Fall Fruit Compote

Name: Fall Fruit Compote
Ingredients: 2 cups apple juice; 1/2 cup sugar; 4 (2 1/2- by 1/2-inch) strips fresh lemon zest; 1 cinnamon stick, halved; 3 whole cloves; 10 black peppercorns, cracked; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 2 firm pears, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges with core removed; 1/2 cup dried apricots; 1/2 cup dried tart cherries; 4 dried Calimyrna figs, quartered; 2 tablespoons Calvados; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 cups apple juice
1/2 cup sugar
4 (2 1/2- by 1/2-inch) strips fresh lemon zest
1 cinnamon stick, halved
3 whole cloves
10 black peppercorns, cracked
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 firm pears, peeled and each cut into 8 wedges with core removed
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup dried tart cherries
4 dried Calimyrna figs, quartered
2 tablespoons Calvados
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1

Bring apple juice, sugar, zest, and spices to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer 5 minutes.
2

Add butter, pears, and dried fruit and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until pears are tender, about 25 minutes.
3

Pour liquid through a sieve into another saucepan and boil until reduced to cup.
4

Pour liquid back over fruit and stir in Calvados and lemon juice.
5

Serve warm or at room temperature.