Winter Fruit Compote with Nut Cream

Winter Fruit Compote with Nut Cream

This delicious wheat and dairy-free tummy-warming compote is the perfect cold weather treat!
Course: Salads & Sides

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup dried apricots
  • 1/4 cup pitted prunes
  • 1 apple sliced
  • 1 pear sliced
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 3/4 cup apple juice
  • 1/2 cup cashews raw, unsalted
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

  • Place apricots, prunes, apple, pear, cinnamon, nutmeg, and juice in a medium-size pan; bring to a boil. 
  • Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20-30 minutes, until all the fruit is soft.
  • Remove cinnamon stick. 
  • Grind nuts to a fine meal in a small grinder. Put ground cashews, maple syrup, and vanilla in the blender. 
  • With blender running, add water a little at a time until the consistency is thick and creamy.
  • Put compote in individual serving bowls and top with nut cream.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Mothering.com
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