Clean, wash and drain the gooseberries. Drain the apricots and collect the juice. Cut the apricots into slices. Fill up apricot juice with apple juice to 300 ml liquid. Boil up juice, sugar, vanillin sugar and lemon peel in a pot, add gooseberries. Cover and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir starch with a little water until smooth.
Stir into the boiling liquid. Let simmer for about 1 minute. Stir in apricots. Remove lemon peel. Compote can be eaten warm or cold. Serve with ice cream. Cantuccini biscuits taste good with it