Have you tried drinks based on berries such as dogwood? The compote made from it turns out incredibly tasty, it has a beautiful shade and has a sour-tart taste. In winter, it will also saturate you with essential vitamins.

Below we will present recipes for making dogwood compotes, thanks to which you can protect yourself and your family from colds in winter and boost your immunity.

Useful properties of dogwood

This berry contains contains phytoncides and vitamin C. It has the following healing properties:

• the berry removes toxins;
• relieves heartburn;
• increases hemoglobin;
• has a good effect on the stomach against the background of increased acidity.

This berry can act as an antipyretic and tonic medicine; it is good for diabetes and anemia. On the farm, dogwood compotes are most often preserved for the winter, the recipes for which you will read below, but dogwood jams, sweets and juices are also common.

Features of preparing dogwood compote

The peculiarity of preparing dogwood compote is that it's almost colorless, but it acquires a characteristic red tint within a few days. You need to cook dogwood compote with a pit, since it is extremely difficult to remove it. The seeds also add extra flavor to the drink.

Regardless of the compote recipe you choose, you need to choose the right products. The fruit from which you will cook it must be of high quality. It can be different:

• large;
• small;
• sour;
• sweet;
• pear-shaped.

Also recommended choose unripe berries, because then they will need to be washed and filled with boiling water, but overripe ones can be choked at these stages. In addition, the berries must be taken whole, without rot or spoilage.

You can preserve the finished dogwood compote for the winter for a year. Below we present several recipes for this preparation.

Dogwood compote recipe: pour three times

According to the technology for preparing dogwood compote, this the process is reminiscent of rolling cucumbers. In this recipe, based on a 3-liter container, the following quantities of ingredients will be required:

• berries – 2 cups;
• a glass of sugar;
• about 3 liters of water.

Method for preparing compote in this recipe it's like this:

• sort the berries, remove the stems and twigs, wash them and throw them through a sieve or colander;
• while the fruit is draining, the jars are sterilized, and the lids for rolling are boiled;
• pour dogwood into a container for cooking;
• pour boiling water over the berries, cover with a lid and let steep for 20 minutes;
• after steeping, pour the liquid into a saucepan and bring to a boil;
• pour the contents again and let them brew again for 15 minutes;
• pour sugar into jars;
• pour boiling water over everything again and roll up the jars with dogwood compote.

Recipe for making dogwood compote in syrup

In this recipe, sugar should not be poured into a jar, but make syrup out of it. At the same time, the berry compote itself comes out very sweet. And if you don’t like so sweet drinks, then before preparing the compote, it is recommended to dilute it with water at your discretion.

Five three-liter jars will require two kilograms of berries, 15 liters of water and 3 kilos of sugar.

Cooking algorithm This recipe is as follows:

Recipe for sterilized dogwood compote

It will take time to prepare dogwood compote for the winter by sterilizing it. This recipe is perfect for those who cannot store the preparation in the basement in winter. A sterilized drink made from berries can stand on the mezzanine in an apartment all winter.

For a liter bottle you need to prepare:

• berries – up to 3 glasses;
• a glass of sugar;
• water at your discretion.

And to prepare dogwood compote, you need to sort it out and rinse it. Excess water should drain, then the dogwood is poured into a jar, sugar is placed on top and boiling water is poured over it. We take a large pan and put several layers of gauze on its bottom. Place a jar of compote at the top and fill two-thirds with warm water. Sterilize for 15 minutes and roll up the jars.

How to quickly prepare dogwood compote for the winter

In this recipe for dogwood compote, there is no need to sterilize it, and in this case it is prepared very quickly. However, the quality of the workpiece is still preserved, and the compote is stored at room temperature thanks to the addition of citric acid so that harmful bacteria do not appear there.

List of ingredients for dogwood blanks like this:

• berries – 350 g;
• sugar – 300 g;
• water – 2.8 l;
• a third of a small spoon of citric acid.

The preparation is as follows:

• The berries are sorted and washed. If you find unripe berries, do not throw them away. Select them and wrap them in paper bags. They can be left on the windowsill, where the dogwood will ripen after a few days;
• sterilize 3-liter jars and pour berries into them;
• add sugar and lemon acid;
• boil water, boil for 5 minutes and pour it into a jar of dogwood;
• roll up the jars, turn them over, wrap them and leave to cool.

Recipe for sweet and sour compote from pears and dogwoods

Many people, when they try dogwood compote, note that it not sweet enough. To make this drink sweeter, you can add pears. This fruit will help smooth out the characteristic dogwood sourness and the aroma will become more intense.

