Poached quince is a gorgeous fruit dessert that doesn’t require many ingredients. Sweetened with sugar, flavored with cloves and enriched with cream, this quince dessert is a great treat to have this fruit at its best.
We mainly need 4 ingredients to make this super easy poached quince recipe: Sugar, water, cloves and quinces. Optionally you can serve it with a cream topping.
There is a folk song in Turkish culture. It starts with “Quince trees bloom, is Summer close?” In fact, this is a love song and it has no direct relation with quince, but I always remember that song whenever this fruit starts to take its place on the stands at markets. As you can understand from that folk song, a quince tree blooms towards Summer and it bears fruit in Autumn. It is also possible to find this fruit in winter here. It is a very popular fruit in Turkey. Moreover, Turkey is the top country growing quince around the world with a 35% portion.
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We use quince in several ways, making quince jam, quince compote and poached quince. Even dried quince is used in cakes or compotes too. We benefit not only from the fruit but also from its leaves, blooms and seeds as a cure for several illnesses. The fruit is very rich in vitamins, especially vitamin C, so it becomes a perfect protective fruit against cold and cough when you eat it fresh. Also, you can boil its seeds or blooms with milk or water to protect from cold and cough. And if you’re looking for a cure for your stomach ache, boil its leaves in water and drink it.
I can’t think of a person who doesn’t love this extremely beneficial fruit. When it’s the quince season, we often make this poached quince dessert. It’s so easy and scrumptious. If you love light desserts, here is the recipe.
How to make poached quince
Pour the water in a pot. Put the quinces in it and place 1 tbsp sugar on each half as you see in the picture. Add the seeds for color and a few cloves for a nice aroma. Put the lid on the pot and bring it to boil.
When it starts to boil, lower the heat to minimum and boil it for one and a half hour. Do not try to stir it with a spoon, just shake the pot a few times.
To serve it, take one half of quince on a plate and garnish it with some cream. You may also garnish it with some walnut or pistachio, or you may prefer it plain.
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Poached Quince Dessert
Simple Poached Quince. A super light fruit dessert flavored with cloves and enriched with cream.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients
• 2 quinces
• 4 tbsp sugar
• 1 ½ cup water
• A few cloves
• Cream for garnish
Instructions
- Peel the quinces and cut them into two. Discard the seeds, but don’t throw them away. We’ll use them because they give the red color to the dessert.
- Pour the water in a pot. Put the quinces in it and place 1 tbsp sugar on each half as you see in the picture. Add the seeds for color and a few cloves for a nice aroma. Put the lid on the pot and bring it to boil.
- When it starts to boil, lower the heat to minimum and boil it for one and a half hour. Do not try to stir it with a spoon, just shake the pot a few times.
- Serve warm or cold.
- To serve it, take one half of quince on a plate and garnish it with some cream. You may also garnish it with some walnut or pistachio, or you may prefer it plain.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 96
- Sugar: 14.6g
- Sodium: 28.2mg
- Fat: 1.3g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Protein: 0.4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: quince, quince recipes
Looks delicious and so easy to make!
I have a tree laden with quinces and will try this recipe……I am always looking for new things to do with my quinces. I make quince paste and quince jelly
I also haven’t eaten fresh quince before – only as a paste. What a marvelously simple yet delicious-looking dessert!
I don’t ever see fresh quince in our local markets, but I’d love to try this!
Sounds delicious but i am not familiar with this fruit…
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MMMM…Zerrin! This dessert looks superb!! Quinces were in the 1940’s to the 1970’s very popular!! Now, it is hard to find them in Belgium!! My grand- father has some trees in his fruitgarden!! Lucky him & me!!
I have got to look for these in my grocery store. This sounds so delicious, the simplest things are! I love how it looks, you presented it beautifully!
This is so simple but so delicious!
yum! I love the use of cloves in a dessert.
I love quinces, but it was not until I moved to California that I really got to cook with them, I cannot wait to try out your recipe. I love the information you added about its medicial benefits. Thanks!
Sara and Natasha – I hope you’ll find and try this wonderful dessert.
Sounds delicious! I will look in my store for them too!
I just love quinces, I think they’re such an underutilized ingredient. This looks fabulous, I’m going to have to check and see if my market still has some left so I can make it!