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Cranberry-and-Dried-Fruit Compote

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  • TOTAL TIME: 10 MIN Plus 3 hr chilling
  • SERVINGS: 12

Cranberries only need to be cooked for a few minutes before they burst and form a sauce. Melissa Rubel Jacobson has a number of recipes for them, including Jellied Cranberry Sauce with Fuji Apple and Cranberry, Clementine and Pumpkin Seed Conserve.

Recipe: Cranberry-and-Dried-Fruit Compote

  • FAST
  • HEALTHY
  • MAKE-AHEAD
  • VEGETARIAN

Ingredients

  1. One 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries
  2. 3/4 cup golden raisins
  3. 1/2 cup dried cherries
  4. 1/2 cup dried black mission figs, quartered
  5. 2/3 cup sugar
  6. 1 1/4 cups water
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the cranberries with the raisins, cherries, figs, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and cook over moderately high heat until the cranberries burst, about 6 minutes. Scrape into a bowl and refrigerate until chilled, about 3 hours.
Make Ahead The compote can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Serve chilled or warmed.
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