There is a time when tea, coffee, cocoa and other “familiar” drinks are quite boring and you want something simple and homemade. On such days you can prepare compote. And if you have pre-prepared fruits on hand, you can get the perfect compote from dried apples, pears or apricots. How to prepare such a miracle?
First, let's think about what products are best to make our drink from. Compote made from dried apples is considered “traditional” in our latitudes. Of course, this is due to the availability of apples themselves throughout almost the entire country at any time of the year. But for making dried apples (or simply “dried apples”), fruits grown by yourself are best suited. If you have a dacha or relatives outside the city, getting a few kilograms of apples for making dried apples will not be a problem. As a last resort, you can use apples of the variety you like from the nearest store.
To get the perfect compote from “dry” apples, you need to know how to properly store these “dry” apples. It is best to dry apples outdoors in the sun, in a ventilated place. Fresh apples must be thoroughly washed, cut into slices and the core and seeds removed. Then lay out the apple slices in a thin layer and cover with gauze. After some time, each apple slice will need to be turned over to the other side. Under ideal conditions, dried apples this way will be ready for storage in a couple of days.
To prepare a drink from dried fruits, you should not use as a basis a recipe that makes compote from fresh apples or pears. To prepare compote you will need about two hundred grams of apples themselves per one and a half liters of water, one hundred grams of sugar and a third of a teaspoon. If desired, you can add a pinch of cloves or lemon balm. Just in case, we sort out the apples and wash them thoroughly. First add citric acid and sugar to boiling water, and then the washed apples. After the compote boils, boil it for another half hour over low heat. About ten minutes before removing the drink from the heat, add lemon balm and cloves. You can add lemon to the chilled compote to taste.
Compote from dried apples with the addition of other dried fruits is cooked a little differently. The proportions in such a drink will depend only on your taste. For two liters of water, you need to take a total of one glass of dried fruits. Due to the fact that all dried fruits have different cooking speeds, you need to add them to the pan in a certain order.
First, apricots, pears and apples - the hardest dried fruits - are placed in boiling water. If home-dried apricots are used for cooking, they need to be cooked a little longer, since they are harder than store-bought dried apricots. After letting the first batch of fruits simmer for ten minutes, add prunes and rose hips to the pan. Add raisins, which boil the fastest, after another ten minutes. After the raisins are in the boiling water, continue to boil the broth for another five minutes. Then remove it from the stove, let it cool and brew a little, and strain if desired. Compote of dried apples and other dried fruits is ready.
In order to get a sweeter compote, you can add more sugar or a little honey to it. For those who like compote with sourness, you can dilute the drink with lemon juice (no more than two lemons per two liters of water) or add a pinch of citric acid to it.
This drink is ideal for the whole family - because it not only has excellent taste, but is also beneficial for the body. Paired with homemade cakes or a light dessert, it can be a real highlight of any family dinner.
Fragrant, moderately sweet, with a pleasant delicate sourness, apple compote is good both hot and chilled. Moreover, the drink made from dried fruit has a richer taste.
If desired, you can add orange or lemon zest, cardamom, star anise, and cinnamon to the apple compote. Spices are added to the drink during the boiling process. Then it is infused, filtered and served.
Ingredients
- dried apples – 250 g;
- granulated sugar – 5 tbsp;
- water – 2 l.
Preparation
Before cooking, sort out the dried apples and sort out the spoiled slices. Then rinse the fruits in slightly warm water. Do this with special care, especially if the drying is not homemade, but purchased in a store or market. After all, it is unknown under what conditions the fruits were dried.
Then place the dried fruits in the pan in which you will cook the compote, and fill them with drinking cold water so that the liquid completely covers the fruit slices. Leave the apples to infuse for 4-6 hours (overnight is possible).
Typically, dry fruits take longer to cook than fresh ones. How long does it take to cook dried apple compote? As you know, prolonged heat treatment destroys almost all vitamins. Therefore, to get the most healthy drink possible, just bring the apple infusion to a boil over low heat, then add sugar, and hold for 10 minutes over low heat on the stove with the lid closed.
Before use, dried fruit compote must be left to steep for at least an hour, but in general, the longer, the better. Then they will give the broth as much flavor and aroma as possible.
