Compote is a healthy way to quench your thirst. Unlike sparkling water, non-natural juices that fill all grocery stores.
No wonder in kindergartens and schools children are given only compote or tea. And only parents buy something else. But this is very costly and harmful! The only thing that can benefit the body from the sold ready-made drinks is natural mineral, sparkling water.
The benefits of compote
Despite the apparent complexity, compote is easy to cook. The most useful will be dried fruit compote. The recipe can include any quantity (depending on how you like, sweeter, more rich) dried apricots, figs, raisins, candied fruits (dried pineapple), prunes, rose hips, bananas and other dried fruits - in any combination thereof. Due to the high concentration of vitamins and minerals in dried fruits, such a compote will be equivalent in value to fresh fruits and berries! In the summer you can weld it more, cool, and the whole family will be happy to drink your compote instead of harmful soda and thank you!
How to cook dried fruit compote
The more various dried fruits in the compote, the more valuable, more useful is the compote of dried fruits. The recipe is simple. Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan. Throw dried fruits with a third of the volume of water. If you are a sweet lover, add a couple of tablespoons of sugar. And cook from 25 to 35 minutes.
Dried apricots in a compote will enrich it with calcium and iron. If you drink this compote regularly, you can correct vision problems. Pear is used to normalize the intestinal microflora, not to mention the iron, calcium, potassium content in it ... Dried apples, like pears, contain a lot of fiber, which has a beneficial effect on the entire digestive system, intestinal microflora. Prunes are rich in beauty vitamin (vitamin A) and vitamin B. If consumed in large quantities, it will have a laxative effect on the body. Raisin compote is cooked if there is a problem with digestion (cooked for 25 minutes, infused for 2 hours). Pineapple has always been known among nutritionists as a good stimulant for burning fat, but only if you eat it before physical activity. If there is no activity, then fat will not be burned, even with the help of pineapple. Apples and pears are an indispensable source of nutrients for Russian people (“native”, local fruits are better perceived by the body).
The only difficulty is that for each dried fruit the cooking time will be different. For example, dried apricots will quickly fall apart, it needs to be added later in compote from dried fruits. The recipe takes into account the time of cooking fruits. For example, vitamin compote includes dried apricots, prunes, apples, rose hips, mountain ash, pears, raisins. First we throw apples, pears and dried apricots in a pan; after 10 minutes of cooking - rose hips, dried plums, mountain ash; and at the end of cooking (in 5 minutes, when dried apricots have almost boiled) - raisins (it is always added last).
It is allowed to cook compote from one type of dried fruit, it will still be compote from dried fruits. The recipe for cooking in this case is simplified. Often boiled compote of dried apples. The time required to prepare such a compote is 35 minutes. For taste, add dried apricots (10 minutes after the start of cooking). Instead of dried apricots, you can put cloves at the end of cooking. Or make a compote of one raisin: boiled with sugar, 25 minutes, infused for 2 hours.
Remember that compote is the most healthy and healthy drink, especially for patients with various diseases (with problems in the kidneys, liver, thyroid gland, pancreas, digestive system, with eyesight). The main thing is to purchase high-quality dried fruits with a natural color, not processed by chemistry, and wash them well before use.