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Recipes:

Recipe:   Hot Fruit Compote
From:   Donna Naylor
Event:   Holiday 2000 Basket Exchange and Potluck

Ingredients:

  • 1 #303 can pears (2 cups or 16-17 oz.)
  • 1 #303 can sliced peaches
  • 1 #303 can apricots
  • 1 #303 can chunk pineapple
  • 1 small bottle cherries
  • 12 large Macaroon cookies
  • 1/2 C slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1/4 C brown sugar
  • 1/2 C cooking sherry
  • 1/4 C melted butter

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF.
  • Drain fruits.
  • Butter a 2 1/2 qt. casserole; cover bottom with 4 crumbled macaroons.
  • Put pineapple and sliced peaches over macaroons.
  • Sprinkle fruit with 4 crumbled macaroons.
  • Add pears, apricots, and cherries.
  • Sprinkle with last 4 crumbled macaroons.
  • Sprinkle with almonds; add sugar and sherry on top.
  • Cover with melted butter.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 350ºF for 30 minutes.