Ingredients
- ¾ cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 piece lemon peel
- ½ teaspoon rum or vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 pineapple, cored and peeled, cut into 8 slices
- 2 mangos, peeled and pitted, cut into 8 pieces
- 3 bananas peeled, cut into 8 diagonal pieces
- fresh mint leaves (optional)
Directions
- In a saucepan combine ¾ cup of water with the sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel (and rum or vanilla extract if desired). Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the fruit. Cook at a very low heat for 5 minutes.
- Pour the syrup in a cup. Remove the lemon rind and cool the cooked fruit for 2 hours.
- To serve the compote, arrange the fruit in a serving dish and pour a few teaspoons of syrup over the fruit. Garnish with mint leaves.
- May serve with Homemade Sour Cream.
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Prep Time
0 min
Nutrition Facts
- Servings per Recipe: 8 servings
- Calories: 151
- Calories from Fat: 6
- Total Fat: 0.5
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 3 mg
- Carbohydrate: 39 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Exchange: 3 fruit
- Carbohydrate Units: 3