TOP 5 simple and delicious recipes for making banana compote for the winter

Of the large number of homemade preparations, compote made from ripe bananas prepared for the winter has recently become particularly popular. Despite the seeming exoticism of such preservation, the process of its preparation is no more complicated than that of compotes from such familiar fruits and berries as apples, pears, plums, cherries, currants, sea buckthorn, and strawberries.

Subtleties of cooking

The main subtleties of preparing this preservation include:

1. The use, in addition to the main components, of a small amount of berries - raspberries, blackberries, currants, strawberries - gives the product a rich, bright color and a wonderful aroma.
2. Exact adherence to the chosen recipe.
3. Use only carefully selected fruits.
4. Thorough sterilization of containers and sealing lids.
5. Using a proper seaming wrench to seal jars tightly with lids.

Features of product selection

The fruits and berries used to prepare banana compote must be:

• mature;
• clean;
• free from diseases and pests.

Sugar used, in addition to fruits and berries, must be dry, crumbly and free of foreign impurities.

Rules for preparing dishes

The container chosen for the compote (3 or 2 liter jars), as well as the sealing lids, must be prepared as follows:

1. Pour a little baking soda into the jar and use a damp sponge to thoroughly wash the inside surface of the container walls.
2. After washing, rinse the jar under running water, turn it over and allow excess moisture to drain from its walls.
3. The jars are placed in the oven, turning the neck down.
4. Preheat the oven with jars to a temperature of 150 ⁰WITH.
5. When the oven has warmed up to the desired temperature, turn it off and, opening the door, allow the jars in it to cool.
6. After the jars have cooled, they are removed from the oven and placed on a clean table.

While the container in the oven is heating up, the seaming and screw caps are prepared and sterilized: they are first washed with soda, then rinsed, placed in a pan with cold water and boiled over low heat for 10 minutes. After the lids have been sterilized, the container with them is removed from the gas and allowed to cool for some time.

When sealing the jars, remove the lids from the pan with clean tweezers or well-washed hands.

How to prepare banana compote for the winter?

Of the large number of recipes for making banana compote, the most popular are those with apples, oranges or lemons, pears, and strawberries.

Classic recipe

The simplest banana compote is prepared as follows:

1. Pour 3 liters of water into a large saucepan.
2. The pan is put on gas.
3. When the water in the pan boils, 250-300 grams of granulated sugar are dissolved in it.
4. 5-6 ripe bananas, with peels slightly blackened in places, are cut into large round pieces.
5. Banana pieces are poured into boiling water and simmered over low heat for 20-25 minutes.
6. The finished compote is allowed to cool for some time.

Thanks to the simplicity and speed of preparation, such a compote can not only be rolled into jars and used as preserves for the winter, but also cooked daily.

Drink with apples

A rather tasty banana-apple compote is prepared as follows:

1. 500 grams of carefully selected and washed apples are cut into slices, from which all seeds and stems are removed.
2. One banana is peeled and cut into small round pieces.
3. Place chopped apples in a large saucepan and fill them with 3 liters of water.
4. Place the pan on the fire.
5. Bring the water in the pan to a boil and let the compote boil for about 5 minutes.
6. Dissolve 200 grams of granulated sugar in a hot drink.
7. Place banana slices into a pan with a hot drink and cook them for 5 minutes.
8. Remove the pan with the finished compote from the stove and, covering it with a lid, let it brew for 30 minutes.

To make the drink convenient to pour into cans or consume fresh, it is filtered through cheesecloth.

With oranges and lemon

Banana compote according to this recipe is prepared as follows:

1. 3 bananas and 1 orange (lemon) are thoroughly washed and cut into large pieces.
2. Pour 3 liters of water into a large saucepan and dissolve 500 grams of granulated sugar (2 cups) in it.
3. Place the pan on the fire and bring the water in it to a boil.
4. Place banana pieces into boiling water and let them boil in it for 10 minutes.
5. Add chopped orange (lemon) to the compote and let it boil for 5-10 minutes.

The finished drink is removed from the heat and, after steeping for a while, is rolled into jars.

With pears

Prepare such a compote by performing the following simple manipulations:

1. 3 liters of water are poured into a saucepan, 400 grams of sugar are dissolved in it, and then put on fire.
2. As soon as the water in the pan boils, add 400 grams of bananas cut into round pieces.
3. Reduce the burner heat and cook the resulting compote for another 10 minutes.
4. Alternately add 200 grams of lemons and 300 grams of sweet pears cut into rings. Boil each of the added ingredients for at least 5 minutes.

The finished drink is allowed to cool and brew.

With strawberry

Banana-strawberry compote is prepared by alternately boiling a large banana cut into round pieces and 400-500 grams of strawberries in 3 liters of water with 1 glass of sugar dissolved in it.

To add sourness to the finished drink, add 1 teaspoon of citric acid.

Preparation for winter and storage

Rolled up jars of banana compote, intended for consumption in the autumn-spring period, are placed for storage in a cool place - cellar, basement, basement.

In this case, the containers are placed not on the ground, but on spacious wooden racks. This is necessary so that during storage it is possible to monitor the state of preservation, if necessary, removing pieces with cloudy contents or a lid that begins to swell.