Tired of being satisfied with classic compotes of cherries , currants, apples ? Then why not turn to recipes of pumpkin compotes - unusual, but no less delicious.
Recipe for compote of pumpkin
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - 500 g;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- cloves - 3 pcs .;
- sugar - 1 item;
- water - 2 liters.
Preparation
Pump my, peel from the peel and seeds and cut into cubes. From a glass of water and a glass of sugar cook a thick syrup with the addition of cinnamon and cloves. We put into the syrup cubes of pumpkin and boil for 5-10 minutes. We bring the contents of the pan with the remnants of water, the amount of which will depend on the preferred sweetness of the drink. Cook the compote for 25-30 minutes, after which it can be drunk immediately, or closed in jars.
Pumpkin compote with apple
Ingredients:
- apples - 4 pieces;
- pumpkin - 400 g;
- sugar - 300 g;
- water.
Preparation
Apples and pumpkin are peeled and seeded and cut into large quantities. Fill the pieces of fruit with boiling water and leave to stand until the liquid completely cools. We put the cooled compote on the fire, bring it to a boil, add sugar and cook until it dissolves completely. After that, pour the compote on the cans and roll up the lids.
Pumpkin compote with orange and peach
Compote for this recipe is good to drink right after cooking, as it perfectly warms and even awakens the appetite. However, no one forbids you to prepare such a drink for the winter.
Ingredients:
- ginger (grated) - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- pumpkin - 300 g;
- sugar - 100 g;
- green tea - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- orange - 2 pieces;
- peach - 2 pcs.
Preparation
From sugar and water, taken in equal quantities, we prepare the syrup. Pumpkin cut into cubes and boil in syrup for about 7 minutes.
Instead of orange in this recipe, you can use citrus with a more vivid taste, for example lemon, or grapefruit, but in this case they will need to boil in sugar syrup along with the pumpkin.
In addition to green tea and peel, the flavor will be given by an asterisk, or a pair of carnation buds.