If you have chosen hard varieties of pears, then to soften them, you will need to immerse them in boiling water for a couple of minutes. It is very important not to overcook them so that the fruit does not fall apart during preparation.

For three liters you need the following amount of products:

• 0.5 kg of berries;
• 3 pieces of large pears;
• a glass of sugar;
• 2.5 liters of water.

The berries are washed, the pears are cored and cut into 4 pieces. Jars for rolling are sterilized, dogwood is poured into them, then pears and all covered with sugar. Fill the jar halfway with boiling water, cover with a lid and leave for 20 minutes. At the same time, pour the second part of the water into the pan and boil for several minutes, then add it to the jar. Then they roll it up, turn it over, cover warm and let cool. And only then we leave it for storage for the winter.

Not everyone has tried a berry like dogwood; many know nothing about it at all. However, many people have been eating it for quite a long time; many traditional medicines are prepared from it. For example, it is indispensable for strengthening the immune system, which is so important in winter. Therefore, do not rush and prepare at least a few jars of dogwood compote for the winter for your family, so that everyone remains healthy, despite the epidemic.

Dogwood is rarely found in gardens in central Russia. But from its fruits, rich in pectin substances, phytoncides and vitamin C, you can cook a tasty and healthy compote for the winter. It has a beautiful ruby ​​hue and an unusual tart-sour taste. A dogwood drink prepared for the winter according to the simple recipes presented below will increase the immunity of all family members and prevent colds.

Features of dogwood compote

Dogwood compote has a positive effect on increased stomach acidity, anemia, and diabetes. It is useful to drink to remove toxins from the body, normalize metabolism and reduce body temperature during colds.

You can brew a drink not only from dogwood fruits, but also with the addition of other berries and fruits. Then the compote will be more tasty and less sour. You should know that dogwood is cooked with seeds, as they are difficult to remove. The shape of the berry is not preserved. And the bone gives the taste its own special shade.

Simple drink recipe

Ingredients for 1 3 liter jar:

• dogwood fruits - 300 g;
• bottled or filtered water - 3 l;
• sugar to taste ranging from 1/2 to 1 cup.

Step-by-step preparation:

1. 1. Pour water into an enamel bowl and put on fire until it boils.
2. 2. Pour dogwood into prepared jars (300 grams per 3-liter jar).
3. 3. When the water boils in the pan, pour boiling water into the container with the fruits, cover with a lid and leave for 45 minutes to warm the berries.
4. 4. After 45 minutes, pour the water from the cans back into the pan and bring to a boil. Dogwood fruits should remain in the container.
5. 5. After the water boils, repeat the procedure: pour the berries into the jars again and leave for 45 minutes.
6. 6. After the time has passed, drain the water from the cans into a saucepan, add sugar there (at least 1/2 cup per 3 liters of water). Stir the syrup and heat to a boil.
7. 7. Pour boiling syrup into the jars for the third time to the very top and roll up the lid.

Place the jars with the finished drink upside down on the prepared blanket and cover them with the free end. After complete cooling, the compote can be sent to a cool place for storage.

You should not be upset that the drink has a light appearance after rolling. After a couple of days it will infuse and become brighter.

Dogwood with apples

Raspberries and blackberries, as well as fruits such as apples and peaches, go well with dogwood in compote.

Ingredients for a 3-liter jar:

• dogwood - 500 gr;
• ripe apples - 3 pcs. medium size;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• clean water - 3 l.

Cooking method:

1. 1. You don’t need to sterilize the jars; just wash them with baking soda, rinse thoroughly under the tap and pour boiling water over them in a large bowl. The lids should be boiled.
2. 2. Wash apples and drupes and rinse with boiled water. Cut the fruits into several parts, removing the core with seeds.
3. 3. Place an enamel pan of water on the fire.
4. 4. Place dogwood into prepared jars, filling them to about 1/3 full.
5. 5. Add apple slices.
6. 6. Sprinkle sugar on top.
7. 7. When the water boils, fill the jars with dogwood and apples exactly halfway.
8. 8. Cover the containers with lids and leave for 30 minutes.
9. 9. By that time, you need to boil the remaining water again, adding a little raw water to it so that there is enough for all the jars.
10. 10. When the water boils, fill the container with dogwood, apples and sugar to the brim with boiling water, then roll up the lids.

Turn the finished compote over, and after a day it can be moved to a storage location. This seaming is well stored even at room temperature.

