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    In the Kitch » Recipes » Soups, Sauces & Dressings

    Updated: Apr 18, 2024 · Published: Jun 30, 2021 by Joss Dyckson · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Easy Homemade Strawberry Compote

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    A sweet, fresh sauce can heighten flavors of both sweet and savory dishes, and this easy, homemade strawberry compote recipe will do just that. You can spruce up many dishes with its balanced sweet and tart flavors.

    Strawberry compote in a jar, orange juice in a glass on the side, wooden background.

    While it is mostly made from strawberries, the orange juice and orange zest give the compote a slight citrus zing. The addition of honey will help to add a sweet touch. If you have leftover strawberries when you're finished, check out how to make strawberry liqueur from fresh strawberries.

    Jump to:
    • What is Strawberry Compote?
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make it
    • Strawberry Compote Uses
    • Recipe FAQs
    • 🍓More Delicious Strawberry Recipes
    • 📋Recipe

    What is Strawberry Compote?

    Strawberry compote is a chunky fruit sauce made with strawberries that are slowly cooked with sugar syrup. It is a lot like my strawberry rhubarb compote but without the rhubarb.

    What makes it different from another fruit sauce, coulis, is that compote is a chunky sauce while strawberry coulis is made with puréed fruit, giving it a smoother texture.

    Ingredients

    Strawberry compote ingredients prepped and labeled.
    • strawberries - You can use fresh or frozen strawberries.
    • orange juice - I use freshly squeezed orange juice from navel oranges.
    • orange zest - You can use a microplane or the small hole side of a grater to get the zest. Navel oranges are great for zesting.
    • sugar - You can substitute with honey.
    • cornstarch - This is going to thicken it up a little.

    *Check recipe card for ingredient amounts.

    How to Make it

    Strawberries, sugar and orange in saucepan.

    Step 1. Combine ingredients in saucepan. In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries with the orange juice, orange zest, sweetener and salt.

    Strawberry compote mixture simmering in saucepan.

    Step 2. Simmer. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    Chef's Note: It will take longer to get to a boil if using frozen berries.

    Strawberry compote mixture in saucepan with cornstarch.

    Step 3. Thicken. Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water in a small bowl. Whisk it into the strawberry mixture and simmer for 1 more minute, until it thickens.

    Strawberry compote in saucepan.

    Step 4. Cool. Remove from heat and let cool.

    Strawberry compote in a jar and on a piece of toast, orange juice in a glass on the side, wooden background.

    Step 5. Serve! Serve as desired.

    Strawberry Compote Uses

    Strawberry compote on a piece of toast.

    While compote can be jarred, it is often used immediately in a dish, especially if it is homemade and from fresh fruit. When it comes to its use, it can be put on both sweet and savory dishes, the same way you would a jam.

    For sweet applications: you can top it on or mix it into strawberry shortcake ice cream and other ice cream flavors, cake, cheesecake in a jar, yogurt, pancakes, pancake bread, toast, English muffins, bagels, waffles, or fill a cupcake with it.

    This compote would taste amazing over top of my chocolate chip orange zest muffins.

    As for savory applications: it is recommended to serve it with duck dishes like duck confit, seared duck breast or fois gras (fattened duck liver).

    Recipe FAQs

    How do you store strawberry compote?

    Store your compote in a glass jar or other airtight container in the refrigerator. It should last up to two weeks.

    What is compote made of?

    It's made of fruit and sugar cooked together.

    How long does it take for compote to thicken?

    It only takes 1 to 3 minutes to thicken with the addition of cornstarch.

    Strawberry compote in a jar, with toast and orange juice in a glass on the side, on wooden circular serving dish.

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    Strawberry orange compote in jar with spoon and toast on the side.

    Easy Homemade Strawberry Compote

    Joss Dyckson
    This easy homemade strawberry compote recipe will spruce up your dishes with its balanced sweet and tart flavors. While it is mostly made from strawberries, the orange juice and orange zest give the compote a slight citrus zing.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Dessert, Sauce
    Cuisine French
    Servings 8 ¼ cup servings
    Calories 42 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 pound strawberries - cleaned, green parts removed and quartered
    • 3 tablespoons orange juice - freshly squeezed
    • 1 teaspoon orange zest
    • 2 ½ tablespoons sugar - or honey
    • 1 pinch salt
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch

    Instructions
     

    • In a medium saucepan, combine the strawberries with the orange juice, orange zest, sweetener and salt.
      Strawberries, sugar and orange in saucepan.
    • Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. You want to cook it until the berries just start to soften and break down.
      Strawberry compote mixture simmering in saucepan.
    • Mix the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water in a small bowl. Whisk it into the strawberry mixture and simmer for 1 more minute, until it thickens.
      Strawberry compote mixture in saucepan with cornstarch.
    • Remove from heat and let cool.
      Strawberry compote in saucepan.
    • Serve!
      Strawberry compote in a jar, orange juice in a glass on the side, wooden background.

    Equipment

    • Small saucepan

    Notes

    • You can use fresh or frozen strawberries. It will take longer to get to a boil if using frozen berries.
    • You can leave small strawberries whole or slice them in half.
    • Store your compote in glass jars in the refrigerator. It should last up to two weeks.
    • For sweet applications: you can top it on or mix it into strawberry shortcake ice cream and other ice cream flavors, cake, cheesecake, pancakes, toast, English muffins, bagels, waffles, or fill a cupcake with it.
    • As for savory applications: it is recommended to serve it with duck dishes like duck confit, seared duck breast or fois gras (fattened duck liver).

    Nutrition

    Calories: 42kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 37mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg

    Nutrition information on In the Kitch is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. It may not include toppings and/or sauces.

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