- To improve the taste, you can add lemon slices, a sprig of mint or lemon balm, a cinnamon stick or vanilla sugar to the compote.
- For variety, dried apples can be mixed with frozen or fresh fruits and berries.
- The drink will be even healthier if you add honey instead of sugar.
- Be sure to provide dried fruits with the correct storage conditions - in a dry cabinet (with minimal air humidity).
- In addition to the classic recipe discussed, you can cook compote from dried apples with various additives. Good combinations would be the following:
- prunes, raisins and cinnamon;
- dried pears;
- figs, dried apricots, cloves, lemon zest, cinnamon;
- rosehip and cinnamon;
- frozen raspberries or strawberries;
- dried cherries and plums.
Benefits of dried apple compote
Dried apples are of great benefit to the human body. Even doctors who rarely recognize traditional medicine treat this product with respect and strongly recommend including dried apples in the daily diet for people suffering from vitamin deficiency, those with low hemoglobin, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
As apple slices dry, their content of indigestible fiber and pectin increases. These two components provide the body with an invaluable service. They form a jelly-like mass inside us, which concentrates all the worst that is inside a person (toxins, waste, decay products) and brings it out.
Also, dried apples increase the amount of potassium; they are a good diuretic product. The compote of their dried apples will help remove excess fluid from the body and, accordingly, reduce swelling.
I would like to warn you! Since when drying apples, water leaves them, as they dry, the amount of all useful elements per unit of specific gravity increases sharply. This is, of course, wonderful. But in the same way, the number of calories in dried apples increases many times over. 100 g of product contains about 250 kcal. Therefore, for those who are planning to go on a diet or a fasting day, dried apples are in no way suitable, and it is better to cook compote from them without sugar.
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Apples, even in dried form, contain a large amount of substances beneficial to the body. And this is not only vitamin C, which is so necessary for us in winter, during vitamin deficiency and cold epidemics. Sweet dry slices are rich in organic acids, mineral salts, pectin, tannins, fructose, glucose, sucrose, phosphorus, iron, iodine, molybdenum, potassium, calcium, etc.
Dried compote is recommended for anemia, diseases of the thyroid gland, digestive organs, liver, and blood. Its presence in the diet will help you lose excess weight and improve metabolic processes. We could continue the conversation about the benefits of this drink for children and adults for a long time, but you get the idea. Therefore, let's move on to the description of the recipes.
You will need:
Classic recipe
- Dried apples 300 g
- Water 2 l
- Sugar 100 g
Sort through the dry slices, putting aside any spoiled or moldy ones. The rest should be washed in running water.
Place the water on the fire and bring it to a boil. Add dried apples. After this, let the future compote boil again and reduce the heat. Cook the compote for about 30 minutes. A couple of minutes before cooking, add sugar to the pan and stir.
The finished product must be allowed to brew.
Compote with additives
Apples go well with other fruits. For example, the taste will be perfectly complemented by prunes, cinnamon or raisins. Traditionally, dried pears are added to the broth, but the drink is no less healthy and tasty with rose hips, chokeberries, red and black currants, dried apricots, and cranberries.
By adding dried fruits and berries, the compote is cooked according to the classic recipe.
If you decide to add frozen or fresh ingredients to it, they should be placed in water about 10 minutes before turning off.
Polish
Dishes from cuisines around the world are often very similar and differ only in small nuances. Apple compote did not bypass this rule either. In Poland they also love it very much and even prepare it for Christmas.
In addition to apples, Poles add other dried fruits and even spices.
The following ingredients will be required:
- Dried apples 1 tbsp.
- Water 4 l
- Raisins 0.5 tbsp.
- Prunes 0.5 tbsp.
- Pears 0.5 tbsp.
- Figs 0.5 tbsp.
- Cinnamon 2 sticks
- Cloves 6 buds
- Zest of half a lemon
- Sugar 1.5 tbsp.
At first glance, the recipe seems too complicated, but it is actually very easy to cook. All ingredients, including spices, must be placed in a saucepan, filled with water and put on fire. After boiling, the gas can be reduced and simmered for another 40 minutes.
With lemon balm
- Dried apples 340 g
- Sugar 200 g
- Lemon (citric acid)
- Carnation
- Melissa
- Water 2 l
Boil water with sugar, add drying agent and simmer for about 35 minutes over low heat. Add cloves and lemon balm and simmer for another 10 minutes. Acidify the cooled compote with lemon juice.
