Compote de Pommes

Name: Compote de Pommes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg apples (a mix of sweet and tart, such as Golden and Bramley), peeled, cored and chopped; 100 ml Water; 40 g sugar, or to taste (optional); ½ lemon, juiced; 1 vanilla pod, split (or 1 tsp extract); 1 pinch Cinnamon (optional)

Every French kitchen’s soft apple compote, gently cooked with vanilla and a squeeze of lemon, for yogurt, crêpes or a spoon.

French · Breakfast · prep 10 min · cook 20 min · serves 6 · Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian, Paleo

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Ingredients

1 kg apples (a mix of sweet and tart, such as Golden and Bramley), peeled, cored and chopped
100 ml Water
40 g sugar, or to taste (optional)
½ lemon, juiced
1 vanilla pod, split (or 1 tsp extract)
1 pinch Cinnamon (optional)

Method

Put the apples, water, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in a heavy saucepan.
Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 15–20 min, stirring now and then, until the apples collapse completely.
Remove the vanilla pod. Mash with a fork for a chunky compote or blend until smooth; stir in cinnamon if you like.
Serve warm or cold with yogurt, fromage blanc, crêpes or toast. It keeps for 5 days in the fridge.

Tips

Very sweet apples need no sugar at all.
Freeze it in small pots for packed lunches and baby food.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

La Cuisine de Géraldine King Arthur Baking BBC Good Food

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