A quick and easy plum compote with a hint of cinnamon. This easy plum compote is incredibly simple and easy to make with only a few ingredients. It is the perfect topping for.your desserts, pancakes, waffles, cakes,  ice cream and more.

This homemade plum compote is bursting with fresh plum flavor! It is sweet, slightly sour from the natural sourness of plum and lime, and a beautiful flavor from cinnamon. This plum compote is so delicious and all you need are a few ingredients and less than 15 minutes to make this delicious plum compote.

Create a cozy fall treat with this delightful plum compote. Enjoy it warm or chilled as a delicious topping or filling to your favorite breakfast or dessert.

This easy plum compote is made with fresh plum, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and water. This easy 5 ingredient plum compote is sweet, chunky, and bursting with beautiful flavor. It’s a perfect topping for pancakes, cakes, waffles, yogurt, ice cream and more.

If you’ve not yet tried or attempted to make your own plum compote, you can try out this recipe and I am sure you will love it!

INGREDIENTS TO MAKE EASY PLUM COMPOTE

This section explains what all ingredients is used in making the easy plum compote, how to use or choose certain ingredients and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

PLUM –  Fresh plums are used here, but frozen berries will work just as well. You can use any variety of plums available with you.

LEMON JUICE – Freshly squeezed lemon juice is used.  It also add a bright flavor as well as a boost of natural pectin to help thicken the blueberry sauce.

CINNAMON – I’ve used cinnamon powder. You can also use cinnamon stick. You can discard the as stick once the compote is ready. Cinnamon gives it a nice hint of spice that’s great for fall.
SUBSTITUTION – You can use vanilla extract or essence or can totally skip it.

SUGAR – Sugar is used to slightly sweeten the sauce and balance the tartness from the lemon and the plum. You can add the sugar as per the sweetness of your plum, especially if the plums are off-season and not very sweet.
SUBSTITUTION – You use maple syrup to sweeten the compote but you can also use honey for a non-vegan version if you’d like.

WATER – Very less water is used to cook the plum.

HOW TO MAKE EASY PLUM COMPOTE

This section shows how to make blueberry sauce with step-by-step photos and details about the technique with video tutorial. For full ingredients measurements, see the recipe card below.

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STEP BY STEP PICTORIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE EASY PLUM COMPOTE

Wash the plum and pat them dry with clean kitchen towel.

Now roughly chop the plum into medium pieces.

Add in the plum pieces, water, sugar and cinnamon powder in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil over high heat.

Reduce the heat to medium and cover the pan. Cook for about 8-10 minutes or until the plum is tender and mixture is syrupy. We prefer the compote with some chunks.

Note: If you prefer a mashed texture, use a potato masher or the back of the ladle to mash the plum as it cooks.

Add in the lenon juice and give a quick stir.

Remove pan from heat and allow to cool down completely.

Transfer the plum compote onto a sterilized jar. Store in a refrigerator for longer shelf life and use a clean spoon on every serving.

NOTES:
● You can also use frozen plums.
● Lemon juice is optional.
● Use beautifully ripe plums as you’ll get the best flavour that way.
● Use sugar as per the sweetness of your plums. You can add more if your plums are not very sweet.
● A pinch of salt can he added to enhance the flavor of the compote.
● Cinnamon is optional
● You can also use maple syrup or honey for the sweetner.
● You can also add some lemon zest for the extra punch of flavor.
● Refrigerate the compote for longer shelf life.
● You can follow the same recipe and make other fruit compote – blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, black currant, mulberry etc.
● Store in clean jars and refrigerate for longer shelf life.

RECIPE CARD

HOW TO USE PLUM COMPOTE

Speaking of serving, plum compote can be used in many ways. You will love homemade plum compote with many recipes too. It’s the perfect topping for so many things! Here’s are some listed below. But I’m sure you’ll find lots of other ways to enjoy it as well.
● Use as fillings in tarts, apple pie, cinnamon rolls, buns etc
● Pour it over ice cream, pancakes, waffles, toast etc.
● Drizzle it over cakes
● Spread it over cake filling in layer cakes and pastry cakes.
● Stir it into milkshakes.
● Drizzle it over brownies and cakes.
● Layered it in trifle.
● Pour into decorated jars and give it as a gift for the holidays or just like that.

WHAT IS THE SHELF LIFE OF THIS EASY PLUM COMPOTE ?

This easy plum compote will last for upto to 3-4 weeks in refrigerator. You can store your homemade plum compote in a sterilized jar preferably glass jar in the refrigerator. Use a clean spoon everytime you serve them.

MORE SIMILAR RECIPES:

Blueberry Sauce
Strawberry Sauce
Caramel Sauce
Mango Jam
Apple Sauce
Peanut Butter
King Chilli Sauce
Chocolate Sauce
Chocolate Ganache

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