Fruit kompot

Name: Fruit kompot
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Ingredients: 2500 ml water; 2 apples, cored and sliced; 300 g cherries, pitted or whole; 200 g strawberries, hulled; 120 g sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)

Vegetarian

Компот · Kompot

A light, refreshing drink of fruit simmered in water with a little sugar, then chilled — made all summer across Eastern Europe from whatever fruit is in season.

Fruit kompot is an Ukrainian cold drink, ready in about 2 hours 25 minutes and made with apple and cherries. It serves 10 and is rated beginner to cook.

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A serving of Kompot — Representative photo. Biso / Wikimedia Commons · CC-BY-3.0

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min
Rest: 2 h
Total: 2 h 25 min
Serves: 10
Level: Beginner
Calories: 90

Ingredients

10 glasses

2500 ml Water (opens in a new tab)
2 (360 g) Apples (opens in a new tab), cored and sliced
300 g Cherries (opens in a new tab), pitted or wholeOr plums, apricots or berries.
200 g Strawberries (opens in a new tab), hulled
120 g Sugar (opens in a new tab)Adjust to the sweetness of the fruit.Swap: Honey
1 tbsp (15 g) Lemon juice (opens in a new tab) (optional)

Equipment

Method

1
Step 1
Bring the water to the boil in a large pot with the sugar (opens in a new tab).
- 8 min
- high heat
- Stockpot / large pot (opens in a new tab)
2
Step 2
Add the apple (opens in a new tab), cherries (opens in a new tab) and strawberries (opens in a new tab), return to a gentle simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
- 5 min
- medium-low heat
3
Step 3
Turn off the heat, add the lemon juice (opens in a new tab) and leave covered until completely cool to room temperature, so the fruit flavour infuses. Strain (or keep the fruit in) and chill.
- 2 min
- Sieve / strainer (opens in a new tab)

About this dish

Origin: Not attributed to one place · Origin uncertainDrunk throughout Eastern and Central Europe, including Ukraine, Russia and Poland.Also popular in Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Serbia, Bulgaria
Dish: Snack · Lunch · Cold drinks
Cooking method: Simmered
Taste: fruity, sweet, refreshing
Diet: Vegan · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · No nut ingredients
All labels
Vegan · Plant-based · Vegetarian (lacto-ovo) · Eggetarian · Lacto-vegetarian · Ovo-vegetarian · Pescatarian · Flexitarian-friendly · No gluten ingredients · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Pork-free · Beef-free · Low-fat · Low-sodium · DASH-style
Worked out from the ingredients. How labels work
Good for: Make-ahead · Budget-friendly · Child-friendly
Cook more with: Apple · Cherries · Strawberries · Sugar
Techniques: Boiling · Simmering

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens appear in the listed ingredients.

Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

Nutrition

90 kcal per serving

Calculated

1 serving ≈ 348 g · recipe makes 10

Where the energy comes from

Protein 2%
Carbohydrate 96%
Fat 2%

Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
Nutrient	Per serving	Per 100 g*
Energy	90 kcal	26 kcal
Protein	0.5 g	0.2 g
Carbohydrate	23.3 g	6.7 g
Net carbohydrate	21.4 g	6.2 g
Sugars	20.5 g	5.9 g
Added sugars	12 g	3.4 g
Fibre	1.9 g	0.5 g
Fat	0.2 g	0.1 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Sodium	6 mg	2 mg
Salt equivalent	0 g	0 g

Vitamins & minerals per serving

Potassium: 136 mg
Calcium: 34 mg
Iron: 0.2 mg
Magnesium: 13 mg
Vitamin A (RAE): 2 µg
Vitamin C: 16 mg
Vitamin D: 0 µg
Vitamin B12: 0 µg
Folate (DFE): 7 µg

How these numbers were made

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
*Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
Optional ingredients are not included: lemon juice.
“—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

Good to know

Tips

Frozen fruit works well, making kompot a year-round drink.

Common mistakes

Boiling the fruit hard makes it mushy and the kompot cloudy — keep it at a gentle simmer.

Serve with

Serve chilled with a meal, or warm in winter.

Storage

Refrigerate for up to 4 days.

Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added 26 Oct 2026 · Updated 8 Nov 2026

Recipe DNA

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What the dish is built around

Main ingredient

Apple, cored and sliced2 piece · 360 g
Cherries, pitted or whole300 g
Strawberries, hulled200 g

Used in step 2

Less sweet, dairy-free, caffeine-free or for more people — the original stays as it is.

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