BHA & BHT Free Ginger Fruit Compote

Total time30 min

Prep time10 min

Cook time20 min

4.6

(21)

Warm, jammy, and perfumed with fresh ginger and Ceylon cinnamon, this fruit compote is the kind of thing you'll want to spoon over everything — yogurt, oatmeal, pancakes, or a simple scoop of vanilla ice cream. Every ingredient here is whole and recognizable: blueberries, pears, peaches, honey, lemon, and a handful of warming spices. That matters a lot when you're avoiding synthetic preservatives like BHA and BHT, which sneak into packaged fruit products, jarred preserves, and even some spice blends more often than you'd expect. Making it from scratch means you control exactly what goes in, and nothing here needs a chemical shelf-life extension — the lemon juice and refrigeration do that job naturally. The turmeric adds a subtle earthiness that plays beautifully against the brightness of the lemon zest, while the ginger gives the whole thing a gentle, lingering warmth. It comes together in one saucepan with minimal effort, and the result is thick, glossy, and deeply fruity. A torn mint leaf stirred in at the end is optional but genuinely lovely if you have it on hand.

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Ingredients

6 servings

2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 cups peeled and diced pears (about 2 medium pears)
1 cup peeled and diced peaches, fresh or frozen
2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
½ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
¼ tsp ground turmeric
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp lemon zest
3 tbsp water
1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, torn (optional)

Instructions

1
Combine the pears, peaches, water, honey, ginger, Ceylon cinnamon, and turmeric in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the fruit, then bring to a gentle simmer, about 3–4 minutes.
2
Add the blueberries and lemon juice, stir to combine, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the pears are tender when pierced with a fork and the blueberries have burst and released their juices, about 12–15 minutes. The compote should be thick enough to mound slightly on a spoon.

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