Warm Berry & Thyme Compote
4 cups fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc)
1 lemon
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
Rinse berries, half or slice strawberries.
Finely grate or zest 1-3 teaspoons lemon peel, squeeze 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Over medium heat, in a large frying pan, melt butter; add 3 cups berries, sugar, lemon peel
and juice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit softens and becomes juicy, about 4
minutes. Remove from heat, stir in remaining 1 cup fruit and chopped thyme leaves. Serve
warm over vanilla ice cream, with yogurt, or as a topping to waffles and pancakes. Also
delicious as a fruit dessert served with whipped cream. Makes approximately 3 cups
Vanilla Bean Caramel Glazed Fruit
1 inch vanilla bean, scrapped (may substitute 1 teaspoon extract)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup whipping cream or half and half
6 cups diced or sliced fresh fruit (peaches, strawberries, mango, kiwi, grapes, etc)
French toast
Slit vanilla bean and scrape fleshy portion into small saucepan, add bean. Add sugar, corn
syrup and cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, bring to a boil; reduce heat
to low and boil gently 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, discard vanilla bean, cool (syrup
will thicken as it cools; may thin syrup to desired consistency by stirring in milk, 1
tablespoon at a time).
Wash, peel and slice or cut into chunks fresh fruit of your choice. When glaze is cool, but
not cold, drizzle glaze over fruit and gently toss to coat. Serve with French toast spread
with cream cheese. Makes about 6 cups fruit
Simple Cinnamon Fruit
1 fresh orange
1 cup white grape juice or apple juice
1 cinnamon stick (may substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
Dash nutmeg
Dash ground cloves, optional
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste
6 cups sliced or diced fruit of choice (nectarines, grapes, star fruit, apples, berries, kiwi)
Vanilla Yogurt
1 fresh orange
1 cup white grape juice or apple juice
1 cinnamon stick (may substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
Dash nutmeg
Dash ground cloves, optional
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste
6 cups sliced or diced fruit of choice (nectarines, grapes, star fruit, apples, berries, kiwi)
Vanilla Yogurt
Finely grate orange peel and juice orange into small saucepan. Add grape juice,
cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and
simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool.
Peel, slice or dice fruit; place in serving bowl or individual bowls, drizzle syrup over top.
Chill to blend flavors. Serve with a vanilla yogurt on top. Excellent served with vanilla ice
cream, over or waffles. Makes about 6 cups
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