Compote of blueberry for the winter - recipe

Blueberry is a short shrub with edible blue berries. It, as a rule, occurs in regions with a climate from cold to moderate. The juicy fruits of this plant since ancient times have been the subject of gathering. They are consumed both fresh and processed. Popular among the people is blueberry compote. Thanks to the unique properties of the berries, this product is very useful. And you can prepare it in many different ways.

Healing Drink

The use of blueberries helps a person to solve a number of serious problems related to health. This seemingly ordinary berry is capable of:

• To fight with intestinal disorders;
• Prevent the increase of blood sugar;
• Restore the intestine;
• To cope with diseases of the cardiovascular system.

From the fruits of this plant at home, you can prepare fragrant and delicious kissels or fruit drinks. But the easiest way is to make blueberry compote.

To do this, you will need: a half a kilogram of fresh berries a liter of water and 125 grams of sugar.

Doing such a compote of blueberries is not difficult:

1. First, the berries need to be washed well, and then pour them into a colander and let it drain completely.
2. At this time, you can make syrup. It is necessary to boil in the pan water, and then pour sugar into it and wait for its complete dissolution.
3. Berries are transferred into hot syrup and bring the mixture to a boil.

Now the drink will only cool. After that, you can drink it, enjoying the delicate aroma of juicy blueberry.

Compote of frozen fruit

Fresh berries, as a rule, are only in the autumn. In the rest of the year, blueberry compote can be prepared from frozen fruits. In this case it is necessary: for every half a kilogram of berries one and a half glasses of sugar and 2 liters of water.

The way of preparation of the drink is somewhat similar to the previous version:

1. The first step is to weld the syrup. To do this, a measured amount of sugar should be poured into a clean pan or a copper basin.
2. Pour it with water in a certain proportion and put on a small fire. The mixture must be brought to a boil. During this time, with constant stirring, the sugar should dissolve completely.
3. To fall asleep berries and mix everything well.
4. Cook under the lid for 12 minutes on a very low heat. The product does not need to boil for long. Otherwise, it can lead to the destruction of all its vitamins.

Cool down the drink better in natural conditions, so that he can additionally take a little more. After that, it can be stored for several days in the refrigerator.

Billets for the winter

People are used to preparing for the future a variety of products. In winter many of them are almost impossible to find. This is more about berries. In addition to the usual jam or jelly, you can prepare a delicious compote of blueberries for the winter. Such a drink in cold weather will remind you of warm autumn days.

In addition, it contains many useful ingredients, and this is also important. To make a compote of blueberries for the winter, you must first make a syrup. To do this, take: for every 600 milliliters of water, 400 grams of sugar.

The work should be carried out in stages:

1. First you need to sort out the berries. Decayed or damaged fruit is best discarded immediately. After that, the products should be washed thoroughly.
2. Glass cans for canning can be steamed or roasted in the oven. Everyone can choose the option that he likes best.
3. Berries fall asleep in prepared dishes. Depending on the desired saturation of the drink, they can fill ¼ or 1/3 of the can.
4. Products pour fresh, still hot syrup and immediately cork.
5. Banks can be pasteurized in a pan with hot water (90 degrees): for dishes with a capacity of half-liter it will take 15 minutes, and for liter cans - 20 minutes.

Then the finished product must be cooled, and then sent to a cool place for storage.

More taste

Everyone knows that blueberries are not a very fragrant fruit. To prepare a good compote of blueberries for the winter, the recipe can be slightly changed. As the initial components for this, take: per liter of water 0.4 kilograms of sugar, as well as 300 grams of blueberries and cherries.

Preparation of the drink, as usual, begins with berries:

1. Fruits need to be sorted and completely cleaned from the existing pedicels. After that, the products should be washed with cold water.
2. Sterilize the cans using any known method.
3. In the prepared dishes put the products, laying them in layers of 3 centimeters, each other. It is better to start with a cherry. The berries must fill the banks to the very "shoulders".
4. Separately, prepare the sugar syrup.
5. Pour products with hot solution.
6. Cover the neck of each jar with a metal lid and put them for sterilization in hot water (for 1 liter - 20 minutes).
7. After that, the containers must be sealed tightly, turned upside down and tightly wrapped.

It turns out a very fragrant blueberry compote for the winter. The recipe for its preparation, in principle, can be repeated even by one who has never been engaged in canning.

Quick and easy

The next recipe is the fastest blueberry compote. The entire process will take no more than half an hour. For the preparation, the following initial ingredients will be needed: 2 liters of water, 2 grams of lemon acid, and 300 grams of blueberries, sugar and apples.

Everything happens very quickly:

1. Apples need to be washed, remove the core from them, and then cut the pulp into 4 parts. Do not cut the fruit very finely, otherwise they will turn into a "mash" when cooked.
2. Blueberries should be washed and dried. For this, it can be spread on a towel to remove excess moisture.
3. Water pour into a deep saucepan, bring to a boil, and then fill in the lemonade and sugar.
4. Add the apples and continue to cook the mixture for another 4 minutes.
5. Cover the berries and gently mix the contents of the pan.
6. Once again bring the composition to a boil and immediately turn off the fire.
7. Let the compote steep for a while, then pour it over the cans and roll it up.

Such a cold winter drink will be a real find.

Alternative option

There is another interesting way of how to brew blueberry compote. For this, based on three liters of a ready-made drink, you will need: 400 grams of granulated sugar and 300 grams of fresh berries.

In this case, another process technology is used:

1. First, as usual, you need to go through and wash the blueberry. This berry is very tender, so you should do everything carefully.
2. After this, it must be transferred to a dry sterilized glass jar.
3. Pour the berries with boiling water, cover the container tightly with a lid and leave in this position for 20 minutes.
4. After the time has elapsed, the water must be drained and syrup cooked on it. To do this, you need a basin or an enamel pot.
5. Pour the boiling sugar syrup into the cans to the top.
6. The beverage should cool to room temperature.

After that, it can be stored in the refrigerator and drink with pleasure. If such compote is brewed as a winter billet, then, without waiting for cooling, it must be immediately rolled up.