From cherries, even in the season, you can prepare such assortment of dishes that you will not have surplus harvest for conservation, but if you still wondered how to keep the summer in the bank until the cold, then nothing better than cherry compote and you can not think of. Rich in color and taste, the drink will easily stand in the pantry, without losing its properties, and thanks to several recipes that we decided to collect further, the drink does not take long to prepare.
How to prepare cherries for winter?
The basic recipe for cherry compote does not require anything from you except cherry, sugar and water. A few minutes, and on your table will show off banks with a beverage prepared for the winter. In the recipe, we will then brew a compote of cherries with bones that impart a slight bitterness to the drink, but if desired, the latter can be disposed of.
Ingredients:
- cherry (with bone) - 430 g;
- granulated sugar - 190 g.
Preparation
Previously, all berries must be touched and rinsed thoroughly. Washed and dried cherries are poured into a jar and poured with water so as to fill the container to the shoulders. The contents of the jars are filled with steep boiling water, covered with a plastic lid with holes and left for 15-25 minutes. The resulting solution is poured into a saucepan and supplemented with sugar. Since cherries are much sweeter than the usual basis for compote in the face of cherries, sugar for making compote will not take much. After adding the sweetener, try syrup and sprinkle more sugar if necessary. Bring the syrup to a boil to dissolve the crystals, and refill the contents of the cans. Rinse the cans with rinsed boiling water and the cherry compote for winter for a simple recipe will be ready.
Compote of cherries and strawberries for the winter
In addition to cherries, the company cherries in compote can make and other seasonal berries, for example, strawberries. The latter, based on a rich flavor and taste, even in minimal quantities, can clearly express its presence in the drink.
Ingredients:
- Strawberries - 280 g;
- cherry - 280 g;
- granulated sugar - 195 g;
- a vanilla pod.
Preparation
After touching all the berries for compote, as well as rinsing and drying the jars, bring to a boil three liters of water. Berries slightly mash with sugar, not turning them into puree, but violating the integrity of the fruit. Fill the pieces of berries with boiling water and cook on low heat for about a minute, so as not to boil. Compote pour into the jar, quickly roll up with a sterilized lid and turn it over and let it cool before storing it.
Sour cherry compote with lemon for the winter
Ingredients:
- cherry - 380 g;
- granulated sugar - 380 g;
- lemon - 3-4 wedges.
Preparation
After washing the sweet cherry, and removing the stalk from it, fill the can with clean berries about one-third of the total volume. We fall asleep berries sugar. Lemons are scalded to give an outlet to the maximum amount of essential oils, and we put it on top of the sugar slide. Fill the contents of the cans with boiling water and immediately roll up with sterile tin
Compote from sweet cherries without sugar for the winter
If you do not eat white sugar, then in the recipes described above, you can safely replace it with any other sweetener: honey , stevia, cane sugar or fructose. But if you just want to cook not a sweet drink from cherries, then just fill the selected jar with cleaned berries for a third, and then pour boiling water and then roll up with a scalded lid.