Apple-Date Compote With Apple-Cider Yogurt Cheese

By á-174942

Ingredients

• 2 cups plain nonfat yogurt
• 5 cups apple cider or juice
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 pounds tart green apples peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4" thick
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups water
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 cinnamon stick broken in half
• 4 large pitted dates quartered

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Set strainer over medium bowl. Line strainer with double layer of cheesecloth. Place yogurt in strainer. Refrigerate overnight. Discard liquid that drains out.

Boil 4 cups cider in medium saucepan until reduced to 1/2 cup thin syrup, about 30 minutes. Cool. Stir 3 tablespoons into thickened yogurt. Re-serve remaining syrup.

Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apples, 1 tablespoon sugar and lemon juice; sauté until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer apples to medium bowl.

Add 2 cups water, cloves, orange peel, cinnamon, 1 cup apple cider and 4 tablespoons sugar to same skillet. Boil until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 20 minutes. Strain. Discard solids. Return liquid and apples to skillet; add dates. Simmer 3 minutes. Cool. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Chill yogurt cheese; store compote at room temperature.)

Place heaping spoonful of yogurt cheese in center of each bowl. Surround with apples. Drizzle with reserved syrup.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per Serving: calories, 267; total fat, 2 g; saturated fat, 1 g; cholesterol, 3 mg.