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Compote (French for mixture) is a dessert originating from 17th-century France made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are cooked in water with sugar and spices. The syrup may be seasoned with vanilla lemon or orange peel cinnamon sticks or powder cloves ground almonds grated coconut candied fruit or raisins. The compote is served either warm or cold.
