Cranberry compote is a refreshing, healthy and tasty drink. It is very important to be able to cook it correctly, because a violation of technology will lead to a loss of the healing properties of this unique bright berry.

Cranberry compote - a classic recipe

If you decide to take up the preparation of such a drink, then the first time to cook cranberry compote is best for this recipe. It will allow you to understand the process and decide what else I would like to add to the composition of the ingredients.

Required Products:

  • two large spoons of sugar;
  • 400 grams of cranberries;
  • one and a half liters of water.

Cooking process:

  1. Pour the indicated amount of water into a container that can be heated, add sugar and mix very well.
  2. The resulting mixture is sent to the stove, turn on the average heating level and wait for the contents to boil.
  3. After that, we fill in the washed cranberries. Thinking about how to cook the compote so that it can stand for a while, you do not have to worry much. Ten minutes will be enough to achieve readiness.
  4. Cool the drink and pour into a suitable container.

Cranberry drink in a slow cooker

Required Products:

  • 200 grams of cranberries;
  • one glass of sugar;
  • two liters of water.

Cooking process:

  1. The berries are well sorted, washed and sent to the multicooker bowl.
  2. Pour sugar and pour the indicated amount of water.
  3. Mix the contents, close the lid of the appliance and turn on the “Soup” mode for 30 minutes.
  4. We insist another 15 minutes and the drink is ready to serve.

With the addition of lingonberries

You can cook cranberry compote with the addition of lingonberries. This combination will make it even more useful.

Required Products:

  • a glass of cranberries and lingonberries;
  • five large spoons of sugar;
  • one spoon of mint;
  • two liters of water.

Cooking process:

  1. Wash the berries well, send them to a blender and bring to a puree condition. You can crush them with a meat grinder. If the mass is too thick, dilute it.
  2. Mint is placed in a pan, pour the indicated amount of water, heat and cook for about three minutes after the contents begin to boil.
  3. Add berries there, mix and continue cooking for another ten minutes. Cool ready compote. After half an hour, you can already drink it.

Frozen Cranberry Compote

Compote from frozen cranberries is no harder to prepare than from fresh berries. At the same time, this raw material retains all the useful properties of cranberries, and the drink comes out not deprived of vitamins.

 

Required Products:

  • about two liters of water;
  • 180 grams of sugar;
  • 400 grams of frozen cranberries.

Cooking process:

  1. Place water in a container, add the right amount of sugar, mix and place on a stove to heat.
  2. Wait until the ingredients begin to boil, and cover the berry. It is not necessary to thaw it beforehand, but it is important that the cranberries are washed and cleaned in advance.
  3. Keep the drink on the stove for about ten minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
  4. Remove from heat, cool and pour into a glass bowl.

Healthy drink with currants

Cranberry compote with currants is another option for a tasty drink. It turns out to be sweet and sour and can be cooked from fresh or frozen berries.

Required Products:

  • 200 grams of any currant;
  • three liters of water;
  • 300 grams of cranberries;
  • sugar to your taste.

Cooking process:

  1. Pour the indicated amount of water into the pan, add sugar to your taste (about three tablespoons), stir and let the mixture boil.
  2. When the boiling process begins, add cranberries and currants to the bowl. Berries must first be sorted out, washed and peeled.
  3. Cook the compote for about ten minutes, and then let it cool. After that, the fresh drink is ready to drink.

By the same principle, you can make a drink in a slow cooker. It is enough to place all the ingredients in the bowl and turn on the “Soup” mode for 30 minutes.

How to cook apple and cranberry compote

Required Products:

  • two sweet apples;
  • sugar to your taste;
  • three liters of water;
  • 300 grams of cranberries;
  • orange zest.

Cooking process:

  1. Pour all the water into a container suitable for heating and add a little sugar based on your taste preferences. Stir all the ingredients and put on medium heat, bring to a boil.
  2. Free the apples from the skin, cut a hard core and cut the flesh into small cubes.
  3. As soon as the liquid begins to boil, immediately send the washed berries, apples and chopped zest there.
  4. Continue cooking for another 10 to 15 minutes. You can understand if the compote is ready for apples - if they are soft, then it's time to remove the drink from the heat. Cool it and pour into a suitable container.

Rosehip Recipe

Required Products:

  • two liters of water;
  • 500 grams of cranberries;
  • sugar to your taste;
  • a glass of wild rose.

Cooking process:

  1. We sort out the cranberries and wash them well. Spread on paper towels and dry.
  2. Then we put them in a deep container and knead with a tolkushka (you can skip through a meat grinder). It is important that the juice is squeezed out and the cake remains.
  3. Put the cake in a pan, fill it with water and cook for about five minutes after the boiling process has begun.
  4. Filter what we have, mix with squeezed juice and sprinkle with a little sugar.
  5. We also wash the rosehip and fill it with boiling water. Pour it all into a thermos and leave it overnight.
  6. In the morning, we filter this mixture and mix with cranberry compote. Cool before use.

With oranges and spices

Required Products:

  • 300 grams of cranberries;
  • 150 grams of sugar;
  • a large spoon of honey;
  • two liters of water;
  • one big orange;
  • cinnamon stick;
  • 4 things. carnations.

Cooking process:

  1. Pour the indicated amount of water into the pan, bring the liquid to a boil and pour cranberries there. Continue cooking for another three minutes over medium heat.
  2. We carefully wash the orange, do not throw out the zest, but cut it and send it to the cranberries. The pulp is also chopped into small pieces.
  3. We continue to cook the composition for another ten minutes, pour sugar and put honey. Mix and cook the same amount.
  4. Add cloves and cinnamon. Turn off the plate, cover the drink with a lid and let it stand for about 15 minutes to make it more saturated.
  5. After this time, we filter the compote and pour the juice squeezed from the pulp of orange into it. Cool and taste.

Cranberry compote, as you see, is made very simply, but at the same time it is unusually tasty and refreshing. Based on the basic recipe, you can prepare other variations of the drink using a variety of berries, spices and other additives to your liking.

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