Apple Cranberry Compote for Buckwheat Pancakes

Today seemed like a good pancake day, I decided to make buckwheat pancakes. Now, I don't eat pancakes all that often, but when I do, I prefer to eat them with some kind of fruit compote. The pancake is really the catalyst for eating the compote.

Since I had a few apples laying around, I decide to make some apple compote. Again, my measurements are never exact, so you may want to asses as your compote progresses. 

3 apples, cored and cut into squares

1/2 cup dried cranberries (if available)

1/2 cup sugar in the raw

2 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp brown sugar

1 tbsp cinnamon, more if necessary

1 tbsp vanilla

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ginger

dash of salt

dash of corn starch