American•quick
Blueberry Compote
This blueberry compote recipe is ready in 10 minutes with pantry staples and pairs beautifully with breakfast, snacks, and desserts.
- Prep time
- 3 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups blueberries ((see notes))
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp cornstarch ((see notes))
- 1/8 cup water
- 1 tbsp butter ((see notes))
Instructions
- 1
Add the blueberries, sugar, salt, vanilla, and water to a cooking pot and stir to mix.
- 2
Make a slurry of the cornstarch and water and set aside.
- 3
Once the sauce starts to simmer and bubble, add in the lemon zest and the cornstarch slurry, stirring constantly till the sauce thickens. (see notes)
- 4
Turn the stove off and stir in the butter till it melts.