Fruit and Berry Compote

Ingredients

• Strawberries

  Raw

  1 cup, halves or 152g

• Pears

  Raw

  1 medium or 178g

• Pineapple

  Raw, all varieties

  2 cup, chunks or 330g

• Oranges

  Raw, all commercial varieties

  2 fruit or 262g

• Sweet cherries

  Raw

  1 cup, without pits or 154g

• Orange juice

  4 tbsp or 62g

• Mixed fruit

  (prune and apricot and pear), dried

  8 oz or 227g

• Coconut meat

  Nuts, dried (desiccated), sweetened, flaked, packaged

  4 oz or 113g

Directions

1. Peel, seed, and cut the oranges into bite-size pieces. Core the pear and pineapple and cut into chunks. Halve or slice the strawberries and pit the cherries.
2. In a large bowl, combine all the prepared fresh fruit with the orange juice, the dried fruit, and half of the coconut. Toss gently to coat.
3. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. Just before serving, sprinkle the remaining coconut over the top.