Caramelized Apple Compote (On Stovetop)
Sliced apple and cinnamon cooked in sweet caramelized sugar.
Servings 4 cups
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Sugar (400g)
- 1/2 Cup Water (120ml)
- 4 Medium Apples peeled, cored and sliced (500g)
- Juice of one lemon
- 2 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
- 2 Sticks Cinnamon
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, measure the sugar and pour the water over it.
- Cook over medium-high until it reaches a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, toass the apple slices with the lemon juice and ground cinnamon.
- Add the apple sliced to the sugar water, and cook on low covered for 20 minutes.
- Uncover, add the cinnamon sticks and cook for additional 15 minutes.
- Remove from the heat, serve, or transfer to an air-tight container.
Notes
- Store at room temperature for up to two weeks in an air tight container or a mason jar.
- Refrigerate for up to three weeks.
- This recipe yields four cups, and is good to serve 6-8 people depending on the serving sizes.
- Use sour apples like granny smith or honey crisp.
- Do not over cook the compote, or else the sugar will caramelized too much and become sticky and bitter.