In a slow cooker
The simplest way to prepare a healing and aromatic drink. The number of apples depends only on your preferences - if you want a light refreshing drink, add some dried fruits; for a richer taste there should be more of them.
Sort and wash the apples, place them in a multicooker bowl, adding 1-1.5 cups of sugar per 2 liters of water. You can also give some linden or mint flowers (fresh or dried).
Set the “quenching” mode for 2 hours. It may seem to you that such a long cooking time will affect the nutritional value of the compote, but in fact, it will not boil, but simmer, while keeping the lid closed, which allows you to preserve most of the vitamins.
After preparing the drink, you need to brew it, it’s a good idea to give a few slices of lemon at the end.
This recipe will be a godsend if you are short on time, because you can put the compote at any time, even overnight, without worrying that it will boil over.
For babies
Young children can start giving dried fruit compote from the first year of life. First it is diluted with water; later it is not necessary to change the concentration.
It is better to make new drinks for kids from one type of fruit; you can mix the ingredients after getting used to each of them separately and there are no allergies or digestive disorders.
There is no need to add sugar, add a little fructose instead.
Wash the apples thoroughly, place them in boiling water and boil for 20 minutes.
You can prepare compote in a thermos. To do this, pour boiling water over several dried slices and leave overnight. In the morning, pour the infusion into a saucepan, add another glass of water and simmer for about 10 minutes.
How to choose dried fruits
If dried improperly, all the beneficial properties of apples will be negated. Therefore, it is very important to recognize a quality product “by eye,” so to speak.
It’s better to buy slices not packaged in bags, but by weight, so you have a better chance of looking at them more carefully. Give preference to dull, wrinkled slices - the richer the color, the more likely it is that they have been tinted for a beautiful presentation.
Wash and dry whole fruits, remove the core; no need to trim the skin. Using a slicer or a regular knife, cut the apples up to 5 mm thick. Keep them in a saline solution for 3-4 minutes (100 g of salt per 1 bucket of water). This will allow the dryer to maintain a beautiful light color and protect it from pests during storage.
Direct drying is carried out in several ways:
- outdoors (only on sunny days, requires frequent turning);
- suspended (string the slices on threads and cover with gauze to prevent flies);
- in the oven (spread the slices in one layer on a baking sheet, set the temperature to 75 degrees, then reduce to 50, open the door slightly, stir every 1.5 hours);
- in an electric dryer (the easiest way, just follow the recommendations written in the instructions).
Readiness is determined by the darkened skin, lack of stickiness on the pulp and elasticity when pressed. The color depends on the variety, but make sure that the raw materials do not become very dark - overdried fruits lose most of their vitamins.
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During the cold season, the human body does not have enough vitamins. Compotes from various fruits and berries will help replenish them. Dried fruit drinks are especially popular. The drink turns out tasty and healthy. When cooking compote from dried apples, the ingredients do not lose their vitamins, and the drink turns out to be unforgettable.
Properties of the drink
By type of product, there are drinks made from fresh fruits, canned fruits, frozen fruits, as well as cocktails - a mix of different types of fruits. A separate chapter is occupied by compotes made from dried fruits of apples, the recipes for which are considered to be the best.
From dry fruits
A sweet and delicately sour fruit drink is pleasant both cold and warm. Drinking is beneficial for both adults and children. Doctors recommend giving a drink made from dry fruits to babies from the age of six months. Apple compote is called uzvar.
Ingredients:
- dried apples - 250−270 grams;
- granulated sugar - 5-6 tablespoons;
- purified water - 2 liters;
- lemon zest;
- orange zest;
- spices as desired.
Dry fruits are well inspected and sorted, rinsed in water at room temperature.
Change the water two to four times during the washing process, especially if the drying is not homemade, or purchased in a supermarket or market. Place all the ingredients in a saucepan and fill it with cold water; the water should cover all the dried fruits. Set aside for 8−10 hours for swelling.
How long to cook dried apple compote can be determined during the cooking process itself. If all the fruit slices are soft and practically fall apart, then it is enough for the drink to simmer over the fire.