Methods for preparing a drink from dogwood prove its value and benefits even after processing. Since fruits and berries were not boiled, but only filled with hot water, this increases the percentage of vitamins and other substances retained in it.

And the fact that dogwood compote can be safely stored at room temperature all winter in unsterilized jars indicates its strong antifungal and antibacterial properties.

How to prepare compote

dogwood compote for the winter

15 l

45 minutes

30 kcal

5 /5 (1 )

In today's article you will find useful recipes that will teach you how to prepare a phenomenal forest dogwood compote. In addition, I will tell you about the correct preparation of dogwood and apple compote for the winter. This will be an excellent supply of vitamins and beneficial microelements, which you can use at any time!

Today's recipes will help you stay in a great mood and in excellent health even in the cold winter! You can learn how to easily and quickly cook dogwood compote with a stone, how to roll it up and store it.

Dogwood compote with bone for the winter

Kitchen appliances and utensils

• 5 three-liter bottles;
• lids for rolling;

• large saucepan;
• utensils for ingredients.

Ingredients

How to choose ingredients for a dish

• For compote you will need ripe, clean and whole dogwood berries. In order not to make a mistake with your purchase and choose the best, I advise you to follow several recommendations for selecting this berry.
• First of all, pay attention to the color of the berries. In ripe fruits it is always dark red or purplish red. Also choose only those berries that have no damage, dents or cracks on their surface. Be sure to ensure that there is no rot on the berries!
• As for storing dogwood, it should only be kept in the refrigerator if your berry is fresh. But even under this condition there are limitations - 10 days. Dry dogwood can be stored in an ordinary dry place in your home for about two years.

1. We wash all the berries very thoroughly. We throw away rotten and damaged ones.
   
   
2. Place a pan or several pans with a total volume of 15 liters of water on the stove and bring to a boil.
3. We transfer clean berries into containers for preservation. You need to put in enough dogwood so that it occupies one third of the jar.
   
   
4. Pour boiling water over the berries to the top of the neck of all containers. Cover the jars with lids and leave to steep for 5-6 minutes.
   
   
5. After 6 minutes, we pour 1-1.5 kg of sugar into the pan or pans in which you boiled the water. The calculation of sugar per jar should be approximately 200-300 g for each. It is best to perform all steps in one deep pan.
6. We take a lid with holes and use it to drain the water from all the jars into a container with sugar.
   
   
7. How long does it take to cook dogwood compote? This process will take quite some time, since we need to bring all the water with sugar to a boil and start pouring it into jars of berries. How to close dogwood compote? To do this, use a special rolling device.
   
   
8. After rolling, turn the containers with compote upside down and leave them in a warm place until they cool completely. Then you can safely store your compote in a cool place until winter! Thus, you have successfully prepared dogwood compote for the winter without sterilization!
   
   

Compote recipe video

From this video you will learn how to quickly and easily cook dogwood compote for the winter at home with minimal cost.

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Compote of dogwood and apples for the winter

• Cooking time: 20 minutes.
• Number of servings: 1 three-liter bottle.

Kitchen appliances and utensils

• 1 three-liter bottle;
• lids for rolling;

• large saucepan;
• utensils for ingredients.

Ingredients

Cooking sequence

1. We prepare containers, as well as lids for preparing and preserving compote. We rinse the jars with warm water and soda.
2. After this, fill the jars with boiling water and leave for 15 minutes.
3. Fill the lids with boiling water.
4. Drain the water from the jars and place them upside down to drain the water.
5. We wash the dogwood berries, wash the apples and cut them into four parts. Remove the core from the apple slices.
6. Take a three-liter saucepan and fill it with water, then put it on the stove and bring to a boil.
7. Place the dogwood into already dry jars so that it fills one third of the jar’s volume. Add apples and sugar. Fill the jar with boiling water exactly halfway. Cover with a lid and let stand for about 15 minutes.
8. Drain the water from the jar into a saucepan, bring to a boil and pour it back into the jar, adding the rest of the boiling water so that the water fills the jar to the very edge of the neck. Roll up the lid and turn the jar over. Leave until it cools completely, after which you can safely store the compote in a cold place until the onset of winter.

What to serve compote with?

In winter, I recommend serving this compote with some delicious pastries, cookies, and maybe even cakes. This compote goes great with any dish, so you can serve it with almost anything!

