How much to boil compote for the winter to preserve all the vitamins: useful tips

Compote is a drink that is rolled up in jars and stored for the winter. It is cooked from different berries and fruits, so you need to take into account the characteristics of each of the ingredients to cook it really delicious.

FoodOboz editorial staff has collected information and will tell you how to cook compote correctly and how much to cook for the winter, in order to preserve all the vitamins in the drink and not to spoil it.

What can you cook compote from?

Compared to jam, the preparation of compote does not have any strict rules, so you can use different fruits and berries that you like. They can also be mixed with each other to get a more unique flavor. If you like sour compotes, then for cooking will be suitable: apricot, cranberry, orange, raspberry, cherry, gooseberry. Sweet compotes come out of strawberries, peaches, cherries, sweet grapes and plums.

How long do you need to cook compote?

This is all individual and depends on which fruits and berries you use. For example, compote from hard fruits, such as pears and apples, is cooked for about 40 minutes, while a drink from currants is enough to cook only 15 minutes.

A few useful tips

1. use only ripe, tasty and without damage berries and fruits for cooking.

2. For those who do not really want to use sugar, it is advised to add honey or cherry syrup to the drink.