Dessert for 6

Simple Berry Compote

Name: Simple Berry Compote
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups fresh or frozen fruit; 3 tbsp orange juice; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp fresh or ground ginger; 1 tsp raw sugar; 1 tsp chia seeds

$1.92for 420 minServes 6

Fruit simmers with orange juice, warm spices, sugar, and chia seeds until soft and lightly thickened.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Frozen fruit, 15 oz$0.18/oz typical	15 oz	$2.70Typical price
	Juice, 1.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.06Typical price
	Nuts and seeds, a little$0.70/oz typical	a little	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.89

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Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugar

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20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
6servings as written
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Typical price

$0.48 per serving$1.92 for 4

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Ingredients

3 cups fresh or frozen fruit
3 tbsp orange juice
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp fresh or ground ginger
1 tsp raw sugar
1 tsp chia seeds

Steps

Combine the fruit, orange juice, cinnamon, ginger, and sugar in a small saucepan.
Cook over medium heat for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the fruit softens and releases juice.
Stir in the chia seeds and cook for 3 minutes.
Remove the compote from the heat and cool it for 5 minutes.