Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote (Stewed Fruit)

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.

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.

You can put this compote on everything!

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.

Equipment Used

• Instant Pot Smart DUO60
• Amco Advanced Performance 18/10 Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons
• Culina Stackable (Dry) Stainless Steel Measuring Cups
• Sonder LA End Grain Teak Cutting Board, Juice Grooves & Compartments
• Kerr Half Pint (8 oz) Mason Jars

Here is the handy printable recipe:

Pressure Cooker Fresh Berry Compote

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Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Total Time: 6 minutes

Servings: 4 cups

Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

• 1 pound Fresh Strawberries washed, trimmed and cut in half
• 1 pound Fresh Blueberries washed
• 1/4 cup White Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Orange juice ( or 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice)

Extras

• Vanilla Bean
• Whole Nutmeg
• Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

• Add fruit to Pressure Cooker 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 for 1 minute.
• When Beep sounds, allow a 15 minutes Natural Pressure Release.
• Compote will thicken as it cools.

Notes

Any kind of berries, fruit or cherries will work, so use whatever you love.

Frozen fruit will work too, but will produce additional liquid.  If first defrosted, pour out water and then add the sugar.

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