An excellent winter delicacy is dried fruit compote, which perfectly removes thirst, it is rich in useful vitamins and microelements. In this article we will tell you how to brew this wonderful drink.
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The most popular dry drink recipes
dried compote
Consider several options for preparing a drink from dried fruits. There are a lot of them, because the ingredients for making such a compote can be completely different. The most famous, which has become a classic.
Compote of dried apricots, pears, apples, prunes
Known to everyone since childhood.
Ingredients for this drink:
- 200g apples
- 100g prunes
- 50g pear
- 50g dried apricots
- a quarter tablespoon of citric acid
- sugar
- water
- Before cooking compote, dried fruits must first be soaked in warm boiled water for 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, while apples, pears, prunes are soaking, you need to put three liters of water on the fire (since this amount of fruit is designed for such a volume of water) and bring it to a boil.
- After the water boils, the fruit can be gradually added to the pan.
Dried fruits compote
- First you need to add dried apples and pears (150 g each), because they are harder you need to cook them for at least half an hour.
- Then you can put dried apricots and prunes (for 10-15 pieces). They cook pretty fast., so together with the remaining dried fruits, sugar should be poured immediately (200 g).
If you like dried fruit compote sweeter, add more sugar, if you like it a little sour, add citric acid. After adding sugar, the compote should be boiled for another 10 minutes. Then the finished compote can be removed from the fire. It must be cooled down before use.
It is better to serve it chilled with slices of boiled dried fruits or wedges. lemon
Of course, this is not the only dried fruit drink recipe. Ingredients can be changed depending on individual preferences. For example, you can cook a sweet treat from such fruits with absolutely no sugar. This recipe is suitable for people who follow the figure or with diabetes.
Compote without added sugar
Such a compote will be slightly sour, the following components will add sweetness to it:
- dried apricots 200 g
- quince 3-4 pcs.
- dried bananas 200 g
Put all the fruits in equal parts in a 3 liter saucepan, pour boiling water over it, cook without adding sugar for 20-30 minutes over very low heat. However, to add zest to this compote, you can use spices, such as a cinnamon stick or cloves.
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A few tips on how to make dried fruit compote as tasty as possible:
- It is better to rinse the dried ingredients, then soak them in warm boiled water for several hours before boiling the compote, then they will be softer and give more taste.
- When the uzvar is already cooked, wrap the pot with a drink with a towel or cloth so that it cools down for a long time, then the compote will infuse well and the taste will become more pleasant and rich
- Sugar can be replaced with honey, then the drink will be more useful.
- Drinks from dried fruits should always be brewed with the lid closed, so the liquid and fruits will not come into contact with air, so the beneficial properties of dried fruits are better preserved.
- To make dried fruit uzvar more diverse, healthier and richer in taste, you can experiment with various ingredients. For example, you can add wild rose or dogwood, you can also use frozen berries, they will also give a very beautiful color. You can also add frozen cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, blackberries.
Frozen gooseberries will give an excellent taste to such a compote. A very piquant taste will turn out if you add a little barberry berries to all the ingredients. Or, you can add the same berries, only not frozen, but dried.
A delicacy of dried fruits can be prepared not only from traditional products, but also to add some non-standard ingredients.
For example, you can make a drink from dried fruits with the addition of pumpkin.
It is prepared very simply:
- pumpkin with dried fruits in equal parts (300 g each) are boiled until cooked with sugar (the amount of sugar is chosen according to personal preferences) and a cinnamon stick.
- then the uzvar should stand for several hours.
It will turn out an excellent drink that will quench your thirst, but also has an unusual one, because there is the freshness of pumpkin and also the spice of cinnamon.
A very tasty and healthy drink, a derivative of dried fruit compote will be an infusion of prunes. To do this, you need to rinse the prunes well and put them in a saucepan. Then pour boiling water over it and leave to infuse for a day. Arrange ready-made prunes in beautiful cups or bowls, sprinkle with sugar if desired, pour dried fruit compote on top. Can be served both warm and chilled. Such a drink will have a rich plum flavor and aroma.
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Dried fruit knots for children and adults
Warm knot
Let's talk about knots. This is a traditional Christmas drink in Slavic countries. It is prepared according to the same recipes as a regular dried fruit compote, but they are usually boiled longer for uzvar. An excellent drink that can be served to the festive table is knot of dried fruits with brandy.
It is prepared quite simply:
- first, a syrup is made from dried fruits with sugar (200 g)
- to it you need to add 100 ml of brandy and 50 ml of rum
- boil together for 6-10 minutes, then add water, bring to a boil and leave to infuse
When preparing syrup, you can use cloves. You can serve a little warm, then such an uzvar will taste like mulled wine.
If such a drink is prepared for children, then instead of brandy or rum, you can use honey or freshly squeezed orange or grapefruit juice. Then you can serve such a drink with slices of tangerines or lemons.
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