If desired, you can finely chop the zest of a lemon or orange into the apple drink. It is also allowed to add star anise, cardamom, and cinnamon. All spices are added during the cooking process. Then strain the drink and let it brew within 5 hours.
With added berries
Uzvar is popular in many establishments. You can surprise your loved ones with this drug at any time of the year. How to cook compote from dried apples is written in many literary sources. Dried apples, raisins, prunes, pears, dried apricots and much more are available on store shelves all year round.
Ingredients:
- dried fruits or fruits and berries - 500−550 gr.;
- sugar - 5-6 tablespoons;
- purified water - 2−2.6 liters
Rinse all ingredients thoroughly, remove seeds and leaves. Pour fruits and berries into a large saucepan. If the compote contains two or more types, then it is necessary to correctly calculate the cooking time for each product.
Pear or apple slices are cooked for about fifty minutes, and raspberries or strawberries - ten to fifteen.
Pour purified water into two thirds of the pan; when boiling, the fruits will begin to swell and rise. Behind seven to eight minutes Add granulated sugar until the end of cooking. After the drink arrives, let it brew for an hour. The ingredients will release their juice, and the cocktail will turn out to be more saturated in color, and accordingly the taste will be more expressive.
Little secrets
Modern cooking is replete with a huge number of recipes for compote made from dried apples. In principle, cooking is not a labor-intensive process, and preparing compote is not at all difficult.
In winter, people do not have the opportunity to prepare drinks from fresh fruits and berries, which contain many vitamins and useful minerals. The simplest solution in this situation would be a compote of dried apples. Very aromatic and incredibly tasty, it will be an excellent alternative to all sorts of carbonated and other unnatural soft drinks that fill all the shelves of modern grocery stores. To see this, you need to try repeating one of the seven recipes described below.
To begin with, you should try the most A simple version of dried apple compote. It is sometimes called "traditional" or "classical".
To prepare this drink you need just four main ingredients:
- 2 liters of drinking water;
- 350 grams of dried apples;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 1 gram lemon.
Method of preparing compote:
- First of all, the dried fruits must be sorted and washed thoroughly. It is better to do this under running water.
- Place clean apple pieces in a saucepan.
- Cover them with sugar.
- Separately, heat water in a kettle.
- Pour boiling water into a saucepan and put it on fire.
- Cook for approximately 35 minutes. In this case, it is necessary to maintain a low flame level.
- When the time is up, turn off the heat and remove the pan from the stove.
- Add citric acid to the cooled compote.
- Mix everything again and let the drink brew.
After this, the compote can be poured into glasses and enjoy the magnificent aroma of a natural drink.
How to brew a drink in a slow cooker
Nowadays, when every housewife has many different modern appliances in her kitchen, cooking has become much easier. “Smart units” take on all the main work. All that remains is to load the necessary products into them and set the desired mode. So, cook compote from dried apples you can, for example, in a slow cooker.
To work you will need:
- 5 multi-glasses of drinking cold water;
- 200 grams of apples (dried);
- 50 grams of sugar.
Process technology:
- Dried fruits must first be soaked in boiling water for 8-10 minutes, and then rinsed well with cold water.
- Transfer the fruits to the multicooker bowl.
- Add a measured amount of sugar there.
- Pour cold water over the food.
- Set the “quenching” program on the panel and set the timer to 60 seconds.
- As soon as the signal notifies you that the drink is ready, turn on the “Warming” program and wait about one hour. This will be enough for it to brew well and absorb all the “precious” aromas.
In this case, it will take more time to prepare the compote. But the owner will be able to spend it at her own discretion without fear of consequences. While the compote is cooking, she can do other things.
Cooking with cranberries
Many scientists claim that cranberries are one of the healthiest berries in the world. Thanks to its unique chemical composition, it can help a person fight various, even very serious, diseases. Therefore, some housewives cook apple compote with the addition of cranberries.
This will not be difficult to do if you have the following basic components:
- 1 liter of drinking water;
- 150 grams of dried fruits (apples);
- 35-40 grams of sugar;
- 2 tablespoons cranberries (fresh or frozen).
In this case, the cooking method is very similar to the classic version:
- Separately, boil water in a saucepan.
- Rinse dried fruits thoroughly. This should be done slowly so that there is no dirt or foreign matter left in the fruits.
