Best Optional Fresh Fruit Topping Recipes

EASY FRUIT COMPOTE

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Learn how to make fruit compote with this easy recipe! You can make compote with fresh or frozen fruit. It's delicious on ice cream, yogurt, toast, pancakes, waffles and more! Recipe yields about 2 cups compote.

Provided by Cookie and Kate

Categories Dessert

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

1 pound (16 ounces) fresh or frozen fruit (for the photos, I used fresh strawberries, peaches, and frozen blueberries)
2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
Dash of salt
See optional flavoring ideas given above recipe

Steps:

To prepare the fruit: If you're using fresh strawberries or peaches, cut them into thin slices. If you're using small berries like blueberries or raspberries, you can use them whole. If you're using frozen fruit, no need to defrost or slice them before using.
In a medium saucepan, combine your fruit of choice, sweetener of choice and dash of salt. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally. This will take about 5 minutes for fresh fruit or 10 minutes for frozen fruit.
Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium. If you're using chunky fruit or prefer a smoother consistency, mash the fruit with a potato masher or serving fork until it reaches your desired consistency. Continue simmering, stirring often, until the compote has condensed to about half of its original volume, about 5 minutes.
Remove the compote from the heat. I'm generally satisfied with my compote at this point, but if the compote isn't sweet enough for your liking, you can stir in a more sweetener, to taste. If you'd like it to be more smooth, mash it some more.
Let the compote cool for a few minutes before serving. Allow leftover compote to cool completely before covering and refrigerating for up to 10 days.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize Estimate based on 1/4th of recipe made with blueberries and honey, Calories 97 calories, Sugar 20.1 g, Sodium 39.9 mg, Fat 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 24.7 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 0.9 g, Cholesterol 0 mg

FRUIT TOPPING FOR PANCAKES

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We adored this delicious tart and sweet fruit topping. If cherry pie filling is typically too sweet for you, the cranberry sauce takes the sweetness down a bit. It makes the cherries tart. Fresh blueberries push the topping over the top. This recipe is so simple and beautiful poured over pancakes. Don't limit yourself to pancakes. It would be delicious over waffles, French toast or even on top of vanilla ice cream. Something you can enjoy year around!

Provided by Goldie Barnhart @LUVBKG

Categories Fruit Breakfast

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1 can(s) whole cranberry sauce, 14 oz.
1 can(s) cherry pie filling, 21 oz.
1 cup(s) fresh or frozen blueberries
1/4 cup(s) orange juice
1/4 cup(s) pancake syrup or (diabetic syrup)
dash(es) cinnamon, if desired

Steps:

Gather the ingredients.
Put all ingredients in a saucepan.
Heat through.
Serve warm over pancakes or waffles.
One more thing. If you don't like a certain fruit (say cherries) substitute can of strawberry pie filling. Don't like blueberries then leave them out. You can play around with this recipe to your liking. You can also add anything like lemon zest. Have fun with the recipe.

OPTIONAL FRESH FRUIT TOPPING

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Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2 cups fresh raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, etc.
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Steps:

In small saucepan, bring fruit, sugar, 1/2 cup water, and butter to a boil. Mix cornstarch and 1/4 cup water together. Add to boiling pot, cooking and stirring constantly for 1 minute or until thick. Cool to room temperature. Serve dollop on each slice of cheesecake, with a sprig of fresh mint for garnish.

FRESH FRUIT WITH VARIOUS TOPPINGS FOR 2

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Make and share this Fresh Fruit With Various Toppings for 2 recipe from Food.com.

Provided by jrthrmn

Categories Fruit

Time 10m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

Ingredients

1 -1 1/2 cup strawberries or 1 -1 1/2 cup banana, slices
1 -1 1/2 cup mandarin orange segments or 1 -1 1/2 cup dark sweet cherry

Steps:

Divide fruit between two dessert dishes, sprinkle snipped fresh mint on fruit if desired. Serve with one of the toppings below:.
HONEY-YOGURT TOPPING.
Mix 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon honey and 1/2 cup unflavored yogurt or dairy sour cream.
BROWN SUGAR-YOGURT TOPPING.
Mix 1/4 cup unflavored yogurt or sour cream and 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
LIMEADE-YOGURT TOPPING.
Mix 2 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate (thawed) and 1/4 cup pineapple yogurt.
SPICE-YOGURT TOPPING.
Mix 1/2 cup unflavored yogurt or sour cream, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and dash nutmeg.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.3, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 1.6, Carbohydrate 22.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 19.5, Protein 1.4

EASY SOUR CREAM FRUIT TOPPING

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What are the best-dressed fruits wearing this summer? A topping made with sour cream, lemon juice and honey-and perhaps a mint leaf or two.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 cup or 8 servings, 2 Tbsp. each

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. lemon juice

Steps:

Mix all ingredients until well blended; cover.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Serve spooned over assorted fresh berries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 70, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 10 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 6 g, Protein 1 g