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Strawberry compote in a jar

Easy Homemade Strawberry Compote Filling & Topping

Learn to make this easy strawberry compote from scratch Use them in Cakes and cupcake as fillings, top them on ice creams, mousses, pound cakes.
Author -Shrilatha
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Servings 2 cups
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, French
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook/Bake Time 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Equipment you will need

Saucepan
spatula
mixing bowl
mason Jar

Ingredients
 
 

  • 450 grams Strawberries (frozen or fresh pitted )
  • 60 grams granulated white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon cornflour
  • 240 ml water

Instructions
 

  • Measure the ingredients
  • Hull and cut the strawberries
  • mix water and corn starch. set aside.
  • In a saucepan on medium heat, add the strawberries, sugar, lime juice, water and cornstarch and let is simmer for about 5 mins
  • While it is cooking, Keep stirring, and with a help of a spatula, mash some strawberries. helps in releasing juices and elevate the strawberry flavour
  • Once the compote is boiling. switch off heat.
  • Let it cool completely before storing in the refrigerator or using.
  • Store them in air tight glass jar

Notes

  1.  STRAWBERRIES- use any type of strawberries  fresh OR frozen. While using frozen, reduce the water to ½ a cup 
  2. SUGAR - the sugar amount can be adjusted, start with the amount given in the recipe and you can go upto 100 grams. If using coconut sugar, the colour will be a little dull. But thats ok. 
  3. CONSISTENCY - you can  adjust the compote's consistency. by reducing the water. for thicker compotes (for cake fillings) while cooking. To adjust consistency and make it more like a syrup, then add in a few tablespoons of hot water.
other tips 
  • If using frozen strawberries, there is no need to thaw them. And eventually will need lesser water.
  • Chop strawberries in equal sized pieces. Looks good and cooks evenly. You may want to make it chunkier by chopping into chunkier pieces. Any size is good.
  • Always mix corn starch with water, and then add that to the strawberries. Adding only the cornstarch directly will give lumps.
  • Over cooking the compote, will make a thick lumpy compote. so just about 5 to 8 mins is just fine.
  • While cooking, mash some strawberry chunks and you are stirring. This will release some juices from the strawberry and add to the flavour.
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Nutrition

Serving: 2 cupsCalories: 204 kcalCarbohydrates: 51 gProtein: 2 gFat: 1 gSaturated Fat: 1 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1 gMonounsaturated Fat: 1 gFiber: 5 gSugar: 41 gIron: 1 mg
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