Cranberry and Tart-Cherry Compote
A festive fruit compote combining fresh cranberries, tart cherries, and warm spices in a cranberry juice base. Perfect as a condiment for holiday meals or as a topping for desserts.
Ingredients
- •1 whole lime
- •1½ cups cranberry juice cocktail
- •1½ cups fresh cranberries
- •1 cup dried tart cherries
- •½ cup dried cranberries
- •1 stick cinnamon stick
- •¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- •1 cup currant jelly
- •1 pinch coarse kosher salt
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Grate 1 1/2 teaspoons peel from lime; set aside. Cut off all peel and white pith from lime. Working over bowl, cut between membranes to release lime segments.
5 min
- 2.
Bring cranberry juice to boil in large saucepan. Add lime segments, fresh cranberries, and next 4 ingredients; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium; simmer until mixture thickens, about 8 minutes. Add currant jelly. Simmer until jelly is melted, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lime peel and coarse salt. Transfer to small bowl. Cover; chill at least 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 week ahead. Keep chilled.
15 min
- 3.
Discard cinnamon stick before serving.
1 min
