compote
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
Also compotier. a dish, usually of glass, china, or silver, having a base, stem, and often a lid, and used for serving fruit, nuts, candy, etc.
Origin of compote
1Words Nearby compote
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use compote in a sentence
Sure, I could always freeze them, but that would deprive me of the pleasure and creative challenge of deciding what to do with them — cook them up into pies, crisps and compotes, puree them into sauces, grill them for salads and sundaes, and more.
Pork chops and peaches meld savory with sweet in this speedy skillet dinner | Ellie Krieger | June 17, 2021 | Washington PostMake the pudding and the blueberry compote and stash them in the fridge to chill.
Make lemon pudding with blueberry whipped cream your next dinner party dessert | Adam Roberts | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostThe blueberry compote can be refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
Make lemon pudding with blueberry whipped cream your next dinner party dessert | Adam Roberts | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostA few minutes before it’s time for dessert, make the whipped cream, stir some blueberry compote into it, dollop and serve.
Make lemon pudding with blueberry whipped cream your next dinner party dessert | Adam Roberts | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostRemove the puddings from the refrigerator and top each with a dollop of the blueberry whipped cream, followed by dollops of the remaining blueberry compote, and serve.
Make lemon pudding with blueberry whipped cream your next dinner party dessert | Adam Roberts | June 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Apple compote Tart Apples are fall to me, and they remind me of my mom.
Once the tart has baked for 10 minutes, carefully spoon and spread the topping over the apple compote to cover it.
So, offer to bring a gorgeous pie (or cobbler, crisp, crumble, tart, compote or charlotte) to your next potluck invite.
A tray on the table held rolls and butter, some slices of cold ham, a glass of milk and a compote of apples.
The Four Corners Abroad | Amy Ella BlanchardA sick man longs for such things like a child and therefore I beg you to-day for the peach compote.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerWhen cold, the compote may be put in a mould; turn over a dish, remove the mould, and serve.
Line a well-buttered pudding-dish with slices of sponge-cake and cover with peach compote.
365 Foreign Dishes | UnknownAround the center are candles with yellow silk shades and a silver compote holding green glace grapes tied with yellow ribbon.
Breakfasts and Teas | Paul Pierce
British Dictionary definitions for compote
/ (ˈkɒmpəʊt, French kɔ̃pɔt) /
a dish of fruit stewed with sugar or in a syrup and served hot or cold
Origin of compote
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse