Recipes

cornish spiced compote

ByEditorial Staff February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Make this gorgeous spiced twist on apple sauce, which can be served beside your turkey at Festives.

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Easy
Serves: 6

Ingredients

5 bramley apples, peeled and sliced
50g caster sugar
1 lemon, juiced
150ml apple cider
pinch of ground nutmeg
pinch of allspice
1-star anise
7 Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced
2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked

cornish spiced compote Method

Step: 1 Put a pan over medium heat and cook the Bramley apples, sugar, lemon juice, 100ml of the cider, and all the spices, uncovered, for around 8-10 mins till soft. Take out the star anise.

Step: 2 To a purée blend it, and then return to the pan. Now add the Granny Smith apples and cook over low heat for about one hour till they become soft but still with a bit of a bite. (This can be kept chilled for 3 days). Before serving, reheat if chilled and stir to mix through the thyme and left cider.