Apple Compote

Recipe by Hazardous Taste Uploaded by Drimble Wedge

Thanks to the gentle nudging of a friend and fellow goon, I'm posting my recipe for an awesome apple compote I made for Thanksgiving Day Dessert. If you don't know what a compote is, the simplest definition is this: A compote is basically a dessert made of pieces of fruit, cooked in water with sugar and various spices. This particular recipe is like making an apple pie without the crust. It turned out to be a HUGE hit with family and friends. So much so that an uncle of mine took the remaining 4 pounds away from the table to have at it on the couch with a spoon.

It's pretty easy to make, and the most time consuming part of it all is peeling and cutting the apples. You might have some kind of fancy kitchen tools to make it even faster, but all I had were the basics.

Here's what you need to start:

• 12 Fuji Apples
• 2+ Tsp. Cinnamon
• 1.5 cups water
• 1.5 cups Sugar
• 2 cups Raisins
• 1/4 cup spiced rum
• 1/2 cup REAL Maple Syrup
• 3 Tsp. ground cloves
• 1 Tsp. Allspice
• 1 Tsp. ground nutmeg
• Fresh ginger root
• Lemon Juice

As far as utensils, you should have:

• A sharp knife (for chopping and cubing the apples)
• Measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Potato Peeler
• Fine Grater
• A 4 or 5 quart pot with lid
• A smaller sauce pot
• A medium sized tupperware or seal-able container

All right then, let's get started!

I started off this recipe with a dozen Fuji apples. I used Fuji because they retain more of their apple texture after they're cooked and because of their sweet flavor.