and run through a food processor.
- Add water, sugar, spices and salt.
- Simmer on medium-heat for ~10 minutes to allow the cranberries to pop, the apples to cook and the flavors to meld a bit. Stir occasionally and gently so as to not overtly smash the cranberries.
- Remove from heat and cool. Store any unused portions in the fridge or freezer for later use.
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