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Homemade fruit sauce (compote) is super simple to make and only takes two ingredients, one pot, and 10 minutes.
If you’re looking for a sweet topping for desserts, breads, and more, here it is!
Homemade fruit sauce comes together quickly and delivers amazing flavor with only two ingredients!
Uses for this fruit sauce are endless; try stirring some into your breakfast oatmeal or yogurt, topping waffles, pancakes, or crepes (YUM), or even—did you guess?—drizzle it over your favorite ice cream.
Homemade fruit sauce is adaptable, too—use fresh or frozen fruit, try a mixture of berries (great for using up leftovers!), mix in spices like cinnamon or ginger, stir in a splash of your favorite fruit juice.
Berries and stone fruits—peaches, cherries, plums, apricots, and nectarines—are the best to use for a fruit sauce. If the fruit you use is tart, stir in a small amount of honey or sugar to balance the flavors.
Try serving this homemade fruit sauce at your next brunch or dessert party. Your guests will never know it was so simple to make!
Serves: 6
With just two ingredients, homemade fruit sauce is easy and fast to make anytime. Try mixing in 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon or other favorite spice.
10 minCook Time
10 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 3 cups fresh or frozen fruit of choice
- 2 tbsp fruit juice, such as orange juice
Instructions
- Place fruit and juice in a small saucepan and bring to medium-high heat.
- Once bubbling, reduce heat to medium-low heat and use a wooden spoon to mash the fruit.
- Continue cooking for about 10 minutes, occasionally mashing fruit to combine.
- Remove from heat and serve warm with French toast, waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, ice cream sundaes and more.
- To store, transfer sauce to a glass jar with a lid and allow to cool thoroughly. Store in the fridge.
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