This delicious blueberry vanilla compote is sweetened with honey, and made with just three ingredients + water! It is so easy to make and it is the perfect topping for so many things. Waffles, pancakes, french toast, ice cream, yogurt, cheese cake, cheese boards...the list goes on.
Aesthetically, your compote will look the best if you use small berries rather than the big jumbo ones. Give them a good rinse before cooking them.
You should also take care when selecting a honey. If you read my roasted red pepper sauce post, you will know that I think using a high quality honey is super important. This is especially true in a recipe like this one that has so few ingredients. A couple of my favourites are Canadian wildflower honey and lavender honey from Florence, France.
How to make blueberry vanilla compote
Start by adding half of your blueberries into a small saucepan, along with the water, honey, and vanilla extract.
Cook on medium heat for eight minutes. Stir occasionally to mix it all together. Take a fork and mash ½-3/4 of the blueberries.
Next you're going to stir in the remaining half of your berries. Cook them all together for another eight minutes.
Then remove the saucepan from the heat and let it rest for five minutes to thicken up. The compote is now ready to be eaten if you want to serve it warm. Or cool it covered in the refrigerator for later use if you want it for topping things such as ice cream or yogurt.
The sweet and tart compote was absolutely delicious served over plain, creamy yogurt. I garnished it with a sprig of mint and served it in a vintage tea cup. Tea cups make the most charming yogurt bowls.
Since you can make this compote a few days ahead of time, it makes for super easy breakfast preparation!
It also tastes amazing served with Mildred's Temple Kitchen's famous blueberry buttermilk pancakes.
Blueberry Vanilla Compote
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 16 minutes
- Total Time: 21 minutes
- Yield: ½ cup 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Cuisine: British
Description
This delicious, sweet + tart blueberry compote is made of just a few ingredients: fresh blueberries, honey, pure vanilla extract, and water.
Ingredients
1 cup (190 g) fresh blueberries (preferably small)
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
In a small saucepan, cook the honey, vanilla extract, water, and half of the blueberries over medium heat for 8 minutes. Mash ½-3/4 of the cooked berries with a fork.
Stir in the remaining half of the berries, and cook for another 8 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat and let sit for 5 minutes to thicken.
Serve it warm or chill it covered in the fridge.
Notes
This compote can be made a few days ahead of time for easy breakfast prep.
Keywords: blueberry vanilla compote
These made an adorable treat for my ladies book club. Everyone loved them.
So nice to hear! Thank you
So yummy!
Thanks Sayaka
Love this compote on my Greek yogurt. Thanks.
Thank you. Sounds delicious
Makes a great ice cream sundae.
Ooo I have to try that now. Thanks!
There is something special about making your own - this compote went great on my homemade waffles.
That's great, thanks
So easy to make. My favorite icecream topping.
Thank you 🙂
Thanks for this. So good. Made for pancakes but going have with some vanilla ice cream too.
Thanks, great idea
My children beg for this compote on their ice cream. This is the third time I made it so thought I should comment
on how delicious it is. Thanks for the delightful treat idea.
That's so nice to hear. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Wow. This was dreamy on the blueberry pancakes. So good on yogurt too.
Thanks!
I made this with the blueberry pancakes. So good. Thanks.
Thank you 🙂 A perfect pair
Awesome flavor.
Thanks!
Very easy to make and great with yogurt, icecream, muffins, and blueberry pancakes indeed. I tried this compote on all as it's so good.
Thank you 🙂 It's simply dreamy when served on a creamy cheesecake as well!
Delightful.
Thank you!
I made this to go with Greek yogurt.Delicious.
Thank you, glad you liked it!
This compote is amazing.
Thank you!
So good with the pancakes. Cannot wait to try with ice cream. Perhaps a banana split.
Thanks! That's a great pairing idea, sounds delicious 🙂
This compote took the pancakes to another level of deliciousness.
Thank you!
This compote is scrumptious. I made it to go with your blueberry pancake recipe. So good and I have lots left for topping some ice cream.
Amazing. Thanks! 🙂