Fruit and Chia Compote

This is a super-simple compote, thickened with chia seeds. It's actually more of ajam, since the fruit is smashed into pieces, but since it's thickened with chia it's not really jam.

To make it you need fruit, chia seeds, and sweetener/spices of your choice. If you use large fruit (I used peaches), it's best to slice them up first. Take your fruit and put it in a saucepan. Get the liquid boiling, and heat for 15-20 minutes. About five minutes into it, I took a potato masher and smushed the fruit roughly, to get more liquid out. You want it to be pretty saucy so that the chia seeds have something to absorb. During this time, add your sweetener and spices. For the peaches, I used a little bit of honey and some maple syrup to sweeten. I also added cinnamon, powdered vanilla, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground allspice. All of this is to taste. Once the fruit has cooked down and is nice and saucy, take it off the heat and add the chia seeds, one tablespoon per cup of fruit. I had about 4 cups of peaches before I cooked them down, so I added 4 tablespoons of chia.