Kompot (Russian/Ukrainian Fruit Juice)
Recipe: #24060
June 12, 2016
Categories: Beverages, Non-Alcoholic, Eastern European, 5 Ingredients Or Less, One-Pot Meal, Fat Free, Gluten-Free, Kosher, Low Cholesterol Low Fat, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, Water, more
"Kompot is a fruit juice made by nearly every Russian and Ukrainian family. There are un unlimited number of ways to make it. It all depends on the fruit you have on hand. You can experiment with various berries and stone fruit. It can be made with fresh or even dry fruit. This version is from Natasha's Kitchen."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (368.8 g)
- Calories 95.4
- Total Fat - 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 10.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 21.7 g
- Protein - 0.2 g
- Calcium - 11.7 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 35.9 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil.
Step 2
Meanwhile, wash all the fruit. Cut apricots in half and remove the pits. Pit the cherries.
Step 3
When the water starts to boil, carefully add fruit and bring water back to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and let the mixture boil for 30 min, uncovered.
Step 4
Remove from heat and stir in the sugar, or to taste. Let kompot cool completely, strain off the juice and refrigerate. Serve chilled.
Tips
No special items needed.