Cherry Compote

A luxurious fruit compote made with fresh cherries, orange juice, and aromatic spices like cinnamon and vanilla. Perfect as a topping for desserts or breakfast dishes.

4 servings
2 hr 15 min

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh cherries
  • 7 tablespoons orange juice
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 piece cinnamon stick
  • 1 piece vanilla bean
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Combine cherries, 6 tablespoons orange juice, sugar and cinnamon stick in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves; boil 1 minute. Strain into bowl. Reserve cherries. Return juices from bowl, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean to same pan. Mix 1 tablespoon orange juice and cornstarch in small bowl; stir into juices in pan. Stir over medium heat until juices boil and thicken, about 1 minute. Mix in reserved cherries. Chill compote 2 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; keep refrigerated.) Remove cinnamon stick and vanilla bean.

    135 min