One of my favorite things to do on the weekend is fix a hearty breakfast for my family. During the work week, my husband usually grabs something quick and easy (aka Little Debbie Oatmeal Pies), and I almost always eat a bowl of cereal. I have zero complaints about eating my cereal (it’s basically my favorite food group), but it doesn’t satisfy my craving to actually cook something.
Cooking is one of my favorite ways to provide for my family, so this past weekend when my husband woke up early to cut the grass and my daughter was still snoozing, I jumped at the opportunity to cook my heart out! I had 3 plump and juicy peaches sitting on my counter, so I started trying to think of a way to incorporate them into our breakfast.
I broke out my favorite skillet and whipped up some pancake batter. I had a hankering for fluffy brown pancakes, but this time I thought that I’d ditch the syrup and go for something even sweeter using the peaches. This Easy Peasy Peach Compote takes less than 15 minutes to make, so while I was flipping flapjacks I had my peach sauce simmering away in a small sauce pan. In my opinion, I could always ditch the syrup in exchange for the golden sweetness of this succulent peach compote. It’s absolutely delicious!
I took 3 peaches and peeled, pitted and diced them. I put them in a small pot on the stove and added in some brown sugar, water, vanilla and cinnamon. I brought them to a boil and allowed them to simmer for about 12 minutes. The brown sugar blending with the sweet peach juice forms a thicker syrup-like sauce – making it PERFECT for pouring over a tall stack of pancakes!
Making a fruit compote is super easy, and this recipe can be made with nearly any fruit. It’s a great addition to top your muffins, cakes, or yogurt with!
Here’s a free printable version of my recipe. Enjoy!
Easy Peasy Peach Compote
Ingredients
- 3 fresh peaches- skinned pitted and diced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 12-14 minutes, being sure to stir occasionally.
- Sauce will gradually thicken and become syrup-like.
- Remove from heat and allow to briefly cool.
- Serve over fresh pancakes, muffins, slices of pound cake or shortbread, or however you'd like!
- Enjoy!
Notes
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Hi Laura,
Love your web site!!. I had to comment because I just made this compote a few hours ago.. I then let it cool slightly and piled it on top of Ruggles French Vanilla Ice Cream,, . All I can say is YUM..
it is also very good on buttered toast with a nice strong cup of coffee…
Thank You for sharing all the great recipes… God Bless…
Oh that does sound just heavenly! I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
I plan to use it as a side to the homemade creme brulee I plan to make for my sister’s birthday mext week. Can’t wait!
Oooh that does sound nice! Happy birthday to her!
Great recipe. Mg wife loved it. I pinch assaulted it because everything is better with a pinch o’ salt. Going to adapt it into a pie for Thanksgiving at her request.
Ok… I’m a big peach lover so I’d probably like this no matter what but these were so delicious I can’t even put it into words. My whole house smelled like a cinnamon peach candle and they tasted like heaven. I put in a little extra cinnamon too because cinnamon is the best so… I’d recommend that. I also left the skin on for a little extra fiber/nutrients and it didn’t stand out too bad so I’d recommend that too. Overall amazing recipie! Will definitely make again because I ate the whole thing myself…
Am I able to process this in a hot water bath? I would love to make a lot because I have so many peaches!
Hi Donna, I’m sure you could, but I haven’t tried it. If you put up a batch please let me know how it goes!
Would this work with honey or maple syrup instead of sugar?
I have never tried making it this way, but I’m sure the results would be delicious! Let me know how it turns out if you try it that way!
I just make this recipe with honey instead of brown sugar, very good!
Great idea, Ann! That does sound delish!
Can I substitute a can of peaches in heavy surup?
Sure, though you may want to adjust sweetness in this recipe because of the added sugar in the heavy syrup.
Switched out some of the water for bourbon and absolutely loved it! This is an amazing recipe and I can’t wait to use it again!
Made this for my boys this morning and they devoured it! Do you know how long it keeps in the fridge and can you freeze it? Peaches are in season for us right now, but would love to have this into the fall.
Hi Allison,
I’m so happy to hear your family loves it! You absolutely can freeze it. Just allow to thaw and reheat on the stove! As far as keeping it in the fridge, I would say 3-4 days tops.
My thoughts exactly!!!
Your Husband’s breakfast is Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Pies? Why such an empty calorie processed way to start the day?
Why are you worried about it?
Best answer for that question! I have been looking for the perfect peach filling for a peach cupcake and I believe this is the one ! Thanks for sharing
I made this and topped my butter pecan peach pound cake with it!!! Along with a cream cheese glaze!!! It was a huge hit!!! Thank you for the recipe!!!
I was just gifted a huge box of peaches about to expire. Since I don’t have time for canning right now, I whipped up a few batches of this along with some peach cobbler filling and threw them in my freezer! Looking forward to having this on my yogurt for many mornings and will give me a good reason to make up some pancakes. So yummy 😋. Thanks!