Pumpkin compote recipe for the winter, like pineapple 

Every hostess wants to please her guests with something exquisite and tasty. This is very easy to do if you have a recipe in stock on how to make pumpkin compote for the winter like pineapple. Undoubtedly, guests will be delighted with the surprisingly delicate taste and original color of this simple recipe.

Preparatory work

Each of the suggested recipes will use pumpkin as the main ingredient. Do not forget that it must be peeled, remove all seeds and internal fibers. For pumpkin compote, only clean vegetables, thoroughly washed and cut into pieces, are suitable.

When slicing the pumpkin, try to get uniform, uniform-sized cubes. Such a compote will be more pleasant in appearance.

Like any blanks for the winter, compote must be poured only into clean and well-sterilized jars. The container must be dry for canning. Do not forget about this, otherwise the compote will not last all winter. 

Several recipes for pineapple pumpkin compote

Recipe No.1

Required products.

So, for cooking, we need the simplest ingredients:

• Pumpkin – about 0,5 kg.
• Sugar sand – 250 gr.
• Citric acid – on the tip of a knife.
• Water – 1 liter.
• Cinnamon – 1 stick.
• Table vinegar (it is better to take 9%) – 60 gr.

Compote preparation process.

1. We prepare vegetables – it is better to form small pieces, how to wash them and peel them.
2. Pour citric acid into the water prepared in advance. It should be at room temperature. We make sure that the acid is properly dissolved.
3. Next, add cinnamon to the water.
4. We fall asleep all the pumpkin cubes and let them marinate. Keep at room temperature for about 8 hours.
5. To make pumpkin compote look like pineapple, add vinegar at the end.
6. When the vegetables are well marinated, you can put them on the fire, turning it on to the maximum
7. When the mixture boils, add all the sugar to it. Continue to cook, stirring slightly. We do this carefully so that the pieces do not fall apart, the appearance of the product does not deteriorate.
8. In total, the cooking process lasts about 30 minutes. After that, the compote can be poured into jars.
9. We roll up the jars with lids and cover them.
10.  It is better to use compote chilled.

Recipe No.2

Pineapple compote, made from the usual pumpkin itself, can be prepared according to another recipe. This recipe is one of the easiest to make. Even an inexperienced housewife can easily cook it.

Required products.

• Pumpkin – 400 gr.
• Water – 2 liters.
• Sugar sand – 250 gr.

In this case, you should not cut too small pieces, as they will quickly boil, and the water will not have time to become saturated.

Compote preparation process.

1. Put all the vegetables in a bowl and fill with water. They put it on fire.
2. It is necessary to cook until the pieces become soft and tender in taste. On average, 30-35 minutes should pass.
3. We fall asleep sugar. The list of ingredients indicates the minimum amount. If you are a sweet lover, you can increase the amount of sugar to 300-400 gr.
4. After falling asleep granulated sugar, you need to cook the dish for about 5 more minutes. During this time, it should completely dissolve. Do not forget to stir well with a spoon so that the sand does not burn.
5. Now you can pour it into jars.

Recipe No.3

To make the pineapple taste more noticeable and better felt, you can add a little juice of this fruit to the cooking. Here is another slightly modified recipe.

Required products.

• Pumpkin – 1 kg.
• Water – 1 l.
• Pineapple juice – 0,5 l.
• Sugar – 500-600 gr.

If you wish, you can cut the pumpkin into rings. In this case, it will look even more like a pineapple.

Compote preparation process.

1. While you are working on the vegetables, put the pineapple juice on the fire and boil it. If there is no freshly squeezed, packaged is quite suitable.
2. Pour juice over vegetables and let them stand for a while, soak up the aromas of the sun and summer.
3. We put the water on the fire, pour out the sugar, bring to a boil.
4. Arrange vegetable slices in jars. Pour sugar filling into jars.
5. We close the lids and let them cool in a cool place, after wrapping the jars with something warm.

Recipe No.4

Despite the fact that all recipes are similar, they all have their own original taste. In this case, lemon is used as a flavoring additive.

Required products.

• Pumpkin – 3 kg.
• Lemon – 3 pcs.
• Water – 3,5-4 liters.
• Sugar – 0,5-0,6 kg.

From these ingredients, 2 cans of compote, 3 liters each, are obtained.

Compote preparation process.

1. Cubes of chopped pumpkin are placed in jars. Filling dishes – about a third.
2. Peel the lemons and cut into round slices. We put it in jars.
3. We put water and sugar on the fire and cook the syrup so that no insoluble grains come across.
4. Fill jars with syrup.
5. We prepare a container for sterilizing jars. We sterilize each of them for about 10 minutes.
6. We close the lids, cool and can clean in the cellar. Compote is ready!

Recipe No.5

For lovers of more exotic flavors, you can make compote with the addition of cloves and oranges.

Required products.

• Water – 2 l.
• Sugar – 0,75 kg.
• Pumpkin – 2 kg.
• Cinnamon – 2 pcs.
• Carnation – 6-7 buds.
• Orange – 2 pcs.

Compote preparation process.

1. We prepare vegetables – we clean and chop them.
2. Oranges must be washed, squeezed juice. We chop the zest.
3. Place water and sugar in a small bowl. Boil for about 10 minutes until a homogeneous syrup is formed.
4. Place all other prepared ingredients in a larger bowl.
5. Fill them with prepared syrup. We boil for about a quarter of an hour.
6. Pour into prepared jars and close with lids.

Recipe No.6

An apple gives a surprisingly refined flavor to any dish, even if it is compote, it is worth trying to use it to give an interesting shade and taste to compote.

Required products.

• Apples – 200 gr., Sour varieties are best.
• Water – 5 glasses.
• Prunes and cinnamon – a little, to taste.
• Granulated sugar – 150 gr.
• Pumpkin – 300 gr.

Compote preparation process.

1. Cut all vegetables and fruits into slices – approximately the same size, without peel.
2. We prepare syrup from sugar and water. It must be boiled for about 10-15 minutes.
3. Pour vegetables into the syrup, continue to cook for about 5-7 minutes.
4. We fall asleep apples and cook until all the ingredients are ready.
5. Cool well before serving.

Recipe No.7

Almost any fruit or berry can be used as a flavor additive. For example, the combination of pumpkin and sea buckthorn creates a truly unique and delicate aroma.

Required products.

• Pumpkin and sea buckthorn – 150-200 gr.
• Water – 2,5 l.
• Granulated sugar – 350 gr.

Compote preparation process.

1. We prepare vegetables – chop and clean them.
2. We prepare the berries – we wash them, remove the debris in the form of leaves and twigs.
3. We take a bank. We lower the vegetables down, then comes the sea buckthorn.
4. Boil water and fill jars. Let the mixture stand for about 10-15 minutes.
5. Drain the water into a saucepan and boil it again. Add sugar.
6. Pour the jars with the resulting syrup and close them.

Recipe No.8

Required products.

• Pumpkin – 1 kg.
• Water – 1-1,5 liters.
• Vinegar 9% – a teaspoon.
• Sugar – 700 gr.
• Vanillin – 1 gr.

Compote preparation process.

1. Pour vegetables and sugar into a well-washed enameled bowl.
2. Pour in water and bring to a boil over medium heat.
3. Reduce fire to minimum. Pour in the vinegar. Boil for about half an hour.
4. At the end add vanilla and mix well.
5. Pour into banks.

Harmonious taste of pumpkin compote with the addition of ginger. The process of its preparation can be seen in the video.