Pear Cranberry Compote Recipes

CRANBERRY-PEAR COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a 3-quart saucepan.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Let cool completely and refrigerate 8-12 hours to thicken.

PEAR CRANBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Chop pears into small pieces. Place in a heavy-bottomed, non-reactive pot. Add cranberries and orange juice.
• Put a lid on the pot and place it over low heat. Cook until the pears are very, very soft and the cranberries have popped, about 1 hour.
• When the pears are soft, use a potato masher to break the fruit. Add the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and stir to combine.
• Raise temperature to medium-high heat and simmer, stirring constantly for 5-7 minutes, to help evaporate the liquid in the compote. When it has darkened in color and no longer looks watery, it is done.
• Funnel compote into prepared pint jars and process in a boiling water for 20 minutes. Be sure to read our post on Canning Basics if you have any questions.
• When time is up, place jars on a folded kitchen towel to cool. Once jars are cool, check seals and store in a cool, dark place.

CRANBERRY PEAR COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until the berries pop and sauce thickens, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warmed or chilled. Store in the refrigerator.

CRANBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until cranberries pop and apples are tender. Add the peaches and apricots; heat through. Stir in pecans; serve warm or chilled. Store in the refrigerator.

HOLIDAY CRANBERRY AND APPLE COMPOTE

Steps:

• Combine orange juice, apples, cranberries, white sugar, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until apples are tender and sauce has thickened slightly, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Transfer sauce to a dish; stir in softened butter and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours. Sauce will continue to thicken.

PEAR, CRANBERRY AND ROSEMARY COMPOTE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring water, rosemary sprigs and cranberries to a boil. Simmer over low heat until the cranberries have burst. Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Stir in pear chunks, lemon juice and zest, then cover and simmer over low heat just until pears are tender. (If baking further in a crumble/cobbler simmering is unnecessary.) Remove and discard rosemary sprigs (a few loose needles are okay) and adjust sugar to your taste and to suit your desired purpose.

GINGER-SPICED ASIA PEAR AND CRANBERRY COMPOTE

Steps:

• Make a bouquet garni by enclosing the clovers, ginger, cinnamon stocks and allspice berries in a piece of cheesecloth tied together with a piece of string. Tie the string to the handle of a large saucepan.
• Combine the boueguet garni, sugar and water in the saucepan and bring the syrup to a boil. When the sugar is dissolved, lower the heat and add the Asian pear pices. Coer the pan and simmer the pears for about 40-45 minutes. They will still offer slight resistance when pierced with a knife.
• Stir in the cranberries and turn up the heat so that the cranberries will cook and begin to pop, stirring frequently; this should take about 8 - 10 minutes. When the cranberries have cooked, remove the pan from the heat and cool. Remove the bouquet garni from the compote. Add the vinegar and ginger and taste for seasoning. The suace will firm up as it cools. Refrigerate until serving time. Taste for seasoning just before serving.
• Can be made 5 days a head, covered and refrigerated. Taste before serving. You may need to add a bit more vinegar.