Loquat compote with vanilla

Name: Loquat compote with vanilla
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 500 g ripe loquats; 150 ml water; 50 g sugar; ½ vanilla pod; the juice of half a lemon

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: 4 people
Time: 25 min
From: Loquat

Ingredients

500 g ripe loquats
150 ml water
50 g sugar
½ vanilla pod
the juice of half a lemon

Method

Pull the thin skin off the fruits, halve them and remove the large stones with the brown membrane around them. Throw the stones away.
Sprinkle the halves with the lemon juice, as they soon turn brown.
Bring the water to the boil with the sugar and the split vanilla pod. Add the fruit and poach gently for 5 to 8 minutes until soft but still whole.
Leave to cool in the syrup and take out the vanilla pod. Lovely with yoghurt, rice pudding or vanilla ice cream.

Storing: Three days in the fridge; 6 months in the freezer.