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Compote · From Bladwijzer

Apple and Swedish whitebeam compote

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: 4 people
• Time: 40 min
• From: Swedish whitebeam

Ingredients

• 300 g Swedish whitebeam berries
• 500 g apples
• 100 g sugar
• 100 ml water
• ½ cinnamon stick

Method

1. Strip the berries from the stalks, rinse them and cook them with the water for 10 minutes.
2. Rub them through a sieve to remove the seeds and skins.
3. Peel and chop the apples and simmer them gently with the berry purée, sugar and cinnamon for 15 minutes until tender.
4. Remove the cinnamon and mash or blend to a coarse purée.

Storing: Four to five days in the fridge, or six months frozen in portions. Good with game, poultry or yoghurt.