• As we know, it is prepared from the most common berries - cherries, strawberries and the like. But what if you try to cook? I think this is a very unusual compote that will surprise your family, especially if you serve it in winter!
• Have you ever tried the real thing? Here you will find very simple and accessible recipes for everyone, with the help of which you can bring the most unusual compotes to life!
• If you still don’t know, then quickly check out the recipe, because it’s hard not to cook such a miracle. This drink contains so many useful microelements and vitamins that it is simply extremely necessary in the winter, when people often get sick. With this delicious remedy, you will increase your immunity, as well as the immunity of your loved ones.
• For real gourmets I offer a unique recipe. This unusual drink is prepared in a matter of minutes, but its taste amazes the imagination.
• If you like compotes, but you want to cook them twice as fast, then I advise you to choose compote recipes for the winter without sterilization. This really significantly reduces the cooking time of any compote without affecting its taste and properties.

If you liked the recipe or know how to make it tastier, share your impressions and tips in the comments.

Step-by-step photo recipe for making homemade dogwood compote.

ripe dogwood fruits – 2-3 cups,

sugar – 1 glass,

lemon acid,

water – 2.5 liters.

Autumn is the time to harvest dogwood. Dogwood is a bright red berry that is very healthy. You can make jelly, jam, liqueur and compote from dogwood.

There are many recipes for making dogwood compote. But many methods of preparing this compote are quite complex or require additional time. Today we bring to your attention a step-by-step photo recipe for homemade dogwood compote.

- a very tasty drink. The compote has a sweet and sour, slightly tart, rich taste with an amazing ruby ​​color. Dogwood compote cannot be compared with any other drink made from garden berries. This compote is our favorite, and we prepare enough of it for the winter.

Be sure to prepare dogwood compote at home using our step by step photo recipe. Your family and friends will definitely like it.

Making homemade dogwood compote.

To prepare dogwood compote at home, first you need to prepare dogwood berries.

To do this, the berries must be sorted and washed under running water.

Place clean berries in a bowl.

Then you need to put a pan of water on the fire and bring to a boil. When the water boils, add sugar to the pan.

After the sugar has completely dissolved, add the prepared dogwood berries to the pan.

Bring the liquid to a boil and cook for about 8-10 minutes.

1-2 minutes before the compote is completed, add citric acid to the pan at the tip of a knife.

Then carefully pour the compote into a clean three-liter jar using a ladle. Immediately cover the jar with a lid and roll it up.

It is recommended to consume berries and fruits in various forms all year round, because they contain a lot of valuable microelements and vitamins. Dogwood is a tart small berry. These fruits can be used to make excellent homemade preparations. This article will talk about how to cook compote from dogwood fruits.

Features and benefits

Small dogwood berries have a rich, bright red color. They are aromatic, tart, and the taste is dominated by sourness. The most valuable substances contained in these fruits are vitamin C, phytoncides, anthocyanins, flavonoids, organic acids, potassium, magnesium, and essential oils.

The beneficial properties of the berry are used to treat many painful conditions.

• Berries can speed up metabolism and, therefore, stimulate the elimination of toxins. Therefore, they are recommended to be used as an auxiliary component of a diet for weight loss. They are also effective when the body is polluted, during the recovery period after poisoning.
• Dogwood can improve the condition of the gastrointestinal tract. In particular, it soothes attacks of heartburn, reduces excessive acidity of gastric juice in case of dysfunction of this organ.
• Children and adults in the treatment of anemia are advised to consume the fruits of this shrub every day.
• Due to its regulating and stimulating effect on metabolic processes, dogwood berries are used as an adjuvant in the general treatment of diabetes mellitus.
• Dogwood decoctions and compotes strengthen the immune system and saturate the body with vitamins. If you have a cold, warm drinks can be consumed to reduce the temperature.
• For nervous exhaustion, decoctions and infusions of this berry also have a positive effect. Their use normalizes sleep, increases resistance to stress and the overall tone of the nervous system.
• In Chinese medicine, dogwood fruits are successfully used to treat inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system in women and men. Recently, our doctors have begun to adopt this experience.
• Dogwood extracts, juice and extract are also used as an external remedy. This component is included in cosmetics. Substances contained in berries have anti-inflammatory, healing and tonic effects on the skin.

Possible restrictions

• Compote contains a lot of dissolved granulated sugar, so for those who suffer from diabetes, its consumption can be harmful. It is better to take decoctions and infusions of fresh or dried fruits without sugar.
• Tart berries can have a strengthening effect, especially when eaten fresh in large portions. Therefore, people prone to intestinal atony and constipation should treat this product with caution.
• As with any product, absolute contraindications to consuming dogwood fruits in any form is their individual intolerance.

