Fresh Fruit Compote

Simple, but elegant.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 4  cups water
• 2  apples, peeled, cored, and quartered
• 2  peaches, peeled and quartered
• 2  pears, peeled, cored, and quartered
• 3  plums, pitted and quartered
• 1⁄4 lb cherries, pitted
• 2  tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 -3  cinnamon sticks
• 1  cup fresh strawberries, hulled
•  whipped cream (optional)

Directions

1. Combine sugar and water in large saucepan; bring to a boil. Add apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, lemon juice, and cinnamon sticks. Cook over med. heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally; cool. Stir in strawberries, and chill. Serve with WHipped cream, if desired.