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Apple compote with verbena

Name: Apple compote with verbena
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 800 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg apple; 6 sprigs Verbena; 50 g caster sugar; 5 tablespoons water

For this version of stewed apple, we'll add the delicate taste of fresh verbena, which goes very well with apples.

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Duration

45 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 23^th 2025

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For 800 g, you will need:

1 1 kg apple
2 6 sprigs Verbena
3 50 g caster sugar
4 5 tablespoons water
Total weight: 1,125 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

25 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

45 min.

Preparation 25 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 15 min.

Peel 1 kg apple, cut into quarters, remove core, then cut into small pieces.

Pour 1/3 of the apples into the saucepan.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.

Place half the verbena on top.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.

Pour another third of the apples into the pan, and place the other half of the verbena on top.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.

Finish with the remaining apples, pour in 5 tablespoons water and 50 g caster sugar.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Place over low heat and cover.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 20 min.

From time to time, discover and stir the apples.

Stage 7

They will gradually stew and reduce.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 3 min.

When the apples are almost all stewed, remove and discard the sprigs of verbena.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

Blend if you like a smooth compote.

Stage 10

Your apple-verbena compote is ready, and can now be put into jars.

Remarks

The quantities of sugar and verbena are only indicative, so feel free to adapt them to your taste.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	0 g	14 g RDI=6 %	0 g	63 kcal RDI=3 %	264 kJ RDI=3 %
Whole recipe	3 g RDI=5 %	167 g RDI=63 %	3 g RDI=4 %	710 kcal RDI=36 %	2,973 kJ RDI=36 %