Watch the following video about the benefits and harms of dogwood compote.

Selection and preparation of fruits

To make the compote tasty, moderately tart and, most importantly, have beneficial properties, It is worth paying special attention to the choice of berries.

• The fruits must be ripe. They are a little less tart and sour, as they have time to gain sugar. During the period of maximum ripeness, the berries have the most pronounced aroma.
• Unripe fruits are slightly aromatic and very sour. The last drawback can still be corrected by adding more sugar, although this is not very useful. But, unfortunately, it will not be possible to obtain a fragrant compote from unripe dogwood.
• Overripe dogwood is not particularly suitable for heat treatment. A sign of overripeness is that the color is too dark. The berries become very soft. During cooking or other heat treatment, the skin cracks easily, releasing the pulp. Thus, the whole mass turns into a not very appetizing-looking porridge.
• Avoid using damaged fruits to make compote.

The selected dogwood berries need to be sorted and the thin stalks removed. Then the dogwood must be rinsed with cool running water, scattered on a towel and allowed to dry.

Berries for making compotes are used together with the pit. Firstly, they also contain a lot of useful substances, and they give a peculiar taste note. Secondly, removing small seeds from these berries is too labor-intensive.

Subtleties of cooking

Before you start cooking dogwood compote, it would be useful to familiarize yourself with some features due to the specifics of the fruit.

• Due to the astringency of the berries, you will have to add more sugar to the compote than to a similar drink made from sweet fruits of other crops.
• Dogwood goes well with other fruits: apples, pears, plums, grapes, raspberries. By adding them, you can get a new interesting flavor “bouquet”.
• If you have unripe dogwood fruits, they can be used to make compote in a couple of days. There is one secret for speeding up the process of their ripening after removal from the bush. To do this, pour the berries into a tight bag, tie it, and leave it at room temperature. Typically, dogwood under such conditions gains maturity in 1–2 days.

Recipes

You can make compote not only from fresh dogwood, but also from frozen and dried.

If the drink is brewed for the purpose of subsequent canning, prepare jars for sealing in advance. They need to be washed well with soda and heat sterilized with hot steam or dry heat in the oven.

In a saucepan

This compote can be prepared for every day without seaming.

Bring two and a half liters of water to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly and put sugar and dogwood in a 1:1 ratio. In this case, you will need 250 grams of fruit and 1 glass of granulated sugar. Next, cover the pan with a lid and cook the contents for 7–10 minutes.

Delicious compote is ready.

You should not drink it right away - it is advisable to let it sit for a couple of hours so that the aroma and taste of the berries are better revealed.

In a slow cooker

The drink is prepared from dried dogwood. For a five-liter multicooker container, you need 3 measuring cups of dried fruits and a glass of granulated sugar.

You can prepare compote in the “Soup” or “Stew” modes. The simmering time is at least an hour. The finished hot drink should be allowed to stand under the lid for at least four hours.

Canned

This recipe involves rolling the finished drink under the lids, so you need to prepare clean jars in advance. It is most convenient to take three-liter ones.

For 3 liters of water you will need 350 grams of fresh dogwood. They need to be put in jars. Pour water brought to a boil over the fruits up to the neck, cover with lids and let stand hot for at least 15 minutes.

After this time, the water must be poured back into the pan. The berries must remain in the jars, so you must use a large sieve or lid with holes.

Add 2 cups of granulated sugar to the hot dogwood infusion. The sweetened water must be brought to a boil again.

Pour the syrup into the jars with the syrup reheated to a boiling point. They must be immediately rolled up with lids using a special key.

The jars should be placed upside down on a towel, covered with a blanket or any warm material. This is necessary to increase the temperature maintenance time. They should be kept covered for about a day.

For storage, it is better to move the canned compote to the cellar or to a cool balcony.

With added fruit

Another recipe for canned dogwood compote - with the addition of apples or pears.

Place 1 cup of fresh dogwood in a three-liter jar. To the berries add 3 cored apples or pears, cut into small pieces. The choice of fruit to combine with dogwood is yours. You can experiment and make different combinations, and then choose the option you like best.

Pieces of fruit and dogwood fruits need to be covered with granulated sugar and pour boiling water to the very top. Cover the three-liter jars with a lid and place them in a saucepan with hot water to sterilize for half an hour.

After this, the compote needs to be rolled up under the lids. When turned upside down, the jars are insulated for a day.