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Chunky Apple-Lemon Zest Compote with Yogurt

Tender, slightly chunky apples simmered with bright lemon zest and a touch of honey and cinnamon, spooned over cool, creamy Greek yogurt with toasted walnuts.

Chunky Apple-Lemon Zest Compote with Yogurt

Ingredients

  • 3 medium550 gApplepeeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
  • ⅓ cup80 gWater
  • 1½ tbsp30 gHoney
  • 2 tsp4 gLemon zest
  • 1 tbsp15 gLemon juice
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt
  • 4 containers (6 oz)600 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • ¼ cup chopped32 gWalnutschopped

Steps

  1. Peel, core and chop the apple into chunks. Chop the walnuts.
  2. Toast the walnuts in a dry medium pot over medium heat, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant, then tip them onto a plate and set aside.
  3. In the same pot, combine the apple, water, honey, half of the lemon zest, the cinnamon and the salt.
  4. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, cover and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring now and then, until the apple is tender but still holds some chunks.
  5. Uncover and simmer 2 to 3 minutes more to thicken the juices, then stir in the lemon juice and the remaining half of the lemon zest.
  6. Take the pot off the heat and let the compote cool for about 30 minutes, until warm or room temperature.
  7. Divide the Greek yogurt among 4 bowls, spoon the compote over the yogurt and sprinkle with the toasted walnuts.
  8. Refrigerate any leftover compote promptly in a covered container and use within 3 days.

Contains: Milk, Tree nuts.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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