Best Swedish Fruit Compote Recipes

FRUKTSOPPA (SCANDINAVIAN FRUIT SOUP)

Steps:

• In a large 3-quart (or bigger) stainless steel or enamel saucepan, combine the apricots and prunes with the cold water and let soak for 30 minutes.
• Next, add the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar to the pot, and bring to a boil; once boiling, reduce the heat and cover the pan; let simmer for 10 minutes (stir occasionally with a wooden spoon since the fruits can stick to the bottom of the saucepan).
• After the 10 minutes are up, remove the cover and stir in the raisins, currants and apple slices; simmer for 5 more minutes (the apples should then be soft and tender; if not, simmer a wee bit longer).
• Pour the soup mixture into a large serving bowl and let cool to room temperature.
• When soup has cooled, fish out the cinnamon stick, cover the bowl, and chill in the refrigerator.
• This dessert is served cold, in either dessert dishes or soup bowls; makes for a very light dessert.

MOR-MOR WALLBERG'S FRUKTSOPPA (SWEDISH FRUIT SOUP)

Steps:

• 1. In a large saucepan, soak the apricots, prunes, and raisins in 6 cups of water for 30 minutes.
• 2. Add juice (or gelatin mixture), cinnamon, lemon, tapioca and sugar (and optional nutmeg or cloves) and bring to a boil.
• 3. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
• 4. Uncover and add the apple slices and simmer an additional 5 minutes, or more, until the apples are tender.
• 5. When the soup is "done", the fruit should be plumped and tender and the consistency of the "soup" should be similar to a cooked pie filling before it's cooled. If this does not happen (I've had this happen at different altitudes, etc.), mix tapioca starch with a little cold water and add to the mixture, a little at a time, until the consistency is right. Add a little water or juice if the mixture is too thick.
• 6. Pour the mixture into a bowl and cool at room temperature. Remove the cinnamon sticks.
• 7. Can be served warm, room temperature, cold, or frozen. The most common accompaniment is cream or ice cream.
• 8. To each serving: 1 tsp Wine, rum, cognac or other liquors can be added, at serving time, to make this into an adult version or during cooking to add to the flavor.

MIDSUMMER SWEDISH STRAWBERRY COMPOTE - JORDGUBBSKRäM

Steps:

• Clean and hull strawberries. Cut large ones into bite-sized pieces or slice.
• In a saucepan, combine strawberries and sugar. Mix a little of the water into the arrowroot (cornflour/starch) to create a thin paste. Add this mixture into saucepan. Add remaining water, and stir to combine. Bring to a gentle boil, stirring carefully & then take off the heat immediately.
• Pour the strawberries into a serving bowl, sprinkle with a little more sugar, and let them stand.
• Serve warm or cold with cream, milk or sour cream.

SWEDISH FRUIT COMPOTE

Steps:

• Clean all berries separately.
• Pick over and discard inferior berries.
• Hull strawberries, cutting the larger ones in half.
• Set all berries aside in separate bowls.
• Combine apple-juice concentrate, water and maple syrup in a medium saucepan
• Place potato or cornstarch in a small bowl and stir in 1/4 cup of the apple-juice mixture; add starch back to pan.
• Add blueberries and cinnamon and bring to a simmer (mixture will be cloudy at first) until mixture turn clear and transparent
• Carefully stir in blackberries and strawberries and remove from heat.
• Refrigerate and let cool completely.
• Gently stir in raspberries.
• Serve in goblets or large wine glasses and garnish each portion with a sprig of mint.