Preserves

5-Ingredient Blueberry Compote

Name: 5-Ingredient Blueberry Compote
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: About 1 1/2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh blueberries, divided; 3 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp water; 1 pinch fine salt

Prep5 min

Cook10 min

Total15 min

YieldAbout 1 1/2 cups

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

2 cupsfresh blueberries, divided≈ 198 median blueberries
3 tbspgranulated sugar
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tbspwater
1 pinchfine salt

Steps

Combine 1 1/2 cups of the blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, water, and salt in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Simmer 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the berries burst and the liquid is glossy and slightly thickened.
Off heat, stir in the remaining 1/2 cup whole berries — they keep their shape and give the compote texture.
Serve warm over pancakes, yogurt, or ice cream, or refrigerate up to 1 week.

Notes

The two-stage berry add is the difference between compote and jam. Don't skip it.
Swap 1 teaspoon of the water for vanilla extract or add a cinnamon stick while simmering.

A 100-gram serving of blueberries contains roughly 160 mg of anthocyaninsLaid end-to-end at 12.7 mm apiece, it would take about 30 billion berries to reach the MoonThe world's largest blueberry weighed 16.2 grams — a Guinness record set in Australia in 2020Wild lowbush blueberries are about 40% smaller than cultivated highbush onesThe United States and Canada together produce roughly half of the world's cultivated blueberriesA 100-gram serving of blueberries contains roughly 160 mg of anthocyaninsLaid end-to-end at 12.7 mm apiece, it would take about 30 billion berries to reach the MoonThe world's largest blueberry weighed 16.2 grams — a Guinness record set in Australia in 2020Wild lowbush blueberries are about 40% smaller than cultivated highbush onesThe United States and Canada together produce roughly half of the world's cultivated blueberries