Apple and plum compote is a delicious drink. Opening a jar in winter is the same as being transported for a moment to summer. There are many different recipes for compotes, but not all of them want to be harvested every year. We have selected the best apple and plum drinks.
The benefits of plum and apple compote
Plum and apple compote is not just delicious, but also a vitamin drink. It is these fruits that do not lose their useful qualities even after heat treatment and long storage.
Plum is famous for its ability to neutralize damaged cells, protect blood vessels and cleanse them of cholesterol plaques, regulate water-salt balance. It also helps to strengthen the immune system and normalize sleep.
Apples are as rich in vitamins as plums. The fruits allow you to establish the digestion process, normalize kidney function, get rid of anemia. They also stimulate brain activity. This fruit is also an effective prophylaxis for thyroid diseases.
Plum and apple compote recipe
It takes less than one hour to cook this compote. From the presented list of products, 2 three-liter cans are obtained.
Ingredients:
- 600 g plums;
- 600 g apples;
- 450 g granulated sugar;
- 5 l. water.
Cooking instructions
- Rinse the baking soda cans. Sterilize them thoroughly.
- Wash plums and apples.
- Remove cores and seeds from apples. We use whole plums.
- Pour water into a large saucepan. Boil.
- Fill 1/3 of the jars with fruit. Pour boiling water over the container. Cover with lids. Leave on for 15 minutes.
- Drain the cans back into the pot. Boil.
- Pour granulated sugar into jars - each about 225 g.
- Pour boiling water into the jars to the very top. Roll up. Turn the jars upside down, wrap them with a blanket until the compote cools completely.
Compote turns out to be outwardly bright and very rich in taste. Those who do not like concentrated drinks can slightly dilute the compote with boiled water.
A simple fruit compote recipe
This is one of the most basic recipes. It takes no more than 40 minutes to prepare compote, and the result can please even the most experienced housewife.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg dense plums;
- 4 apples;
- 1 cup granulated sugar;
- 2 liters of water.
The specified amount of ingredients is enough for one three-liter jar.
Cooking instructions
- Wash the fruit.
- Make 2 punctures in each drain with a toothpick.
- Remove cores and seeds from apples. Cut the fruit into 4 pieces.
- Place 1/3 of the fruit in sterile jars. Pour boiling water over. Leave on for 15 minutes.
- Drain the water from the jar into a saucepan, add granulated sugar, bring to a boil.
- Pour the prepared syrup into a jar, roll it up under a tin lid.
In the compote prepared according to this recipe, the fruits remain firm, the flesh does not sour. This makes it not only a very tasty, aromatic drink, but also beautiful.
