How to cook delicious and healthy pumpkin compote: the best recipes and tips for making twists for the winter

Is there an unusually rich pumpkin harvest in the garden? Or do you just really love this sweet vegetable? A rather unusual way to prepare it is to cook pumpkin compote. A supply of vitamins, a boost of energy and a pleasant, refreshing taste are guaranteed.

In this article we will look at the most delicious and simple recipes a healthy drink that will appeal not only to adults, but also to children.

How to cook a simple and tasty pumpkin compote

Before proceeding directly to preparing the compote, the pumpkin must be thoroughly washed. Then cut it in half and remove the seeds.

Advice. Don't throw away the seeds. Dry them and you will get delicious and healthy homemade pumpkin seeds.

After removing the seeds, you can cut the halves into several more pieces for convenience, remove the tough skin from them and cut the pulp into small cubes.

Now you can start the recipes. First, let's look at the simplest recipe for compote without additives.

Ingredients:

• 400 g pumpkin;
• 250 g sugar;
• 2 liters of water.

Preparation:

1. Place the pumpkin cubes in a saucepan and fill them with water.
2. Bring to a boil, cook for half an hour.
3. Add sugar. Dissolve it completely in water.
4. Remove the pan from the heat.
5. Pour the compote into jars or any other containers.

To save time, cook compote in a slow cooker, if, of course, you have one. You will need the same ingredients. Only in this case, all the ingredients are mixed in the bowl at once. Prepare the compote on the “Steam Boiler” program for 40 minutes.

Other pumpkin compote recipes

If you want the drink to have a richer and more interesting taste, then here are some recipes with the addition of additional ingredients.

Some of them turn out to be so different in taste from the main ingredient - pumpkin, that even children will be happy to try this healthy compote.

With dried apricots and/or raisins

In this recipe, you can remove dried apricots or raisins, if you wish. The amount of honey is also up to your taste.

Ingredients:

• 200 g pumpkin;
• 100 g dried apricots;
• 100 g seedless raisins;
• 800 ml water;
• 20 ml lemon juice;
• 2 tbsp. l. honey

Preparation:

1. Rinse raisins and dried apricots.
2. Place the fruit and pumpkin in the pan. To fill with water.
3. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes.
4. At the end add lemon juice and honey. Mix thoroughly and remove from heat.

With orange

Children will definitely like this drink due to its pronounced orange flavor.

Ingredients:

• 500 g pumpkin;
• 3 medium oranges;
• 1 tbsp. Sahara;
• 2 liters of water.

Preparation:

1. Mix pumpkin with sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 15 minutes.
2. At this time, wash the oranges. Grate the zest from one and squeeze out the juice. Peel the remaining two. Then divide them into slices, removing the skin from each, and cut into 3-4 pieces.
3. Add the zest and pieces of two oranges to the pumpkin. Cook everything together for 5 minutes.
4. Pour in the orange juice and cook for another 3 minutes.
5. Check the compote for taste, add sugar if necessary.
6. The drink is ready.

With orange and cloves

If desired, you can add 2 cinnamon sticks to the drink. Add along with pumpkin.

Ingredients:

• 2 kg pumpkin;
• 2 oranges;
• 2 liters of water;
• 750 g sugar;
• 6 buds of cloves.

Preparation:

1. Wash the oranges, grate the zest and squeeze out the juice.
2. Mix water and sugar in a saucepan. Boil for 10 minutes.
3. Add vegetable pieces, cloves, cinnamon, orange zest and juice to the syrup.
4. Cook the mixture for 15 minutes.
5. Pour the drink into prepared containers.

With apple

The taste is very interesting, and the drink itself is super-vitamin-rich. Prunes can be omitted from the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 300 g pumpkin;
• 200 g sour apples;
• 2 tbsp. l. prunes;
• 0.5 tbsp. Sahara;
• 1 cinnamon stick.

Preparation:

1. Wash the apples, peel and remove the seeds. Cut into slices.
2. Mix water and sugar in a saucepan. Boil the liquid for 15 minutes.
3. Add prunes and cinnamon to the syrup. Cook for 10 minutes.
4. Add pumpkin.
5. After 5 minutes, add apples.
6. Cook until all ingredients are fully cooked (about 20 minutes).

With lemon

A refreshing option. It turns out to be real lemonade. The recipe is for two three-liter jars. Easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 3 kg pumpkin;
• 3 lemons;
• 550 g sugar;
• 3-4 liters of water.

