Quick Triple Berry Compote
A quick cooking berry compote made with red raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. A sweet sauce for your favorite breakfast or dessert.
Sustainable Cooking For One is my Secret Recipe Club blog this month. Eating sustainably is an important element of Stephanie’s kitchen, so her recipes are healthy, low or no meat, and focus on in-season and local foods. Her cookbook One Bowl: Simple Healthy Recipes for One has tips and recipes for cooking healthy meals for one.
I debated about which of Stephanie’s delicious recipes to make, but kept coming back to this simple, quick berry compote . It was the perfect addition to the Lemon Ricotta Crepes my husband was making me for my birthday. Fresh blueberries were a little too pricey at my market, so I used frozen blueberries instead.
Blackberries are one of my favorite berries, so I added those to her recipe as well. Ideally, you’d use fresh, local berries that wouldn’t require very much sugar, but if your berries aren’t as sweet as you’d like, you may need to add a bit more sugar to taste.
Stephanie also serves this simple sauce over ice cream, waffles, pancakes, or even enjoys it plain. Thanks Stepahine for sharing this one. I’ll look forward to making this again with some great local berries.
Quick Berry Compote
Ingredients
- 1 cup red raspberries
- 1 cup blackberries
- 2 cups frozen blueberries
- 2 - 3 tablespoons granulated sugar (add more to taste)
- Optional: dash lemon juice or lemon zest
Instructions
- Wash berries. Drain, but do not dry. Place into a microwave-safe bowl with the sugar and lemon juice or zest, if using.
- Cover and microwave for 3-4 minutes, or until the berries have melted and the juice is at a low simmer.
Notes
Feel free to switch the types of berries, but the success of the dish depends on about 3/4 of the berries being soft and juicy.
That looks delectable Barbara! We are putting in some raspberry canes this year, so I’ll keep this recipe handy for later in the summer!
I would smother this on everything! I can just imagine topping angel food cakes and pancakes and all kinds of summery desserts with this lovely compote. Thanks, Barbara!
–Picture Puuuurfect! X
Barbara, this berry compote would be perfect for my cheesecake. And its on my list to make this month. Thanks for the recipe ! And I love the fact that it is so easy to make. Wonderful !
Oh, this is gorgeous 🙂 I bet it tastes divine!
how beautiful! i bet this was amazing with lemon crepes!
I wondered about the berry compote. Lovely to see it because it looked marvelous on those crepes.
Love all those gorgeous berries!!! I can’t wait to get my hands on some very soon!
I could quite easily eat a good berry compote by the spoonful but I love it over my warm oats or muesli in the morning too.
This looks so yummy and I love quick recipes!
I love this bowl. Beautiful. I collect vintage glass. Great recipe too.
Have a wonderful week,
Linda
Barbara – these photos are mouthwatering! I love anything that has blackberries and blueberries in it so this would be perfect for morning yogurt! I tend to always keep a blueberry compote in the fridge when I make yogurt so now I’ll just add some other berries to the mix 🙂
Thanks Aly! I love the idea of keeping compote in the fridge.
I have a buttermilk panna cotta on my list of things to make this month. This would look and taste fabulous on top. Thanks for sharing with the SRC.
Panna cotta is one of my favorite desserts. You’re right this would be perfect with it.
I love the berry/lemon combo…
makes my mouth water!
This is perfect: simple, delicious, elegant and good for you 🙂
I was so happy to be paired with you this month…all of your sweets are mouthwatering! I’m doing Healthy Eating Month for May, so I opted for a non-dessert recipe. But…I have a few of the desserts pinned for after we lose 10 blog-related pounds :)! This berry compote is right up my alley…love fresh berries!!
Thanks so much for your sweet comments! So glad you enjoyed the pasta salad. Good luck with the weight loss. I’ll look forward to seeing what desserts you whip up.
Yum- what a delicious topping!
Beautiful photo! Half the fun of SRC is seeing how beautifully people photograph things. Glad it worked well for you.
I love this simple berry sauce and make one very similar. I always use lime juice because I’m addicted to it. 🙂 Looks delicious especially on your crepes! A breakfast I’d be happy to have anyday!
Divine! I am a berry lover.
Cheers,
Rosa
That compote looks like jewels, it’s so gorgeous.