Mixed Berry Compote for Pancakes, Ice Cream and More!

Mistake = Delicious?

Sometimes a mistake can result in a delicious surprise. That’s what happened to us the first time Nelson made this tasty sauce. Let me explain.

A few years back we spent a winter weekend at a cottage with friends, to do some cross-country skiing and skating.

We brought everything we’d need to make all our meals. Well, almost everything. We discovered that we’d forgotten a necessity–our Canadian pure maple syrup (it’s the only way we roll).

For me, not being well-versed in the kitchen, I assumed that meant our pancake breakfast was a flop. Thank goodness Nelson’s got good sense in the kitchen and can figure things out.

Here’s something I admire in Nelson…

…he can look at a variety of food in the fridge and figure out a full meal just like that. I, on the other hand, look in the fridge, and, unless there’s a left-over meal that I can heat up, I see nothing. Sad…I know. I’m not proud. 🙁

So back at the cottage and our maple syrup emergency… you know where this is going. Nelson took a carton of blueberries, some sugar, and badda-bing-badda-boom, a pancake sauce was created. It seems so obvious in hind-sight, but I really wouldn’t have thought of that. Nelson’s my culinary Macgyver.

We’ll always love maple syrup!

We still love pure maple syrup on our pancakes, but sometimes a little variety is a good thing. This berry sauce was freaken awesome.

We decided that this cannot be reserved solely for the obvious–pancakes and waffles. Oh ya! This sauce is going on ice-cream, cheesecake, french toast, and… we’ll take suggestions.

Try something different. You might be pleasantly surprised. And always eat well, friends!

Mixed Berry Compote for Pancakes, Ice Cream and More!

 

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Prep time

6 mins

Cook time

14 mins

Total time

20 mins

 

This mixed berry compote is light, sweet and fruity. It's the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream or any other food that requires a delicious topping.

Author: Nelson Cardoso

Recipe type: Sauce and Dressings

Cuisine: North American

Serves: 1½ cups

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 1 tbs cornstarch
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 cups quartered strawberries, no stem
• ¾ cups raspberries
• ½ cup blueberries

Instructions

1. Add the water and cornstarch to a medium pot.
2. Whisk the cornstarch until it dissolves in the water.
3. Add the sugar and turn on the heat to medium high.
4. After one minute, add all the fruit and stir to combine all ingredients.
5. Once the mix starts to boil, reduce the heat to medium low and cover.
6. Let simmer for 10 minutes, stir every 3 or so minutes.
7. Uncover and shut off the heat.
8. Let cool down. The compote will thicken a bit.
9. Serve warm or cold on pancakes, waffles, ice cream or any other dish that will go with sweet yummy fruits and syrup.

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Nelson Cardoso