Preparation:

1. Place pumpkin pieces in jars.
2. Wash and peel the lemons. Cut into slices crosswise. Add to pumpkin.
3. Prepare syrup in a saucepan. To do this, mix water with sugar and boil until the crystals are completely dissolved.
4. Pour boiling liquid over the contents of the jars.
5. Place the jars in a large container with water.
6. Boil in this way for 10 minutes.
7. The compote is ready. You can drink it or roll it into jars.

Pumpkin compote, like pineapple

A drink prepared according to this recipe will keep your guests guessing for a long time about its main component. Pumpkin pieces taste very much like pineapple pieces.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 0.5 l pineapple juice;
• 1 liter of water;
• 0.5 kg sugar.

Preparation:

1. Cut the pumpkin into pieces resembling canned pineapple.
2. Pour pineapple juice into a saucepan and bring to a boil.
3. Add chopped vegetables to it. Cook over very low heat for 15 minutes.
4. In a separate container, boil water with sugar. Cook until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved.
5. Pour the pumpkin with juice into the prepared container and add syrup.
6. It is better to drink the drink after a couple of hours.

With quince

A refreshing yet tart drink reminiscent of summer on cold winter days.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 500 g quince;
• 0.5 kg sugar.

Preparation:

1. Wash the quince, remove skin and seeds. Cut as desired: into circles, slices or cubes.
2. Mix the pumpkin and quince pieces in a saucepan and add sugar. Place in a warm place.
3. Wait until the juice appears.
4. Place the pan on the stove and cook for 30 minutes.
5. You can dilute the compote with water if necessary. In this case, it will be necessary to bring it to a boil.

With sea buckthorn

Super healthy drink, with a huge amount of vitamins. Can be consumed hot in autumn or winter.

Ingredients:

• 150 g pumpkin;
• 200 g sea buckthorn;
• 2.5 liters of water;
• 350 g sugar.

Preparation:

1. Rinse the sea buckthorn.
2. Place pumpkin pieces in a jar or decanter and add sea buckthorn on top.
3. Pour boiling water over and let steep for 10 minutes.
4. Pour the water into a saucepan, add sugar and boil until the crystals are completely dissolved.
5. Pour syrup over pumpkin and sea buckthorn.

Cinnamon

Warming spicy compote can be supplemented with star anise or cloves.

Ingredients:

• 500 g pumpkin;
• 1 cinnamon stick;
• 1 tbsp. Sahara;
• 2 liters of water.

Preparation:

1. In a saucepan, combine 1 cup water, cinnamon and sugar. Boil the thick syrup for 5-10 minutes.
2. Add pumpkin to the syrup.
3. After 5 minutes, pour in the remaining water, bring to a boil and cook the compote for 25-30 minutes.
4. You can drink it either hot or chilled.

With pulp

For those who like a thicker texture. Drink without pumpkin pieces.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg pumpkin;
• 1.5-2 tbsp. Sahara;
• water as desired.

Preparation:

1. Boil the pumpkin in a small amount of water (but the pieces must be completely covered with water) for 30 minutes.
2. Catch the finished cubes with a slotted spoon and grind in a blender.
3. Add sugar and mix thoroughly.
4. Pour in the liquid left over from cooking (it is necessary to pour in the broth gradually until the desired consistency is achieved).
5. Cool. After 2 days, the juice will be completely ready for consumption.

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How to make pumpkin compotes for the winter

Any of the above recipes can be prepared for the winter. To do this, you must first sterilize the container in which you will store the compote. And after preparing the drink according to the indicated points, pour it into jars and boil them in a large saucepan with water. 10-15 minutes will be enough. After this, you can roll it up and store it in the refrigerator or cellar.

Advice. To make the drink last longer, add citric acid to it.

Secrets of experienced housewives

Here are a few recommendations that will make pumpkin compote more delicious:

1. Choose muscat or dessert varieties, pulp which are sweet even when raw.
2. Smaller pumpkins also have a sweeter taste. They are also easier to work with due to their softer skin.
3. At the market it is better to buy whole fruits rather than cut ones. It is unknown how clean the seller's knife and hands were.
4. Before cooking, do not chop the vegetable too finely, otherwise the pulp will fall apart and lose its shape.
5. It is advisable to use purified water.

Conclusion

Despite the fact that everyone is accustomed to considering pumpkin a vegetable, it makes tasty and sweet compotes. No worse than from dried fruits or apples.And for whom, perhaps, it is better. The recipes given above will fully confirm this opinion. Don’t be afraid to experiment and try combinations of different spices and other fruits and vegetables.