Cinnamon Fruit Compote

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 12 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	9595 cal
pro	1 g1g pro
total fat	00 total fat
sat. fat	0 g0g sat. fat
carb	25 g25g carb
fibre	2 g2g fibre
chol	0 mg0mg chol
sodium	7 mg7mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	11 calcium
iron	66 iron
vit A	88 vit A
vit C	33 vit C

Spooning this over hot or cold cereal means that no extra sugar is needed.

Ingredients

1 cup chopped dried apricots 1 1cup cupchopped dried apricotdried apricots
1/2 cup chopped dried apples 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped dried appledried apples
1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/2 1/2cup cupdried cranberrydried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped dates 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped datedates
1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 1/3cup cuppacked brown sugar
2 2strips strips(1 inch/2.5 cm wide) lemon rind
2 tbsp lemon juice 2 2tbsp tbsplemon juice
1 cinnamon stick 1 1cinnamon stickcinnamon sticks

Preparation

In saucepan, bring apricots, apples, cranberries, dates, sugar, lemon rind and juice, cinnamon and 2 cups (500 mL) water to boil. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until fruit is tender, about 20 minutes. Discard lemon rind and cinnamon stick. Let cool. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 1 week.)

Additional information : Breakfast for learning tip:
For large groups or class breakfasts, double the recipe and use two saucepans.

Makes 24 servings.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: October 2006

Keywords : Breakfast; Apricots; Apples; Cranberries; Dates; Boil; Simmer;

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