Apricot compote is one of the most delicious summer fruit drinks. It is very simple to brew it, it does not take a lot of time, and in return you get a tasty drink full of vitamins and useful elements, which will be very useful in winter. We bring to your attention several popular recipes for making a fragrant drink.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
Any apricots can be used as raw materials. You can cook compote from fruits of any variety, even the fruits of a wild tree are suitable. The only rule that you must adhere to is to choose ripe and whole fruits, without any damage. In this case, it is better to leave the seeds so as not to violate the integrity of the fruit.
Did you know? On the territory between Pakistan and India, the Hunza tribe lives, whose inhabitants are distinguished by their longevity. The main food of these people are apricots: both fresh and dried. It is these fruits that give representatives of the tribe of strength and energy.
Step-by-step recipes for harvesting apricot compote for the winter
There are many recipes for apricot compote. Below, 3 popular recipes with step-by-step cooking instructions will be described.
Classic compote recipe
2 cans per 3 l40 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
First you need to select the intact fruits and wash them thoroughly. Put the apricots in a sterilized 3-liter jar (about 1/3).
Make syrup. To do this, bring the water to a boil, add sugar and boil the liquid for 5 minutes.
Pour the apricots with the resulting syrup in a jar, cover with a lid, and put the container itself in a large pot with water for sterilization. Bring the water in the pan to a boil and sterilize for 15 minutes.
After that, take the jar out of the pan, roll up the lid, turn it upside down and cover it with a warm towel. After the drink has cooled, it is stored in a dark, dry place for storage.
First you need to select the intact fruits and wash them thoroughly. Put the apricots in a sterilized 3-liter jar (about 1/3).
Make syrup. To do this, bring the water to a boil, add sugar and boil the liquid for 5 minutes.
Pour the apricots with the resulting syrup in a jar, cover with a lid, and put the container itself in a large pot with water for sterilization. Bring the water in the pan to a boil and sterilize for 15 minutes.
After that, take the jar out of the pan, roll up the lid, turn it upside down and cover it with a warm towel. After the drink has cooled, it is stored in a dark, dry place for storage.Important! The optimum temperature for storing compote is +2 ... + 14 ° С.
Video recipe
With peeled bones
3 cans per 1 liter 1 hour
lemon acid
0.5 tsp
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Peel apricots. The easiest way to do this is to cut them in half.
- After that, fill the prepared 3-liter jar with peeled apricots and pour them with boiled water.
- After 20 minutes, pour the water into a pan, add sugar and citric acid, bring to a boil.
- Pour the resulting hot syrup into a jar of peeled apricots.
- Roll up the lid, check if it is leaking fluid. Turn the jar upside down, cover with something warm, leave to cool, and then put the compote in storage.
Important! In the nucleoli of apricot kernels, hydrocyanic acid is contained in a small amount, which during long-term storage tends to accumulate and can harm the body (it can be poisoned). That is why stewed compotes are not recommended to be stored for a long time (more than a year).
With honey syrup
3 cans per 1 liter30 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash the fruits, divide in half and remove the seeds from them.
- Put apricots in the finished sterilized containers.
- Cook honey syrup. To do this, dissolve honey in water and bring the liquid to a boil.
- Ready syrup pour the contents of the cans.
- Cover the containers with lids and put them in a pot of water for 15 minutes to sterilize.
- After that roll up the jars with lids, turn them downside down, wrap them with a towel and leave to cool completely.
Storage methods
Keep apricot compote must be in a cool place inaccessible to sunlight. A drink with stones can be stored for no more than a year, after this period it is not recommended to drink it. Seedless compote is stored for much longer, it can be drunk even 2-3 years after preparation, but subject to proper storage.
Did you know? Apricots can be consumed by all categories of people, except for diabetics.
In conclusion, it must be said that apricot compote can be prepared not only from fresh fruits, but also from dried fruits. In addition, apricots can be frozen for the winter and make fragrant compote at any time convenient for you, while the benefits of such a product will not decrease, and the taste will be as bright as that made from fresh fruits.
