Eat this over oatmeal or yogurt at breakfast or serve as a dessert with cookies, cake, custard, or ice cream.
Combine in a medium heavy saucepan:
Bring to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook until the fruit is plumped, 25 to 35 minutes, adding more water if necessary to keep the fruit covered. Add:
Simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes longer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Serve warm or chilled.