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We remove the sugar from the compote and make a delicious, healthier version, with pears and apple juice.
Compotes are a light and easily digestible meal. They are traditionally made from fruit that is simmered in sugar syrup , as we saw in the recipe for homemade apricot compote . But there is also a very favorite way of making it without sugar, with apple juice instead of water. Thus, the compote becomes pleasantly sweet.
To make it more aromatic, I add spices and other ingredients, such as herbs, to the juice that will be boiled, so we also get their beneficial components.
So here we prepare a nice pear compote , flavored with cinnamon, natural vanilla (pod) and fresh ginger, which give the pears and their “syrup” a wonderful taste.
Something important that we pay attention to when making compotes is that the fruits are ripe . If they are unripe, they will be hard and require more boiling, while their taste will be less sweet.
Correspondingly, we also avoid overripe fruits , because they will melt and not have a nice texture – if we have them, they are ideal for making jam!
Pear compote is fantastic with yogurt or ice cream , and you can add it to cereal and various breakfast bowls, such as those with oats, quinoa or chia seeds. Of course, I really like to enjoy it plain!
Recipe for sugar-free pear compote
- Degree of difficulty: Easy
- Preparation time: 40 minutes
- Vegan | Gluten-free
Materials
- 5 pears
- ½ lemon
- 1 vanilla pod
- 1 Ceylon cinnamon stick
- 15 gr. ginger, cleaned and cut into small pieces
- 400 ml apple juice without sugar or additives
Implementation
Clean the pears, cut them in half and each half in two. With a small knife, remove the central stem and seeds.
Rub them with lemon juice so they don’t turn black.
Put them in a saucepan, add vanilla, cinnamon, ginger and apple juice.
Bring to a boil, lower the heat and close with a lid.
Simmer for about 30 minutes, until the pears are soft.
Because it is sugar-free compote, we can store it in the refrigerator, in a container that closes, for 5 days.
