Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote is a sweet and refreshing summer treat. A minute in the Pressure Cooker is all it takes!
Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote (Stewed Fruit)
In a few minutes, you can easily make Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote.
My dad was the King of “stewed” fruit. I’m not sure I have ever seen anyone love fruit as much as my dad. He just took a bite out of an apple or a pear; he grabbed a plate, knife and his fruit and would slice off a piece one by one.
Stewed prunes and stewed fruit were favorites. I guess now stewed fruit is called “compote.” Rather than standing over a stove and watching to make sure the fruit comes out just right, it’s really simple to make in the Pressure Cooker.
I get my love for compote from my dad. Fresh fruit was a must have in our house at all times. My dad loved to mix all kinds of fruit together to make his compote.
I love using fresh blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, together, separately, whatever I like. I’ll usually make my compote with whatever looks freshest at the market.
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Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Berries Compote
- Strawberries, Blueberries
- Sugar
- Lemon
Since making my own Instant Pot Greek Yogurt, I’ve been making Berry Compote about once a week. We love to add a Tablespoon of compote to the bottom of a Mason Jars and filling it with yogurt.
Add the blueberries and strawberries to your Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Because we make our own strawberry ice cream, I learned a little trick a long time ago. Add the sugar to the fruit, mix it around and let it sit for a bit. Lots of liquid will release from the berries, so you don’t need to add additional liquid to the Pressure Cooker cooking pot.
Look how much liquid is now in the cooking pot! No water need; all fruit. Add a little squeeze of lemon and/or orange juice, if you like and it’s ready to cook.
It’s so warm and fruitiliciousness! If you want to add a little Vanilla Beans, scrape some of the caviar out now and mix through.
Uses for Compote
- French Toast
- Ice Cream
- Oatmeal
- Yogurt
- Pancakes
We like to add compote to the bottom of a Mason Jar and then fill with Homemade Instant Pot Greek Yogurt and store in the refrigerator. It’s a great grab and go breakfast or snack.
Cheesecake, uuuuuum, Cheesecake. This compote is great in my Red, White and Blue Cheesecake Singles. These little Kerr Half Pint (8 oz) Mason Jars come in so handy to save and then serve the compote.
Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote (Stewed Fruit)
Now, get cooking. Let me know in the comments section below if you make this. See you there.
Kitchen Equipment and Essentials
- Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker, Ninja Foodi or Pressure Cooker
- Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
- Simply Gourmet (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
- My FANTASTIC Teak Cutting & Charcuterie Board
- Kerr Half Pint (8 oz) Mason Jars
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Here is the handy printable recipe:
Ingredients
- 1 pound Strawberries (fresh) washed, trimmed and cut in half
- 1 pound Blueberries (fresh) washed
- 1/4 cup White Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Orange juice ( or 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice)
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Instructions
- Add fruit to Instant Pot cooking pot.
- Sprinkle with sugar and let sit 20 minutes. Add a little squeeze of orange juice.
- Lock on lid and Close Pressure Valve. Cook at High Pressure (most machines default to high pressure) for 1 minute.
- When Beep sounds, wait 10 minutes and then switch the pressure value to vent and release the rest of the pressure.
- Remove lid and stir.
- Compote will thicken as it cools.
- For a thicker, jelly like consistency, add 1/4 teaspoon of cornstarch and simmer until desired thickness.
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Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote (Stewed Fruit)
Have you tried using a sugar substitute?
For those who had quesstions about freezing – I always freeze some. I live alone and this makes way too much for me. I’ve kept it in the freezer for more than 2 months without any degradation in quality.
Can I use honey instead of granulated sugar?
The second time I made this, my instant pot sprayed berry all over my kitchen. Any ideas why this happened? Thanks in advance, I cannot have a purple kitchen again!
How do you reduce the liquid? Mine ended up with too much water… I also used frozen instead of fresh, was that the problem? Thank you.
Frozen berries give off excess water. To thicken, try a cornstarch slurry. Jill
Do you ever can this compote?
I have read several of the comments asking about shelf life or if it needs refrigeration – and have not seen an answer.
Are you canning the compote, or just is it for short term use?
Love how easy this was!!! Thanks.
Would canning the finished compote be okay?
Can you use Stevia instead of sugar?
Absolutely, Whitney. Jill
I made this almost exactly by your recipe (I had less than a pound of blueberries, the rest is the same) and….it turned out very very tart, almost bitter. I double checked to make sure I hadn’t used salt instead of sugar! Any idea what would have caused this?
Hi there – I am a fairly new Instant Pot owner, so this might sound silly to ask but I was on the understanding that no matter what you cook in the Instant Pot you had to put at least 1 cup of water in it for it to work properly. This recipe for Berry Compote sounds wonderful but I wanted to make sure I shouldn’t be added water before I try it.
Thank you in advance – and thank you also for all the terrific recipes you post here!
I’ve made many successful pits of Berry compote. I decided to try pineapple following the same directions. It didn’t work, at all. It looks exactly the same as when I put it into the pot. Nothing broke down or thickened.
How long does this last in the refridge?
CAN I use raw honey I place of the sugar in the berry compote. I am living a primal/paleo diet and sugar is not allowed.
Do you need to add sugar?
How long will it keep in the refrigerator?
I am ready to make my own yogurt with your well researched instant pot instructions… thank you! Part of my motivation is much less sugar. I would like to sweeten just with fruit. Can I add water instead of letting the berries sit in sugar? If so, how much? Thanks so much for taking time to respond, I’ll really appreciate it.
How long does this keep for refrigerated? And how long does it keep for frozen?
Ii will be using this recipe for sure, thanks
any thoughts on how to do a strawberry banana compote for yogurt? same concept but instead of blueberries use a couple of chopped bananas?
Hi LouAnn~
That sounds fine. Jill
Can I use frozen fruit for this recipe?
Newbie here – could you use a sugar substitute, like splenda instead of regular sugar? Love ALL of your recipes. Thank you so much for being such a great resource!
Hi Anna~
Sure, no problem. Have fun cooking. 🙂
Jill
Some people think it’s bad to heat/cook splenda. You can always add it in after cooking.
Could you reduce the sugar? My son doesn’t like overly sweet items.
Ashleigh~
Sure, just add what you like.
Jill
How long will the compote keep for? Can you freeze it? How long will it last frozen. Thanks in advance
I’m wondering the same thing because that’s more than I would use at a time. Thanks!
Hi Kristin~
You can definitely halve the recipe.
Jill
Would frozen fruit work?
Hi Dawn~
Frozen fruit would work, but you will have a lot of excess water.
Jill
So what do you do with the excess water? Simmer to reduce?
Kari~
The excess liquid will absorb back into the fruit as it cools. Don’t simmer it or it will become dry.
Jill
Been using this recipe since the 4th of July when I tried your red white and blue mini cheesecake recipe for the IP, and the family is hooked.
I picked up a bag of frozen mixed berries (strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries) today, and used that. I added the requisite sugar onto the frozen berries, and let it sit for a few hours in the fridge. There was plenty of liquid, but the berries were definitely still frozen overall. So by the time the IP thawed everything, there was plenty of liquid for it to come to pressure.
There was a fair amount of liquid, but it all tastes good, so we use it.
I’m really pleased with the outcome!
That is so awesome to hear! Glad you all have been enjoying the compote. Jill
Hi, Jill–
Yum!! How long does this keep? Does it freeze well? Thank you!
We just picked blueberries but strawberries are long out of season. Do you know if I have to add water if I do this with just the blueberries? Thanks for your input!
Hi Rebecca~
Follow the directions as indicated and you should have enough liquid.
Jill