Summer fruit compote

Ingredients

Any mixture of fruit can be used for this, but remember the flavour of blackcurrants does tend to dominate – so, if you’re using them, just use a half-quantity compared with the other fruits. If you want to make the compote entirely with soft berries, it needs only 10 minutes in the oven.

  • 3 peaches
  • 6 apricots
  • 6 large plums
  • 225g blueberries
  • 175g raspberries
  • 50g sugar, plus extra if needed
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Step by step

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas mark 4.
  2. Halve the peaches, apricots and plums. Cut each half into 2 or 3 pieces and place them in the baking dish, followed by the blueberries.
  3. Sprinkle the sugar over the fruit.
  4. Place the dish in the centre of the oven and let the fruit bake (without covering) for 25-30 minutes or until tender when tested with a skewer and the juices have run.
  5. Remove the dish from the oven and gently stir in the raspberries, tipping the dish and basting them with the hot juices. Taste to check the sugar and add more if you think it needs it, then cool the compote and chill in the fridge.
  6. Serve with yoghurt.