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This simple yet versatile recipe is perfect for adding to a multitude of dishes – from popping on top of cheesecake to adding to a large stack of American Style Pancakes. My frozen mixed berry compote recipe has just three ingredients two of which are store cupboard staples, so all you need to add is frozen fruit!
What Is Compote?
Compote is a type of sauce usually made from fruit and sweetened with sugar. It’s not as thick as a jam or jelly and when cooked the sugar makes a syrup.
Compote is a fab way to use up fruit that is going past it’s best, especially soft fruits which don’t tend to last long.
Frozen Mixed Berry Compote Recipe – Why Frozen Berries?
There are two main reasons I’ve used frozen berries in this recipe. The first is that they are something that a lot of people have in the back of their freezer, either because they already use them a lot or because they used them as part of a smoothie once ages ago and now need to use them!
The second is that frozen berries are much cheaper to buy than fresh ones. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t use fresh berries or a combination of the two. If using only fresh berries for this recipe, add a couple of tablespoons of water before cooking (if you’re using frozen berries you’ll need to drain off some of the excess water and juice).
Which Berries Should I Use?
For this recipe, you can use any combination of berries you like. That could be mixed summer fruits, forest fruits, strawberries and raspberries, blueberries – anything you have will work fine so choose any combination you like.
As I mentioned earlier, you can use both fresh and frozen berries for this recipe. So if you’re using frozen berries but have a few blueberries in the fridge that look like they’re about to go over, chuck them on in!
While I’ve used mixed berries in this recipe, it can work for just one type of berry too, such as blackberries, raspberries or blueberries. You may need to adjust the sugar content slightly, for example, raspberries are sharper than most other fruits so if only using raspberries you might need a touch more sugar.
Should I Eat Compote Hot or Cold?
Whether you eat compote hot or cold depends on what you’re serving it with.
Personally, I think warm compote goes best with warm dishes like waffles, pancakes and crepes. However, it does go very well with ice cream too.
Cold compote is best served with cheesecakes, yoghurts and any dishes involving cream.
How To Store Mixed Berry Comopte Once Made
This frozen mixed berry compote can be kept in the fridge for around one week once cooled. Pour it into and tight container and ensure it stays covered. You can also freeze it for up to three months.
How To Use Mixed Berry Compote
There are so many ways to use this mixed berry compote! Here are a few of my favourites!
- Mix with cream and meringue to make an Eton Mess style dessert.
- Use as a topping or filling for sponge cake (you may want to drain a little of the juice away first)
- Mix with yoghurt and granola for a tasty breakfast.
- Roll it inside a crepe.
- Spoon the warm mixed berry compote onto pancakes – works great with both American style pancakes and normal pancakes.
- Use as a topping for vanilla Ice Cream
- Makes an excellent topping for cheesecake – I think it goes perfectly with white chocolate cheesecake.
- Use compote in a smoothie if you need to make it a little bit sweeter.
- Add to a scone instead of jam.
- Serve with waffles and ice cream.
- Filling for chocolate eclairs.
Frozen Mixed Berry Compote: Can I Double This Recipe?
Yes, this recipe can be doubled or halved as required. It’s a really simple recipe so amounts can be adjusted slightly and it won’t make a huge difference to how the compote looks and tastes.