- Add sugar to boiling water. Stir until it is completely dissolved.
- Pour clean apples into the pan and cook them over low heat for about 15 minutes.
- Add cranberries. If desired, it can be defrosted first.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook the fruit and berry mixture for another 10 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let the compote brew for half an hour.
The result is a surprisingly tasty and very healthy drink with a pleasant sourness. Many people use it for medicinal purposes as an excellent remedy for colds, as well as to boost immunity. In addition, this compote perfectly quenches thirst.
Healthy apple compote with rose hips
Compote from dried apples will be no less useful if add rose hips to it. Thanks to this addition, an ordinary soft drink turns into a unique tonic that improves the condition of the cardiovascular system, increases the body's resistance to various infections and improves overall metabolism.
To prepare this “super product”, you need:
- 1 liter of cold water;
- ½ cup each of dried apples and rose hips;
- a little sugar;
- 20 grams of lemon juice.
Cooking instructions:
- Pour water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
- Add dried apples and cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
- Carefully sort and rinse the rose hips thoroughly. Add them to the pan and cook together with the apples for 5 minutes.
- Add sugar and mix gently. Wait until the mixture boils again and then turn off the heat.
- Infuse the compote covered for 35-40 minutes.
- Strain the prepared mixture and add lemon juice.
You can safely pour the chilled compote into a cup and enjoy its excellent taste, without forgetting the benefits of the drink.
With dried fruits
Dried apple compote can also be cooked with the addition of other dried fruits (pears, raisins or prunes). The taste of the drink is more intense and rich. For example, you can consider how to cook compote from apples and raisins.
There is one very interesting recipe for which you need to take:
- 3 liters of drinking water;
- ½ cup raisins;
- 2 cups dried apples;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- 1 cinnamon stick.
Step-by-step preparation of mixed compote:
- Rinse apples and raisins thoroughly in cold water.
- Place the prepared fruits in a saucepan, add water and put on fire.
- As soon as the liquid boils, pour sugar into it. After this, you need to reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes.
- Finally, add cinnamon to the pan and immediately remove the pan from the stove.
- In order for the components to fully reveal their taste and exchange aromas, the drink must be infused. This will take at least half an hour.
This compote will be equally tasty both hot and cold. There is no need to strain it. Many people really like the drink with berries and pieces of fruit.
No added sugar
People who are on a diet or cannot afford to eat sweets due to health problems will be interested in learning how to cook dried fruit compote sugarless. Moreover, this does not make the drink worse.
You will need a minimum set of components:
- water (1.5 liters);
- dried apples (400 grams);
- liquid honey (105 grams).
In this case, you will need technology that our grandmothers used:
- Sort the apples thoroughly. This must be done very carefully so that no foreign matter gets into the drink.
- Wash dried foods thoroughly.
- Separately, boil water in a saucepan.
- Place the apples in a saucepan.
- Pour boiling water over them and cook for no more than two minutes. After this, the fire must be turned off and the contents of the pan left under the lid for 4 hours.
- Strain the apple broth through a sieve or cheesecloth.
- Add honey and stir until it is completely dissolved.
The drink prepared in this way is not only tasty, but also extremely healthy. In the old days, such a decoction was used as a remedy for many diseases. And it is not at all dangerous for the figure. Yes, diabetics can also use it, albeit in small quantities.
Cooking for babies
Children under one year old after consultation with a pediatrician you can Gradually begin to introduce dried apple compote into your diet. Moreover, in this case it also needs to be prepared no added sugar. The drink should contain only 2 main components (water and apples) in a ratio of 10:1.
To prepare one serving of baby compote you need to take:
- 200 milliliters of drinking water;
- 20 grams of dried apples.
How to cook this apple compote correctly:
- First, dried fruits must be washed.
- Then they should be soaked for 20 minutes in warm water. During this processing, the surface of the apple pieces is straightened. It becomes possible to remove possible dirt and dust from the folds.
- Place the prepared apples in a saucepan and fill them with hot water. It needs to be heated in a kettle in advance.
- As soon as the contents of the pan boil, you need to reduce the heat and cook for about 20 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the stove and let the compote steep thoroughly under the lid.
Chilled unsweetened compote perfectly quenches thirst. By drinking this drink, you don’t have to be afraid of harming your baby.
