Hot Cherry Fruit Compote

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 16  ounces bing cherries, well drained
• 1  lemon, rind of, Grated
• 16  ounces royal ann cherries, drained
• 1⁄4 cup butter, melted
• 16  ounces  peach slices, well drained
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 20  ounces pineapple chunks, drained
• 1  teaspoon curry powder (optional)
• 11  ounces mandarin orange sections
• 21  ounces cherry pie filling
• 1⁄3 cup light raisins
• 1⁄4 cup rum
• 1⁄4 cup crystallized ginger, minced

Directions

1. In a buttered, large glass baking dish (9 X 13 or larger), arrange Bing cherries, Royal Ann cherries, peach sliced, pineapple chunks, orange sections, raisins and ginger.
2. Sprinkle grated lemon rind over all.
3. Make a paste of the melted butter, brown sugar and curry powder and distribute over the fruit.
4. Cover with pie filling and pour rum over all.
5. Bake in 350F oven 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
6. Serve hot as an accompaniment to meat or poultry, or chilled as a dessert.