Spiced Hot Fruit Recipe

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Irene Howard of Shanandoah, Iowa shares her recipe for a crowd-pleasing compote that takes advantage of convenient canned fruit. Its sweet, buttery sauce, spiced with ginger and cinnamon, makes a warm and wonderful addition to any breakfast buffet.

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Diabetic Friendly

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Spiced Hot Fruit Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 20 Servings

15 30 45

Ingredients

2 cans (one 20 ounces, one 8 ounces) pineapple chunks
2 cans (15-1/4 ounces each) apricots, drained and quartered
1 can (29 ounces) sliced peaches, drained
1 can (29 ounces) pear halves, drained and quartered
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In an ungreased shallow 3-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the pineapple, apricots, peaches and pears; set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger and reserved pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. Pour over fruit.
Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm. Yield: 10 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1/2 cup equals 165 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 35 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 fruit, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Spiced Hot Fruit in Quick Cooking September/October 1998, p13