If you managed to stock up on good quince for the winter or you know where to buy it, then your table can become much more varied, because you can cook various tasty and healthy dishes with quince.
For the cold season, quince is simply a godsend; this fruit contains many useful substances, vitamins and microelements, fruit acids and pectins. Quince is used in the preparation of many different dishes, drinks and confectionery in the culinary traditions of different peoples and countries. Quince can be boiled, stewed and baked.
Here are a few recipes with baked quince. This way heat treatment like baking is generally one of the most gentle and healthy ways of cooking.
Quince baked in the oven with honey and nuts
Ingredients:
- quince fruit – 3-4 pcs.;
- lemon – 1 pc.;
- cloves – 8 inflorescences;
- water – 1.5 cups;
- fortified white wine (vermouth, muscat, sherry, quality port, Madeira) – 0.5 cups;
- cinnamon (or vanilla, but not both);
- sugar;
- any ground nuts – 150-200 g;
- natural non-liquid honey (or whipped cream).
Preparation
Wash the fruits thoroughly under running water and dry with a napkin. Cut each fruit in half lengthwise and remove the seed pods. Quickly sprinkle with lemon juice to prevent darkening. Place the quince halves in a baking dish (convex side up). Stick a clove inflorescence into each half. Add a mixture of wine and water to the mold, sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
How long to bake quince?
Bake the quince for 20-30 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees C. Turn the halves over and bake for another 10-15 minutes. Cool slightly and remove the clove inflorescences. Place in portions and pour over the syrup formed during baking. You can put a little honey with nuts or with nuts in the cavity in each half of the fruit. This wonderful dessert can be served with white or rose wine, tea, rooibos, mate, hibiscus or cool sweet and sour compote.
You can prepare not only delicious desserts, but also meat baked with quince, for example, chicken or duck.
If you bake a whole duck or chicken carcass, simply stuff it with garlic, then stuff the carcass with thin slices of quince, sprinkled with lemon juice (you can add some spices: cloves, allspice peas, anise and coriander seeds, as well as aromatic fresh herbs, just not dill ). Bake at medium temperature until done, it can be easily determined by appearance. Baking time is at least 60-80 minutes.
You can do it differently and bake pieces of duck or chicken fillet with quince (not necessarily fillet, other pieces are also possible). Goose, turkey, rabbit, nutria, lamb, pork or veal are also suitable.
Recipe for chicken baked with quince
Ingredients:
- chicken (or duck) breast – 1 pc. weighing about 400 g;
- quince – 2-3 fruits;
- white wine – about 130-170 ml;
- spices (cloves, pepper sweet pea, coriander seeds);
- various fresh greens, excluding dill;
- garlic;
- salt;
- lemon.
Preparation
You can remove the meat from the breast and cut into medium-sized pieces, or you can bake the breasts whole. In any case, we will cut the quince 
into quarters or eighths, sprinkle with lemon juice and place compactly in a mold (with a good side) either next to the breast, or interspersed with pieces of meat. Sprinkle with spices. Bake in the oven for at least 40-60 minutes (duck, goose longer). Periodically sprinkle with a mixture of water and wine. Place the finished baked meat with quince in portions and pour over the sauce formed during baking. Season with garlic and decorate with herbs. That's it, ours is ready!
If the meat is dark, you can choose dark wines; if it is light, you can choose white or rosé.
Greetings! Both in summer and autumn we continue to make healthy preparations, as well as eat fruits and vegetables in all forms. A very popular autumn-winter dessert in Greece - quince baked in the oven, or in Greek - κυδώνια ψητά στο φούρνο .
Recently I prepared such a quince myself for the first time, and it turned out like a real Greek woman! 🙂 My husband bought a large quince, he also peeled it - it turned out to be as hard as a piece of wood) In general, the Greeks are very fond of quince desserts - original jam and marmalade are also popular. We will do this too somehow, I have already set a goal for myself. Naturally, I’ll share the recipe.
Quince has been known for several thousand years, and people have long known its beneficial and medicinal properties. What makes me happy is that quince is recommended to be used for anemia; personally, this is just right for me. This golden fruit is so rich in all sorts of useful substances and vitamins, which I really regret that I didn’t pay attention to it earlier. Among the vitamins we find here provitamin A, B vitamins, as well as E, C, PP. Quince is rich in potassium and pectin, and contains a lot of carbohydrates, mainly fructose.
And since the best and healthiest way of cooking is baking, we will bake our quince in the oven with sugar, lemon and spices.
