Ingredients

• about 1 kg of fruit cleaned of pits and seed pockets (for example: 3 apples, 1 pear, 200 g of raspberries, 200 g of plums)
• 2 liters of water
• 4 tablespoons of sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla sugar
• optionally: cinnamon bark, 2 cloves, mint

Preparation

1. Wash the fruit, chop it, remove the seed pockets and pits. Bring water to a boil with sugar and vanilla sugar in a large pot.
2. Add all the fruit to the boiling water. Optionally add cinnamon and cloves if using.
3. Cook for about 15 minutes over medium heat until the fruit softens.
4. Remove from heat and cool (minimum 10 minutes). When the compote rests a bit, it will gain more flavor. You can add a few mint leaves to it.