Polish Dried Fruit Compote Recipe (Christmas)

This Polish Christmas dried fruit compote is a delicious drink served as part of traditional Polish Christmas Eve celebrations.

Course Beverage

Cuisine Polish

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 20

Total Time 23

Servings servings

Calories 216kcal

Place all the ingredients (not the lemon juice) in a medium sized pot, cover and bring to the boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes or until the fruit have softened and doubled in size, stirring occasionally.
Remove from the heat, add the lemon juice and adjust the sweetness if needed. Set aside to cool or serve hot. You can separate the fruit from the liquid before serving but this is optional. You can serve the kompot using a ladle or transfer it into a jug.

What fruit to use: Polish compote can be made with prunes only but you could also add dried apples, pears and apricots into the pot.
Spices: I used cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg but you can replace these with 1 teaspoon of mixed spice/pumpkin spice.
Serving: This compote can be served either hot or cold, with or without the fruit. (These can later be added separately to yogurt, granola, morning porridge or smoothies). I like my compote clear and cold and sip it throughout the Christmas Eve meal instead of wine. You can, but don't have to, separate the liquid from the fruit. If you leave the fruit in the compote, however, after a while it will absorb some of the liquid and you may have to adjust the consistency with a splash of water.
Storing: Refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Freeze for up to 3 months.