Ingredients
- 4 quinces
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 5-6 carnations
- 3-4 cinnamon sticks
- Half a lemon
Preparing baked quince
Wash the quince well, cut it into 4 parts (or 8, if very large), cut out the middle with the seeds. We don't touch the skin.
Lightly rub the quince with half a lemon to prevent it from turning black. Place on a baking sheet of a suitable size, skin side up, so that all the pieces fit.
Sprinkle with sugar, add water, cinnamon sticks and cloves.
Cover the baking sheet with foil and place in an oven preheated to 190 degrees, bake in this form for an hour and a quarter. In the process, a divine aroma fills your home, and household members, sniffing, will line up in your kitchen)
After this, we take out a baking sheet, remove the foil and carefully turn the quince over, after which we bake for another half hour.
Once slightly cooled, quince can be served with whipped cream, Greek yogurt or ice cream. In addition, it goes great with soft cheese - a very interesting combination. In the photo there is quince with yogurt; I didn’t have ice cream.
Baked quince can be stored in a closed container in the refrigerator for several days.
Such aromatic quince with whipped cream or ice cream is sometimes served in taverns as a treat from the establishment. This dessert is also very good during Lent – it helps maintain the body exhausted by abstinence from goodies. 🙂 My sister-in-law has a different recipe - she boils the quince first, and uses the broth to make a syrup in which the quince is baked. Next time I'll try to do exactly that. In any case, it will be delicious!
Bon appetit!
Quince is truly an amazing fruit. In appearance, it resembles an apple, but has firmer flesh, and its skin is covered with fluff. When you cut a quince, you will immediately feel an incredible aroma that is almost intoxicating with its sweetness. Quince, although a sweet fruit, often becomes an addition to various meat dishes (this is especially true for Caucasian and Asian cuisines). Desserts made from quince are also excellent. Baked in the oven as a whole, stuffed with dried fruits, quince always turns out delicious. At the same time, it goes very well with other autumn fruits - apple, pear, and pumpkin. Cooked together, these fruits taste simply delicious.
The recipe for baked quince in the oven is incredibly simple, but no less tasty. If you don’t want to bother with baking cakes for the holiday table, or if you want to diversify the menu of your children with a sweet tooth, feel free to prepare baked quince according to my recipe. You will definitely like it.
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Number of servings: 5-6
Ingredients:
- Quince – 5-6 pcs.;
- Honey – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Walnuts – 1 handful;
- Raisins – 1 handful;
- Butter – 130 g.
Cooking method:
- 1. Rinse ripe quince under running water. Using a knife, make small indentations and remove the seeds.
- 2. Lightly chop the walnuts; you don’t need to crush them into powder, but we don’t need too large pieces either.
- 3. Steam the raisins in boiling water.
- 4. Mix honey with nuts and raisins, stuff the quince with the resulting mixture. You can also sprinkle with a small amount of cinnamon, it will further emphasize the aroma of baked quince and make it richer.
- 5. Place a small cube on top of each quince butter. It will melt under the influence of temperature and saturate the entire fruit, making it even more juicy and aromatic.
- 6. Place a few more cubes of butter on the bottom of the baking sheet and pour 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar syrup. Place the quince and bake in the oven for 20 minutes (temperature no more than 160 degrees). The finished quince will become very soft with a beautiful crust.
- 7. Remove the quince from the oven, transfer to a beautiful plate, and decorate with cream or powdered sugar.
Quince baked in the oven with cinnamon, honey and raisins will appeal to both children and their parents with a sweet tooth. This dessert can be safely served even to festive table– your guests will simply be delighted with the incredible taste and aroma. At the same time, this dessert is much lower in calories than a cake or pastry, so it is perfect for those ladies who want to lose weight, but cannot deny themselves sweets. Quince baked in the oven will help satisfy your “sweet” hunger and give you a piece of happiness.
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Number of servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
- Pumpkin (small) – 1 pc. (up to 1.5 kg);
- Apple – 2 pcs.;
- Quince – 2 pcs.;
- Butter – 100 g;
- Honey – 50 g;
- Walnuts and raisins - 1 tbsp. spoon.
Cooking method:
1. Cut the pumpkin in half lengthwise, remove seeds and make a small hole.
2. Peel the apple and quince and cut into slices or cubes, as you like.
3. Place chopped fruits, nuts and raisins in pumpkin molds, top with a few cubes of butter and 1 teaspoon of honey.
4. Bake the pumpkin with the aromatic filling in the oven at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Sprinkle the finished baked pumpkin with quince with powdered sugar and serve on a beautiful plate, garnished with slices fresh apples and quince. This dessert is perfect with fresh dried fruit compote or aromatic tea with lemon.
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Number of servings: 4-5
Ingredients:
- Quince – 2 pcs.;
- Apple – 2 pcs.;
- Pumpkin pulp – 500 g;
- Sugar (honey) – 100 g;
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp. spoon.
Cooking method:
1. Peel quince and apples and cut into small slices. Cut the pumpkin pulp into small slices. The smaller you cut the fruits, the faster they will bake, and the faster you can enjoy the amazing taste.
2. Make a small basket out of foil and put all the chopped fruits there.
3. Bake in the oven at about 180 degrees until soft.
4. Place pumpkin and fruit in a mixer bowl, add lemon juice and sugar. Puree until smooth.
This puree will be an excellent alternative to the usual muesli and oatmeal for breakfast, it will help satisfy your hunger, give you strength and lift your mood for the whole day. Serve the pumpkin and java puree, garnished with a sprig of mint.
P about the structure, the fruit is very hard, with a tart aftertaste, but quince baked in the oven, recipe with photo, becomes juicy and soft. This wonderful dessert has a lot of beneficial properties. Many people prefer to cook quince with sugar or honey, but it can be used in the oven, recipe with photo in an unusual way.
How to choose the best product
The unique fruit reveals its taste after heat treatment. For cooking, take yellow fruits; if they are not yet ripe, they should be placed in a sunny place. After three days, the fruit will change to its natural color.
Benefit
Quince is a low-calorie product, 48 kcal per 100 g. In addition, the fruits are rich in fiber and vitamin C. The baked fruit relieves nausea and vomiting, removes excess fluid from the body, lowers blood pressure, and cleanses blood vessels. Also opposes cancer cells, relieves stress, improves blood composition, improves immunity.
The best way to cook quince is to bake it in foil with sugar. This way it retains its juiciness, and thanks to pectin it turns into jelly. Quince baked in the oven can be decorated with melted chocolate, jam, and fruit syrup.
How to bake a quince in the oven: the main thing is to prepare the fruit, cut out the core of the fruit and remove the seeds, but you can leave it completely whole and bake it in foil.
The recipe for quince in the oven will require the following products:
Google advertising2 pcs. quinces;
- nuts and dried fruits for filling;
- 1 tsp. Sahara;
- powdered sugar.
Preparation: Quinces
Step 1. Select ripe fruits of the same size and wash the fleecy layer with a hard sponge. Cut off the top and scrape out the middle a little with a spoon.
Step 2. You can use any filling, raisins, figs, prunes, or buy a ready-made mixture in the supermarket.
Culinary trick You can flavor the dish with vanilla, cinnamon or cloves to suit your taste, and serve it ready-made with cream, yogurt, or ice cream.
Step 3. Grind dried fruits and nuts and stuff into the core.
Step 4. Add sugar or bee honey.
Step 5. Place quince in muffin tins and place on a baking sheet.
Step 6. Cover the fruit with the cut tops.
Step 7 Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the baking sheet.
Step 8 Remove, cool and decorate with powdered sugar, sour cream or cream.
WITH How long to bake quince in the oven: the time is determined as it cooks. To do this, take a toothpick and try to pierce the fruit. If it is soft, then the dish is ready.
You can bake quince stuffed with cottage cheese with prunes or raisins, kernels walnuts. An unusual and original dish is quince, cooked in red wine and stuffed with fried mushrooms. In any form, the fruit is very beneficial for the body.
Bon appetit!
A friend of mine from sunny Armenia told me how to bake quince in the oven with honey, walnuts and raisins, and even sent me a photo recipe. Previously, all I knew about quince was that they make delicious jam and jelly from it, and add it to meat. But this recipe inspired me to definitely try the oriental sweetness. I’ll try to look for quince at the market and cook it the way Gayane cooks. In the meantime, I’ll share with you her culinary masterpiece.
Ingredients:
- quince – 2 pcs;
- honey – 3 tsp;
- raisins – 2 tsp;
- walnuts– 5-6 cores.
Preparing the recipe
Coarsely chop half of the walnuts and grind the rest in a blender.
Mix walnuts, raisins and honey.
We wash the quince, wipe it and cut off the top. This will be the lid, don’t throw it away. Cut out the inside of the fruit to form a cup. If the quince is not stable, then trim the bottom.
Place honey, nuts and raisins inside the quince.
Lightly press down the filling and close with a lid.
Wrap the mold in foil.
Bake the quince with honey and nuts in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. We wait 30 minutes.
Then remove the foil, open the lids, and pour in the released juice. Place the quince back in the oven and let it brown for 10 minutes.