Cherry compote with seeds for the winter

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  blanks

• Cooking time:

  30 minutes

• Designed for

  For a family of 5 people portions

Ingredients

• cherries
• granulated sugar
• lemon acid
• water

You can make a cherry compote for the winter with seeds according to various recipes, someone prefers to cook a drink, others use the sterilization method or add citric acid. Sweet cherries are used here of various varieties, usually preference is given to red berries, but you can also make compote from white fruits.

There are many recipes for making compote; berries, pieces of fruit, various spices and granulated sugar are additionally added to it. There are recipes that make it possible to prepare compote without sugar, while with aromatic additives that will make the drink no less refined and tasty. It is worth telling in more detail about the ways in which such a compote is prepared, which is used as additives, and what rules must be followed during its preparation.

Cooking nuances

The chefs have highlighted several important tips for making pitted sweet cherry compote for the winter. If you follow these rules, you can get a really tasty drink that will retain its quality for a long time:

• in order to prepare a rich compote, it is worth selecting for it only the most ripe fruits of a rich red or yellow color, they have a more pronounced taste and aroma;
• there are different varieties of berries, and in one the seed can be easily separated, while the other variety has a bone that fits tightly to the pulp, this should be taken into account when brewing a drink;
• for the preparation of compote, it is recommended to take a ripe, but dense berry, soft fruits are not suitable for this purpose. In addition, it is better to remove overripe and rotten fruits;
• cherries go well with other types of berries and fruits, so you can make a drink with additives;
• this berry is sweeter than cherries, therefore, to prepare blanks from it, less granulated sugar is added, 350 grams of sugar is enough per kilogram;
• to add sourness to the drink, citric acid is added to it; one gram of acid is enough per liter of syrup.

Compote with cherries and lemon

This is an excellent version of cherry compote, which is prepared with seeds for the winter. A little citric acid is added to the drink to add sourness and a unique aroma to the preparation. But it is best to use lemon, so the compote will turn out to be more aromatic and tasty.

Ingredients:

• ripe cherry - 700 grams;
• granulated sugar - 300 grams;
• medium lemon - 1/2 piece;
• purified water - as needed.

Cooking process:

The berries are washed in a colander and transferred to clean jars

The lemon is scalded with boiling water, then cut into slices or circles, spread on top of the cherry fruits

Granulated sugar is dissolved in boiling water, and then the berries and lemon are poured with the resulting syrup. Close with lids

The compote is sterilized for fifteen minutes, after which it is rolled up tightly and covered with a blanket

If there is a desire, then one circle of orange is sent to the blank, but in this case, it is better to thoroughly peel the peel of the citrus with soda and pour boiling water over the fruit

Sugar-free sweet cherry compote

Housewives usually prepare compote with the addition of granulated sugar, but you can get an equally tasty drink if you do not add sugar to it at all. In this case, various spices are used.

Ingredients:

• cloves - 3 pieces;
• vanilla in pods - to taste;
• cherry berries - 1, 2 kg;
• allspice - 2 peas.

Cooking process:

The amount of spices used is indicated approximately, but in general, their amount is controlled by taste. When the berries are selected, rinse them well in a colander

There is no need to sterilize the jars, they are simply washed and then filled with two-thirds of the volume with berries

Water is poured into a saucepan and brought to a boil, as soon as the liquid boils, spices are added to it

Cherry is poured with prepared boiling water, after which the jars are covered with lids

The blanks are rolled up and wrapped with a blanket, after cooling, the blanks can be moved to a storage location

Compote with apples

For such a compote from cherries with seeds for the winter, it is better to choose more sour varieties of apples. This blank can be stored all winter, while the drink has great benefits.

Ingredients:

• citric acid - 3 grams;
• sour apples - 1 kg;
• granulated sugar - 500 grams;
• ripe cherries - 3 kg.

Cooking process:

To begin with, the berries are sorted out in order to remove the spoiled and crumpled fruits, while the seeds are not needed to be removed

After that, the apples are prepared, washed in water and cut into pieces, removing the seeds from the core

One and a half liters of water is taken, granulated sugar is dissolved in them and citric acid is added. This solution is brought to a boil over high heat

Sliced apples and ripe cherries are placed in clean containers. It is necessary to fill with ingredients about a third of the jar volume. After that, the fruits are poured with boiling water and sugar

Compote is sent for sterilization, half an hour is enough if the can has a three-liter volume

Next, the containers are sealed and covered with heat

Compote with double filling

This recipe for cherry compote for the winter with seeds involves using hot syrup for pouring twice, so as not to carry out the sterilization procedure.

