Prunes are not only good as an ingredient in high-grade meat dishes, salads and desserts, but also it produces a delicious compote. In addition to its unusual taste, properly dried prunes retain all the useful properties of plums, and their great number. Here you and the whole complex of vitamins A, B, C and PP, as well as a high content of iron and phosphorus, beneficial for hematopoiesis.
We decided to pay attention to how to brew compote from prunes, in this article.
Compote of dried apricots and prunes
Ingredients:
- prunes - 10 pieces;
- dried apricots - 10 pcs .;
- pear - 1 piece;
- water;
- sugar, honey.
Preparation
My pear, remove the seeds from it and cut the fruit into large pieces. In the pan we put pears, dried apricots and prunes, pour the ingredients with clean cold water. If the dried fruits were too dry, then soak them in hot water for 7-10 minutes. Cover the pan with a lid and put it on the stove. As soon as the water boils - turn down the fire, add sugar, or honey to taste, and cook the drink for 10 minutes on low heat. We remove the drink from the fire and let it take 1-2 hours to stand under the lid.
A recipe for compote of apples and prunes
Ingredients:
- prunes - 1 item;
- apples - 2 pieces;
- sugar -200 g;
- water - 3 items;
- cloves - 1 bud;
- cinnamon - 1 stick.
Preparation
Sugar is mixed with water and cook from the resulting mixture is not a thick syrup. We peel apples from seeds and cut into small slices. We put apple slices in hot syrup and cook for 5-7 minutes.
The remaining water is heated and boiled in it, prunes until swelling. Mix the apple syrup with slices and the broth from prunes. Boil the compote for another 10-15 minutes and completely cool it under the lid.
Compote of prunes for babies
For a baby, prunes are not only an excellent source of vitamins, but also a remedy for constipation and abdominal pain, which pediatricians often appoint.
As in all recipes for the youngest, we act by principle, the less, the better. Take 10-12 berries prunes (with a stone), pour a liter of warm water and put it on the fire. We bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat and cook the drink for 10-15 minutes. Cover the pan with compote with a towel and let it cool completely. If the child does not drink unsweetened juice, then lightly sweeten the still warm compote.
Compote of prunes and raisins in the multivark
Ingredients:
- raisins - 1 item;
- prunes - 1 item;
- sugar, or honey - to taste.
Preparation
Dried fruits and wash with boiling water. If the berries are too dry - soak them in boiling water for 5-7 minutes. Swollen berries are transferred to the multivark, fall asleep with sugar and pour the water to the mark. We turn on the quenching mode for automatic time, after the signal, let the compote stand for 20-25 minutes.
Compote of prunes with Madeira
Ingredients:
- prunes - 1 item;
- dried apricots - 1 item;
- Dried apples - 2 items;
- dried cherries - 1 item;
- dried pears - 1 ½ st .;
- honey - 1 item;
- cinnamon - 2 sticks;
- anis - 1 star;
- juice and lemon peel 1;
- madera - 2 items;
- apple juice - 2 liters.
Preparation
Mix all the dried fruits in a deep saucepan and pour Madera and apple juice. Add cinnamon, anise and lemon zest. Cook the dried fruits on low heat until soft, about 20-25 minutes, after which all the liquid is decanted, return the spices and boil up to 1/3 of the total. Add honey, lemon juice to the evaporated compote and return the fruit back (if you want a more intense taste).
Such a drink is somewhat like mulled wine, though unlike its alcoholic fellow it does not contain alcohol (since alcohol from wine is completely evaporated), so that compote can be consumed by both adults and children.