Baked Quinces with Syrup

Baked quinces with syrup can be used to prepare various desserts or served as the Greeks do - with yogurt.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 130 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1.3 kg Quince

  • 500 g Sugar, white

  • 875 ml Water

  • 3 spoons Honey

  • 10 pieces Spices, cloves, ground

  • 1 stick Spices, cinnamon, ground

  • 3 teaspoons Spices, cinnamon, ground

  • 3 teaspoons Sugar, white

  • 2 spoons Juice, lemon

Steps

  1. Wash and dry the quinces. Cut them into quarters, peel, and remove the core, stem, and blossom end. Save the peels and seeds.

  2. Place a pot on the stove with water, sugar, quince peels, and seeds. Stir and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, let the liquid cool, then strain it. Reserve the syrup.

  3. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Insert cloves into the quince pieces, arrange them in a smaller baking dish, and pour over the syrup, honey, and lemon juice. Sprinkle sugar and ground cinnamon over the quinces, and add a cinnamon stick to the dish. Bake the quinces in the preheated oven for 2 hours.

  4. The prepared quinces can be used in desserts or arranged in bowls and served with Greek yogurt.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 156.17 kcal
  • Fat: 0.32 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.05 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40.03 g
    • Sugars: 28.77 g
  • Protein: 0.05 g
  • Fiber: 1.22 g