How to cook dried fruit compote

Dried fruit compote is a universal drink that quenches thirst and gives coolness in summer, as well as saturates the body with vitamins and improves immunity in winter. Without any fear, it can be eaten by people of all ages, even babies. True, for the latter it is better to cook it from dried apples.

This drink is able to normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract, it does not cause allergic reactions and is well absorbed by the body. All proportions that are given in recipes are conditional, so you can always change the recipe to your liking by increasing the amount of your favorite ingredients.

How many minutes to cook dried fruit compote after boiling

After boiling, it is recommended to cook compote from drying for only 15-20 minutes, but these figures are quite conditional. More dried fruits will need to boil longer, so the answer to this question in a particular situation will help the hostess to find her cook's instincts.

Do not be afraid not to donate dry fruit, since it is more important not to stew the drink, but to infuse it.

The technology of cooking compote consists in relatively short heat treatment in order to preserve vitamins as much as possible, and prolonged infusion so that the fruit have time to give the drink its flavor.

A simple step by step recipe

Dried apples, pears, apricots and raisins are a compote of dried fruits that many people have known since childhood. A special touch of taste, for which they love this drink so much, they give him pears. A mixture of dried fruits for compote can be purchased ready-made, or you can make them yourself by mixing the available dry fruits.

For the simplest version of this drink will need:

• 3000 ml of drinking water;
• 225 g of dried fruit;
• 50 g of white crystalline sugar.

Boil and brew compote enough 65-75 minutes.

Calculate the caloric content of this drink is quite difficult, since it will depend on the caloric content of dried fruits, taken for cooking, and the amount of sugar. On average, this indicator ranges from 40 to 60 kcal / 100 ml.

How to cook dried fruit compote:

1. Put the dried fruits in a colander and rinse in cold running water, then transfer them to the pan and pour the prepared drinking water;
2. Put the saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil on high heat, then reduce the heat to medium and cook the compote for about half an hour;
3. Sweeten the drink with sugar, let it boil for another 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat and let it brew to the finished compote for another half hour;
4. Serve a drink can be both hot and cold.

How much time is needed and how to cook the compote of dried fruit with honey

Honey is an excellent natural sugar substitute, which also contains many useful macro- and microelements. Preparing a compote of dry fruit with honey, do not add sugar to it. He will be superfluous.

For dried fruit honey compote, the approximate proportions of the ingredients will be as follows:

• 2500 ml of filtered drinking water;
• 120 g of assorted dry fruits (apples, pears, plums, cherries;
• 20 g raisins;
• 80 g of honey.

The cooking time will consist of the time for the direct cooking of the compote (30-40 minutes) and its infusion (from 2 to 4 hours).

Calorie compote, sweetened with honey, an average of 60 kcal / 100 ml of the finished drink.

Cooking Rules:

1. In a suitable size pot, pour the prepared water and bring to a boil;
2. Rinse dried fruit in cold water until the water boils;
3. In boiling water, first send the apples and pears, because they need more time to cook;
4. After 10-15 minutes, send dried plums, cherries and raisins to apples and pears in boiling water;
5. Give compote some more. The total boiling time should not exceed 20-30 minutes;
6. Remove the pan from the heat and, when its contents have cooled to 60-70 degrees, add honey. Stir well and dissolve it;
7. Let the drink stand for several hours, then pour it into glass jars and hide in the refrigerator.

How much and how to cook compote of dried fruit and rosehip

This drink is a champion in vitamin C content. In addition, its benefits are invaluable for immunity, the kidneys, the bladder and the gastrointestinal tract. But do not abuse the rosehip compote to people who have an ulcer or gastritis, and that the acids contained in this berry do not damage the enamel of the teeth, they should be cleaned after such a drink.

This variant of the recipe is good for losing weight, because its caloric content is minimal due to the lack of sugar in the composition. Its role is played by the natural sweetener dry stevia. Her and other ingredients need to be taken in such quantity:

• 3000 ml of bottled water;
• 150 g of various dried fruits;
• 50 g of wild rose berries (dry);
• 15 g dry stevia.

Rosehip berries (even dry) do not require prolonged heat treatment, so you can cook compote with them in 30-40 minutes.

The nutritional and energy value of this drink will be 41.06 kcal / 100 ml.

How to cook:

1. Rinse dried fruits and wild rose and for 10 minutes pour a small amount of cold water;
2. Then drain the water, transfer the ingredients (except stevia) to the pan, add water and bring to a boil;
3. In a pot of boiling compote add dry stevia, boil for five minutes. Turn off the stove, and after a brief infusion the drink is ready to drink.

Compote of dried fruits and berries

Compote from dried fruits and berries can be prepared both in summer from fresh fruits, and in winter from frozen ones. It is necessary to take into account that the berries, whether they are fresh or frozen, will be prepared much faster than dried fruits and give the drink some sourness and freshening.

For a refreshing drink of dried fruits and berries you will need:

• 3000 ml of drinking water;
• 300 g of apple drying;
• 50 g dried apricots;
• 1 lemon;
• 200 g of strawberries (fresh or frozen);
• 100 g of honey.

It will take up to 12 minutes to prepare all the ingredients, the drink will be steaming for 20 minutes and for some time while it is cooling down, compote will be needed to brew.

Caloric intake - 93.0 kcal / 100 ml.

Working process:

1. Pour the water into a suitable vessel and bring to a boil;
2. While the water will boil to sort and wash the berries and dried fruits. Wash the lemon thoroughly with a brush in hot water and cut into slices;
3. In boiling water, first send dry apples and dried apricots, and after 10-15 minutes of boiling, send strawberries and lemon to the pan;
4. With the berries, the contents of the pan should boil for only 5-10 minutes, then remove the drink from the heat, cool a little and add honey;
5. After cooling, the compote is ready for use.

How to cook dried fruit compote for a child in a slow cooker

Dried fruit compote cooked in a slow cooker is extremely useful for children and adults, since it is cooked in the "Quenching" mode. Thus, it is not cooked, but it is languishing, which allows it to save all the vitamins and beneficial substances that break up at high temperatures.

When preparing this drink for a child, all possible allergens (honey, cinnamon, ginger, etc.) should be excluded from the composition.

For the "baby" compote of dried fruit in a slow cooker, you need to take:

• 300 g compote mix of dried fruits;
• 50 g sugar;
• 2000 ml of hot drinking water.

The cooking time is from 60 minutes to 90 minutes (for models with less than 700 W).

The calorie content of the drink will be on average 76.4 kcal / 100 ml.

Sequencing:

1. Prepare dried fruit: sort and wash from litter. Then put them in the multicooker bowl;
2. Pour granulated sugar into the mix in a multicastry and pour in hot water;
3. Run the program "Quenching" for 1-1.5 hours. After its completion, it is possible to leave the drink on heating for a while, and then cool and pour it into glass containers.

Useful tips

When composing the mix for dried fruit compote, you should be careful with prunes, because it can clog the taste of any other dried fruit. In this regard, put in the compote more than 3-4 pieces of prunes are not worth it. This amount is enough to give the drink a pleasant plum flavor.

It will help rid the product of sand and dust that could get into it during transport.

The amount of sugar or its substitute (for example, honey) is determined on the basis of its own taste preferences, therefore, it is added to the compote after the dried fruit is well steamed and the taste of the drink is almost completely formed.

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