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| Alternative names | compost (Middle English) |
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| Type | Dessert |
| Serving temperature | Warm or chilled |
| Main ingredients | Fruit, sugar syrup, spices |
Compote or compôte[1] (French for stewed fruit[2]) is a dessert originating from medieval Europe,[citation needed] made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices. The syrup may be seasoned with vanilla, lemon or orange peel, cinnamon sticks or powder, cloves, other spices, ground almonds, grated coconut, candied fruit or raisins. The compote is served either warm or cold.
- ^ "Compôte recipes - BBC Food". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "compote | Etymology, origin and meaning of compote by etymonline". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.