A simple recipe for making blueberry compote for the winter

Blueberries contain many minerals and vitamins that are beneficial to humans. It has a positive effect on the nervous and cardiovascular systems of the body. Moreover, it improves the functioning of the pancreas and gall bladder. You can enjoy this berry in abundance at the end of summer - beginning of autumn, during its ripening period. However, you can provide yourself with vitamins during the cold season by picking berries in advance to prepare blueberry compote for the winter.

Subtleties of compote preparation

To get the maximum benefit and taste from the drink, you need to take into account all the features of its preparation. Many housewives have their own tricks that they share with beginners:

• First of all, compote jars must be sterilized. Wash them thoroughly and, without wiping, keep them for 15 minutes either in the oven at a temperature of 160 degrees, or over the steam of boiling water in a pan.
• Use spring water. The taste of the compote will be revealed brighter in it.
• Immediately prepare the lids and rolling machine. This will save time and prevent the vitamins from disappearing.
• Do not add sugar “by eye”: an incorrectly calculated amount of this ingredient will make the drink too sweet and negatively affect the taste.

Preparation of the main ingredient

Proper preparation of berries for the winter will preserve all their beneficial properties. Freezing ensures the integrity of the vitamin C contained in blueberries.

You will need:

• blueberry;
• container or plastic bag.

Sort through all the berries, setting aside separately the fruits that are not ripe or overripe. Remove leaves and other debris. Without washing, place the berries in a container or bag. Close the lid of the container or tie the bag and place in the freezer.

A simple recipe for the winter

In winter, this drink will remind you of the warm summer and supply the body with the vitamins necessary for life.

You will need:

• 550 g granulated sugar;
• 2000 g fresh or frozen blueberries;
• drinking water 0.7 ml.

How to cook:

1. Rinse whole and ripe berries well with running water. The fruits should be handled with care, as they are very fragile and easily damaged.
2. Place the fruits on a clean and dry towel.
3. Sterilize glass jars.
4. Place a saucepan with water and sugar on the fire.Stirring, bring to a boil. The sugar should completely dissolve.
5. Place dried blueberries into jars.
6. Pour the resulting sugar syrup into jars and carefully close them with lids. Sterilize for 30 minutes.

The drink is ready. It must be stored in a cool place away from sunlight.

Raspberry compote with blueberries

Another tasty and healthy version of this drink:

1. Prepare ingredients: 1 kg raspberries, 500 g blueberries, 1.2 kg sugar per liter of water.
2. Prepare syrup. Pour water and sugar into a saucepan, stir, bring to a boil.
3. Place berries in jars in a ratio of 1:2 (blueberries: raspberries).
4. Fill the jars with hot syrup and close with sterile lids.
5. Cool the containers, pasteurize them, and then put them in the pantry or any cool place.

Blueberry and blueberry compote

The recipe is for four liter jars:

1. Take 1 kg of blueberries and blueberries, 3 liters of water and one and a half glasses of sugar.
2. Fill pre-sterilized jars with berries in a 1:1 ratio to the middle.
3. Pour boiling water into all jars. This way you can calculate how much syrup needs to be boiled.
4. Drain the water from all the cans into a saucepan, add sugar and, remembering to stir, cook until boiling.
5. Fill the jars with berries with syrup and seal them with lids. Carry out pasteurization.
6. When the drink has cooled, the glass containers can be put away in a special place where they will wait for the winter.

Apple and blueberry compote

You will need:

• 150 g each of apples, blueberries and sugar;
• 1 gram of citric acid;
• liter of drinking water.

The basic scheme for preparing compote does not change. However, apples should be prepared separately:

1. Wash and peel the apples, core and cut into slices.
2. Bring sugar syrup to a boil, add apples and simmer over low heat for 6 minutes.
3. Add citric acid and washed blueberries and cook until the drink boils again.
4. Pour the compote into pre-sterilized jars and let cool.

Blueberry and cherry compote

It’s easy to prepare using a similar recipe. However, it is worth remembering that it is better to drink compote containing cherries as early as possible. At some point, cherry pits begin to release a toxic substance that is not very beneficial for the human body.

So, take a kilogram of cherries (possibly with pits) and blueberries, one and a half glasses of sugar and 2.5 liters of water:

1. Rinse the berries well separately from each other.
2. Place cherries and blueberries in jars in alternating layers (about 2 cm each). Leave some space at the top.
3. Prepare sugar syrup.
4. Pour boiling syrup over the berries and immediately close the jars thoroughly. Pasteurize at 60 degrees.
5. Once cooled, they are ready for winter storage.

Blueberry compote without sterilization

Take 2 kg of blueberries, 600 ml of water and half a glass of sugar. Distribute the berries evenly among sterilized jars. Pour sugar syrup over them. Seal the container hermetically, turn it over and let it cool slowly, covering it with a thick cloth. Completely cooled compote is ready for storage at room temperature. When serving, it is best to dilute the drink, as this method results in a fairly concentrated taste.

How to store blueberry compote

The basic rule for storing compote is a dark and cool place. It is worth paying attention that glass containers must be well sealed with sterilized metal lids for better preservation of the product, and therefore for a longer preservation of its beneficial properties. The shelf life of a pasteurized drink is practically unlimited.