Plum Compote (3-ingredients)

Plum Compote is a basic sweet topping for your desserts, cakes, and so on. Made with fresh plums, it’s sweet, sour, and delicious! Super easy to make and ready in 20 minutes.

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About this fruit compote

This is a super easy and quick recipe for a fresh fruit compote. Only takes 3 ingredients and is delicious! It’s a perfect sweet topping to your cakes, desserts, and yogurt, like this creamy rice pudding. You can make the compote to your taste, with a more rustic appearance or sweetened as desired.

What is the difference between jam and fruit compote?

Compote has a more rustic appearance with pieces of fruit, while jam has a uniform consistency. Jam is easy to spread, and it’s preserved longer because it has a greater amount of sugar. Compote has less sugar and is harder to spread evenly.

Ingredients

The main ingredients for the plum compote are:

• Plums: fresh ripe plums cut into large cubes with peel.
• Brown sugar: you can also use white granulated sugar.
• Lemon: drops of fresh lemon juice.

How to make easy plum sauce

Cut the plums with peel into large cubes (the peel softens when cooked). You can also remove the peel if you wish.

Place the plums in a deep saucepan and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice.

Cook over low heat until tender, but firm, and syrup forms. The process takes about 5/10 minutes. Keep in mind that the compote continues to thicken when it cools. So turn off the heat just a little before you get a perfect consistency.

If the compote is too thick, you can add a bit of water and continue simmering until you reach your desired consistency. If you want a sweeter compote, you can add more sugar to your taste.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Store the compote in an air-tight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to a week. You can also freeze it.

Tip: for a thicker compote, you can simmer it a bit more until you get the desired consistency, or you can add one tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in one tablespoon of water when the plums boil. If the compote is too thick, you can add a bit of water and continue simmering until you reach your desired consistency.

Storing

Store de plum compote in an air-tight container or jar in the refrigerator for 5 days up to a week. You can also freeze the compote in an air-tight container for up to 3 months.

Tips for a perfect fruit compote

• What kind of plums are best? A variety of plums work well. Choose ripe plums but firm to hold their form while cooked.
• Spices: you can add some spices and change the compote flavor, like fresh ginger, cinnamon, or cardamom.
• What happens if my compote is too runny or too thick? If it’s too runny, you can simmer it a bit more until you get the desired consistency, or you can add one tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in one tablespoon of water when the plums boil. If the compote is too thick, you can add a bit of water and continue simmering until you reach your desired consistency.

Serving options:

Here are some ideas to serve your fruit topping with:

• Cakes: top your cakes with this plum compote and add richness.
• Desserts: it pairs very well with creamy desserts, adds a sour and sweet flavor that takes the dessert to the next level, like rice pudding, panna cotta, ice cream…
• Yogurt topping: best with a plain yogurt and granola.
• Pancakes and waffles: for a sweet breakfast.

Recipes to serve with plum compote

• GF White chocolate cheesecake
• GF Ricotta cake
• Creamy and easy rice pudding
• Vanilla cream with plum compote trifle
• Vanilla panna cotta
• Lemon panna cotta

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