Spiced Fruit Compote Recipe
This Spiced Fruit Compote tastes heavenly! Unlike many other desserts, the Spiced Fruit Compote does not fatten you up ! You can happily feast on it for as many days as you want to !Try out the dish and let me know if you've liked it!
Ingredients
Pastry Topping:
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Dash salt
2 teaspoons margarine
1 tablespoon plain low-fat yogurt
Fruit Mixture:
4 dried apricot halves, chopped
2 tablespoons raisins
1 large dried fig, chopped
1 teaspoon each granulated brown sugar and lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
1 small apple, cored, pared, diced, and sprinkled with lemon juice
Directions
To Prepare Pastry Topping: In mixing bowl combine flour and salt; with a pastry blender, or 2 knives used scissors-fashion, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add yogurt and mix until thoroughly combined.
Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour (may be kept in refrigerator for up to 3 days).
To Prepare Fruit Mixture: In small saucepan combine all ingredients for fruit mixture except apple; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to melt and glaze fruit mixture slightly (if necessary, add about 1 tablespoon water to keep fruit from burning).
Let simmer until fruit softens and raisins are plump, about 5 minutes.
Add apple and stir to combine.
To Prepare Compote: Preheat oven to 400°F.
Divide fruit mixture into two 1-cup ovenproof dishes.
Between 2 sheets of wax paper roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness; carefully remove paper and cut dough in half.
Place one half on top of each fruit mixture, molding dough to inside edges of dish.
Bake until topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Add yogurt and mix until thoroughly combined.
Form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour (may be kept in refrigerator for up to 3 days).
To Prepare Fruit Mixture: In small saucepan combine all ingredients for fruit mixture except apple; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar begins to melt and glaze fruit mixture slightly (if necessary, add about 1 tablespoon water to keep fruit from burning).
Let simmer until fruit softens and raisins are plump, about 5 minutes.
Add apple and stir to combine.
To Prepare Compote: Preheat oven to 400°F.
Divide fruit mixture into two 1-cup ovenproof dishes.
Between 2 sheets of wax paper roll dough to about 1/8-inch thickness; carefully remove paper and cut dough in half.
Place one half on top of each fruit mixture, molding dough to inside edges of dish.
Bake until topping is golden brown, about 20 minutes.
