Peach Compote Recipe

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Make your own homemade peach compote from four simple ingredients in less than 15 minutes. Use this delicious peach sauce to in or on top of ice cream, pancakes, waffles, yogurt, cheesecakes, pies, or anything that pairs well with fruit.

Prep Time10

Bake Time12

Total Time22

Recipe Author Lynn April

Servings: 2 cups

Ingredients

▢ 1 pound (454g) fresh or frozen peaches^1,2 skinned, pitted, and and sliced into chunks; about 2 and ½ cups once sliced
▢ ½ cup (120mL) water
▢ 3 Tablespoons (38g) granulated sugar
▢ 1 and ½ Tablespoons (22mL) lemon juice³
▢ 1 and ½ Tablespoons (15g) cornstarch

Instructions

Combine the peaches, water, sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch in a small saucepan.
1 pound (454g) fresh or frozen peaches1,2, ½ cup (120mL) water, 3 Tablespoons (38g) granulated sugar, 1 and ½ Tablespoons (22mL) lemon juice3, 1 and ½ Tablespoons (15g) cornstarch
Heat over medium heat, bring to a low boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10-12 minutes⁴ until liquid thickens.
Allow peach compote to cool a bit before using as a topping for warm food (like blintzes, pancakes, or French toast), or chill in the refrigerator until ready to use on cold foods (like ice cream, yogurt, or cheesecake). Store in the refrigerator up to 2 weeks. Compote freezes well, up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator.

Notes

Fresh or frozen peaches: I like to use fresh the best, but out of season, frozen work just fine. Do not thaw. You may need to simmer the compote a bit longer to account for the added water from thawing.
Other fruits: this peach compote recipe actually works for a lot of different fruits, especially berries. You can see in my cheese blintzes recipe that I used a mix of strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries.
Lemon juice: it is best to use freshly squeezed lemon juice in compote, but you can use bottled if it's all you have available to you.
Simmer time: this recipe both halves and doubles beautifully. You may need to reduce or increase simmer time depending on how large your batch is. You want the juice to hold a thick coating on the back of a spoon when it's sufficiently reduced.

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Nutrition Disclosure

All nutritional values are approximate and provided to the reader as a courtesy. Changing ingredients and/or quantities will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.