breakfast fruit compote

Name: Breakfast Fruit Compote
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 can(s) peach halves (or 2 fresh peaches); 1 can(s) pear halves (or 2 fresh pears); 1 small can pineapple rings (or 4 slices fresh pineapple); several - red maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar; 1 cup(s) applesauce; 2/3 cup(s) reserved juice/syrup from the canned fruit (or apple juice if using fresh fruit); 1/4 cup(s) raisins; 2 - cinnamon sticks, broken into several pieces; 6 - whole cloves; 1 dash(es) fresh grated nutmeg

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Susan Feliciano

Oak Ridge, TN

Updated on Feb 19, 2011

You can use either fresh or canned fruit for this dish - just depending on what you have on hand. I usually serve this as a brunch dish with a quiche. Feel free to substitute other fruits, too. I have used orange juice for the liquid, and added orange sections to the dish. I have also added a banana sliced thickly on the diagonal. Baked bananas are delicious!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 can peach halves (or 2 fresh peaches)
1 can pear halves (or 2 fresh pears)
1 small can pineapple rings (or 4 slices fresh pineapple)
several - red maraschino cherries
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup applesauce
2/3 cup reserved juice/syrup from the canned fruit (or apple juice if using fresh fruit)
1/4 cup raisins
2 - cinnamon sticks, broken into several pieces
6 - whole cloves
1 dash fresh grated nutmeg

How To Make breakfast fruit compote

Step 1

Drain fruit and reserve syrup for sauce. Cut peach and pear halves in half lengthwise to make quarters. You may also cut the pineapple rings in half if desired. Arrange fruit attractively in a glass baking dish about 8x12 inches. Dot with maraschino cherries. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

In a saucepan, stir together brown sugar, applesauce, and 2/3 cup reserved syrup or apple juice. Stir in raisins, cinnamon, and cloves. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes to blend flavors. Pour sauce evenly over fruit in baking dish. Allow the raisins, cinnamon, and cloves to be scattered throughout the dish, also. Top with a grating of fresh nutmeg.
Step 3

Bake the fruit compote for 25-30 minutes, until sauce is thickened and fruit is heated through. May be served hot, or allowed to cool to room temperature. For each serving, give 2-3 pieces of fruit and spoon sauce over top.
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