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Blackberry Compote

4.5

(5)

Cooks' note:

• Sauce keeps, covered and chilled, 4 days. Stir in whole berries just before serving.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    40 min

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 or 4 whole allspice
3 cups fresh or frozen blackberries (1 1/2 pints)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring water, sugar, juice, and allspice to a boil in a small saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Boil until reduced to about 1/4 cup. Cool syrup to lukewarm and discard allspice.

    Step 2

    Purée 2 cups blackberries with all of syrup in a blender. Force purée through a fine sieve into a bowl to remove seeds. Stir remaining cup berries into sauce.

TagsCompoteCondimentSauceBlackberryBerryFruitDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeQuickEasySummerGourmet
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