Compote

Compote or compôte (French for stewed fruit) is a dessert originating from medieval Europe, made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices. The syrup may be seasoned with vanilla, lemon or orange peel, cinnamon sticks or powder, cloves, other spices, ground almonds, grated coconut, candied fruit or raisins. The compote is served either warm or cold.

This article is about the dessert. For the similar Eastern European beverage, see Kompot. For other uses, see Compote (disambiguation).
Compote
A rhubarb and apple compote (right)
Alternative namescompost (Middle English)
TypeDessert
Serving temperatureWarm or chilled
Main ingredientsFruit, sugar syrup, spices
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