Ingredients:

• ripe cherries - 2 kg;
• granulated sugar - 1 glass;
• citric acid in granules - 2 grams;
• purified water - 1 liter.

Cooking process:

The berries are sorted out to remove the rotten ones, after which they are poured into clean containers, while the jars should be filled almost to the end

Meanwhile, water is boiled, as soon as the liquid boils, berries are poured into it and everything is closed with a lid. In this form, the workpieces are left for twelve minutes

Then the water is poured back into the pan. The easiest way to do this is to use a perforated lid or gauze

Granulated sugar and a little citric acid in granules are added to the water

The syrup is heated until it boils again and left to boil for one minute

Pour the workpiece with the resulting syrup, and then roll it up

Cherry compote with citric acid

This recipe for cherry compote with seeds for the winter is most often used, since it is not at all necessary to use a whole lemon here, it is enough to prepare citric acid.

Ingredients:

• citric acid - 15 grams;
• purified water - 7 liters;
• ripe cherries - 2 kg;
• granulated sugar - 800 grams.

Cooking process:

Jars are sterilized, and cherries are washed and dried

Half a kilogram of cherries is placed in each container

Additionally, each container is packed with five grams of citric acid

Pour water into a saucepan and boil, add sugar to the liquid and wait for it to completely dissolve. Boiling for five minutes is usually sufficient

The resulting syrup is poured into cherries along with citric acid to the very neck

Next, the blanks are rolled up with lids. It is left to cool under a warm blanket, and only then is it sent for storage

Assorted compote with strawberries

As mentioned above, cherries go well with all types of berries and fruits, you just need to properly prepare the amount of ingredients.

Ingredients:

• ripe strawberries - 500 grams;
• citric acid in granules - 20 grams;
• ripe cherry - 3 kg;
• fresh mint - 1 sprig;
• granulated sugar - 4 cups.

Cooking process:

To prepare a compote from cherries with seeds for the winter, it is enough to rinse all the necessary berries and then transfer them to jars. Additionally, several mint leaves are added to each of the jars

Water is boiled in a separate saucepan, and as soon as the liquid boils, jars of fruits are poured into it. The berries are left to infuse for fifteen minutes, after which the liquid is poured back

Now you can add granulated sugar to the water, its amount is calculated by a glass per liter of syrup. As soon as the syrup is brought to a boil, citric acid is added to it

The ready-made solution is poured into jars with fruits and sealed with lids

Compote with cherries and mulberries

Another interesting version of compote, which is prepared very quickly, while obtaining a tasty and aromatic drink.

Ingredients:

• mulberry - 1/2 cup;
• citric acid - 5 grams;
• ripe cherries - 1 glass;
• granulated sugar - 1 glass.

Cooking process:

• The first step is to process the container, and also wash the fruits. Only after that, cherries and mulberries are poured into the container.
• Add granulated sugar and a little citric acid to the jar.
• Water is poured into the container, which has been brought to a boil, and everything is covered with a lid on top.
• You can use the fill twice, or you can immediately cork the beverage can.

Compote without sterilization

You can get a very tasty cherry compote with seeds for the winter, without spending a lot of time on its preparation. Most often, such drinks are recommended to be closed in 3 liter cans.

Ingredients:

• granulated sugar - 300 grams;
• purified water - as needed;
• ripe cherries - 500 grams;
• vanilla sugar - 1 pack.

Cooking process:

• If the cherry is picked ripe and very sweet, then you can take less granulated sugar than indicated in the recipe.
• The cherries are washed and those that are rotten or wrinkled are removed. A delicious compote can be obtained only from a quality product.
• All berries are sent to glass containers, after which they are poured with prepared syrup. Seal the container with a lid and allow the drink to cool under a blanket.
• There are several dozen more options for making such a compote. Many housewives use cloves and vanilla as additives to add flavor to the finished drink.

And to make the taste of the compote more unusual, you should add pears, a little raspberry, plums and other fruits to it.

After seaming, you cannot leave the cans without insulation, you can cover them with a warm blanket or blanket, and put them away for storage only after the blanks have cooled.