Cherries impress with their wonderfully sweet taste and are without a doubt one of our favorite fruits in summer. Unfortunately, the cherry season is very short and of course we as amateur chefs want to make the most of this time. Whether it's a juicy cherry crumble cake, muffins, cherry cheesecake, etc. - the red fruits always taste wonderful and you can conjure up endless delicacies in the kitchen. What is the classic cherry recipe that we have loved since childhood? A cherry compote, of course! The delicious dessert always provides a real treat for the palate and is ideal for enjoying cherries all year round. But enough talking – get to the stove, because below we reveal the best cherry compote recipe!
You know that too - suddenly you have what feels like 2 kilos of cherries in the fridge and have no idea what to do with them. The sweet fruits go bad very quickly and eating them straight seems like an impossible task. And eating cherry pie every day isn't possible either. Our cherry compote recipe is probably one of the most popular and at the same time easiest ways to use cherries. Below we will tell you how you can easily make the dessert yourself.
Ingredients
- 750 grams of cherries
- 150 grams of granulated sugar
- 270ml water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 pack vanilla sugar
Make your own cherry compote
- First, pit the cherries with a cherry stoner. Alternatively, you could use a chopstick for this.
- Place the cherries and sugar in a large bowl, mix well and let sit for about 15-20 minutes.
- Bring the water to a boil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add the cherry-sugar mixture to the pot and simmer, stirring occasionally, until softened, 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the heat and season with spices.
- Allow the cherry compote to cool and then pour into clean glasses.
- And voilà – you can cook cherry compote so easily!
Also read:Cooking compote: Helpful tips for making the fruity mixture for optimal enjoyment!
How to thicken cherry compote?
If you like the cherry compote with less juice and more as a sauce, then you shouldthicken the cherries. Below we have 3 ways for you to thicken cherry compote.
- Thicken cherries with starch– Cornstarch is the most popular way to thicken cherries. To do this, prepare the cherry compote according to the recipe above and in the meantime stir 1-2 tablespoons of cornstarch with a little water. When the cherries start to cook, add the starch mixture while stirring and let everything simmer briefly until you have reached the desired consistency.
- Thicken cherry compote with vanilla pudding powder –Instead of using cornstarch, you can also thicken cherries with vanilla pudding powder. Here too, first mix 1-2 tablespoons of pudding powder with a little cold water and cook with the cherry mixture. The powder gives the cherry compote recipe a wonderfully refreshing touch and makes the dessert taste even better!
