Name: Fool Proof Blueberry Compote
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: condiment
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, if fresh wash them first; 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tbsp agave syrup or white sugar*; 1 generous tbsp vanilla extract; pinch of salt

This Fool Proof Blueberry Compote is so delicious, you’re going to want to make it often and slather it on everything. Guaranteed!

Fresh or frozen blueberries can be used in this recipe, which makes this an inexpensive pantry staple that can be made at any time of the year. #pantrywins!

fool proof blueberry compote . Hand holding a spoon with blueberry compote, small pot with blueberry compote on a blue tinged surface and a small bowl with blueberries to the top right of the frame

Mise En Place for Fool proof Blueberry Compote:

Equipment:

Small sauce pan
Wooden spoon
2 cup mason jar

Ingredients:

Blueberries
Lemon
Cinnamon sticks
Agave or sugar
Vanilla extract
Kosher Salt

blue bowl with blueberries and two cinnamon sticks, two measuring spoons to the left, a small bowl to the top left and a small bowl with a lemon and grater in it to the top right, all on a blue tinged surface with scattered blueberries

Let’s make Fool proof Blueberry Compote!

Prep:

Taste the blueberries and decide whether it needs more sweetener . Use the 2 tbsp measure in the ingredient list as a base, taste the berries and go from there. Measure out the compote ingredients into the small sauce pot.

Cook:

Place the small saucepan over medium low heat and let the compote simmer for 30 minutes. The Compote is ready when it has reduced by a quarter and it looks glossy. Turn off the heat and transfer the compote to a jar, it’ll thicken up as it cools. set it aside.

Eat:

Slather on pancakes and all the breads 🙂

When I’m feeling extra decadent though, I’ll make my Lazy Blueberry Oatmeal Streusel Loaf and generously spread some on a piece or two:-)

small pot with blueberries, cinnamon and lemon zest. a small bowl to the slight bottom left with a used lemon half and a blue bowl to the top right of the frame with measuring spoons, grater and an extra sized bowl inside. All on a blue tinged background

white plate with 2 pieces of buttered toast with blueberry compote and blueberries on top. 3 smaller plates surrounding the white plate, one with blueberries, one with blueberry compote and the other with butter and a knife laying on top. gray white plaid kitchen towel to the left of the frame

FAQ’s

Whats the difference between compotes, jams, jellys, and preserves?

A compote is whole pieces of fruit cooked down in sugar syrup with spices. Jelly is the extracted juice of cooked fruit with thickener added, usually pectin. Jam is whole fruit cooked down until it loses its shape and it thickens as it cooks down. A marmalade is a fruit preserve that contains citrus rinds. The citrus rinds has natural pectin and that’s how it thickens. Read more here

How long will homemade compote last in the fridge?

Homemade compote will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge.