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Blueberry Compote
How to make a beautiful blueberry compote, full of fresh flavour and powerful nutrients to power you through the day.
Servings: 4 about 250ml / 1 cup in total
Ingredients
- 200 g blueberries
- 30 g caster sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- juice of half a lemon
Optional
- 1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch - to thicken
Instructions
- Put the blueberries in a pan with the sugar. Zest the lemon into the pan.200 g blueberries, 30 g caster sugar, zest of 1 lemon
- Juice half the lemon and add to the pan.juice of half a lemon
- Stir ingredients together and simmer over a low heat, stirring all the time to dissolve the sugar. After 5–10 minutes, you should have a rich, thick syrup and the berries will have started to break down.
To thicken (If needed)
- Put a teaspoon of cornflour in a small bowl or ramekin, then add a spoon of the blueberry syrup and stir it in to make a paste. Then return it to the compote and stir whilst you carry on heating, until the cloudiness of the cornflour disappears and you have the consistency you want.NEVER add the cornflour straight into the compote - you will never get the lumps out.1 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
- Tranfer to a sealable pot or jar and cool. Seal and store in the fridge.
Notes
Yield is 1 cup
Storage
Fridge – Cover your blueberry compote and transfer to an airtight pot in the fridge as soon as it is cold. Stores for about five days. Freezer – Blueberry compote can be frozen very successfully but do make sure that your pot has a good seal. The syrup does not freeze solid, so if you haven’t sealed it properly, it can leak all over your freezer. This blueberry compote will keep for at least three months.Hints and tips
- Be gentle when cooking. You need to stir to avoid the sugar and fruit burning before the syrup forms, but don't crush the berries to a pulp.
- Frozen berries are more watery. You may need to thicken the blueberry compote with just a little cornstarch/cornflour. Don't overdo it!
• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.
Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 0.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.02g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg