Peel, quarter and core apples and pears and cut into cubes of the same size. Bring the fruit cubes to the boil briefly in a saucepan with 500ml water, lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, raisins and the coarsely crumbled cinnamon sticks and cook covered over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes, until the fruit is soft but not mushy. Then let the compote cool down completely.
To serve, fill the compote into 4 dessert glasses and serve with a scoop of bourbon vanilla ice cream, whipped cream flavored with cinnamon or rice pudding.