Peanut Free Ginger Pear & Apple Compote
Warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet, this fruit compote is the kind of simple recipe that makes your whole kitchen smell incredible. Pears and apples simmer down with freshly grated ginger, honey, and a touch of Ceylon cinnamon until they're tender and coated in a light, glossy syrup — deeply comforting without being heavy. The optional knob of butter stirred in at the end gives it a silky, almost jammy finish that takes it from humble to genuinely special. Because every ingredient here is a whole food you can easily verify, there's no need to scan labels for hidden additives or worry about shared-facility cross-contact. You can leave it chunky for texture or press it into a softer sauce depending on what you're serving it with — it's equally at home spooned over oatmeal, pancakes, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Fresh ginger does a lot of heavy lifting here, adding a bright, slightly spicy warmth that balances the natural sweetness of the fruit beautifully. Make a batch, keep it in the fridge, and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long.
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4 servings
- 3 medium pears (about 1 ½ lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
- 2 medium apples (about 1 lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ¾-inch chunks
- 2 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 2 tbsp honey
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ tsp ground ceylon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the pear chunks, apple chunks, grated ginger, honey, water, Ceylon cinnamon, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir to coat the fruit evenly.
- 2
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender and beginning to break down at the edges, about 15–18 minutes. The liquid should reduce to a light syrup that coats the fruit.
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