Spiced Plum Compote
A lightly spiced fresh plum compote, perfect as a fruit sauce for a variety of desserts, yogurts or ice cream.
Ingredients
- 5 plums, stones removed and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- ¼ cup light brown muscovado sugar, packed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Place the chopped plums, sugar and orange juice in a deep sided saucepan over a medium low heat. Stir occasionally until the sugar dissolves.
- Once the sugar has dissolved, raise the heat slightly and cook over a medium temperature until the mixture boils, stirring and mashing the plums as they release their juices.
- Continue boiling for about 10 minutes, then remove from the heat, add the cinnamon and stir through.
Notes
This recipe makes between 1 and 1½ cups of plum sauce dependent on the size of the plums and how long these have cooked down.
Nutrition
Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 4.6gCalcium: 3mg
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