Whole Lemon and Plum Compote
Prep Time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 10 mins | Course: Drink | Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Purple plums and a whole lemon puree to make an amazing lemon and cinnamon flavored compote. This is great as a dessert sauce or for a plum twist on a lemon vodka tonic. you can remove the cinnamon stick or blend it in if you have a high powered blender.
5 plums, pitted and halved
½ cup water
½ cup brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
1 lemon, sliced and seeded
Cook plums, water, brown sugar and cinnamon stick together for 10 minutes in a saucepan. Allow the plum mixture to cool. Slice lemon and remove seeds. Puree plums (I blended the cinnamon stick as well) and lemon slices in a blender until very smooth.