Description
Perfectly spiced and naturally sweetened, this easy apple compote is ready quickly, with about 5 minutes of prep and just 20 minutes on the stovetop! Enjoy it with breakfast or dessert or even by itself as an afternoon snack... it's delicious however (and whenever) you serve them!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup filtered water or full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 small lemon, juiced
- 2 tablespoons maple sugar (or sub coconut sugar)
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil (or vegan butter)
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon arrowroot starch
- 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 medium red sweet apples, peeled, cored and diced into 1/2-inch cubes (measures ~ 2 1/2 cups once diced)
Instructions
- Add water (or coconut milk), lemon juice, maple sugar, vegan butter, cinnamon and salt to a large saucepan or skillet and whisk together over medium heat until incorporated (about 5 minutes).
- Add the apples and cook on low to medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring every couple minutes. Once the apples are fork tender and the water has evaporated, pull them off the heat and sprinkle arrowroot starch and vanilla overtop.
- Serve immediately while hot or let it cool to room temperature. You can also enjoy it cold!
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days.
You can leave the skin on the apples for better nutrition but I prefer the texture with them peeled. The skin is typically peeled for classic apple compote.
You can thinly slice the apples rather than finely dicing them but this will lengthen the cooking time. When I do this I typically add a little more water and cover the skillet to speed up the process. You can also dice the apples finely to cook more quickly (this makes them easy to sprinkle overtop yogurt or ice cream).
Feel free to add a sprinkle of apple pie spice too if you have that on hand.
I often double this recipe and mix in a Granny Smith apple to balance the sweet red apple with the tart Granny Smith flavor.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 20
- Category: Dessert or Snack
- Method: Stovetop
