Small Batch Cherry Compote

This Easy Cherry Compote comes together in less than 15 minutes, contains few ingredients, and is bursting with juicy sweetness. It can be made with fresh or frozen cherries, and topped on your favorite desserts, or used as a filling in cakes and pies.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings batch

Calories 438 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

To pit the cherries, run a pairing knife around the cherry, twist the cherry halves apart, then remove the pit (I find it easier to remove the pit from the bottom of the pit upward). You can also use a cherry pitter, if you have one.
In a small bowl, combine the water and cornstarch and mix until well combined.
In a medium sauce pan, combine pitted sweet cherries, granulated sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and cornstarch/water mixture and place over medium heat.
12 oz. pitted sweet cherries, 2 tbsp water, 1 tbsp cornstarch, ⅓ cup (66 g) granulated sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice, zest of one lemon, ⅛ tsp salt
Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once it starts to release all the cherry juices and bubble up, let it cook for another 30 seconds to a minute, then remove it from heat. Let cool, then top on your favorite desserts, or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator

Nutrition

Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 112gProtein: 4gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 293mgPotassium: 762mgFiber: 7gSugar: 94gVitamin A: 218IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg

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