Plum Compote
By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen
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This recipe makes 4 cups servings
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Nutritional Info |
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Per 1/4 cup ( 50 mL) : about |
- |
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cal |
4242 cal |
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pro |
00 pro |
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total fat |
00 total fat |
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sat. fat |
0 g0g sat. fat |
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carb |
11 g11g carb |
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fibre |
1 g1g fibre |
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chol |
0 mg0mg chol |
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sodium |
0 mg0mg sodium |
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% RDI: |
- |
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iron |
11 iron |
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vit A |
11 vit A |
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vit C |
55 vit C |
The amount of sugar you like depends on the sourness of the plums. Taste and add more sugar if you wish. Serve with yogurt cheese, ice cream or sweetened mascarpone cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 cups quartered pitted red or yellow plums , (about 2 lb/1 kg)3 3cups cupsquartered pitted red or yellow plumplums or pluots, (about 2 lb/1 kg)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 1/2cup cupgranulated sugar
- 1 lemon 1 1lemonlemons
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cloves
Preparation
Place plums and sugar in saucepan. Using vegetable peeler, peel off strips of lemon rind; add to saucepan.
Squeeze lemon to make 1 tbsp (15 mL) juice; add to saucepan along with cinnamon and cloves. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer until plums are tender, about 10 minutes. Serve warm or cool.
(Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.)
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: September 2007