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Unlike other fruits, quince is rarely eaten fresh due to its tart taste and hardness. Therefore, it is often used in blanks. Quince with honey is especially good. Recipes for the winter, according to which you can cook this healthy fruit with honey, you will see below, but first we will talk about its beneficial properties.

Useful qualities

Japanese quince, or chaenomeles, grows in the Caucasus, southern Ukraine, and Central Asia. Nature endowed the tart and sour fruit with a unique composition. It contains vitamins and minerals:

1. Group B
2. A large amount of ascorbic acid.
3. Nicotinic acid (PP).
4. Iron.
5. Potassium.
6. Calcium.
7. Copper etc.

In addition to vitamin C, it is rich in organic acids such as malic and citric acids, pectins, and essential oils.

The presence of fiber and pectins helps to improve the functioning of the stomach and intestines. Quince is indispensable in the fight against anemia due to the presence of iron and copper. It exhibits antioxidant properties, helping to cleanse blood vessels, liver and kidneys.

It helps to quickly cope with a cold, strengthens the immune system. Its sour taste relieves nausea, vomiting, and increases appetite.

Quince and honey

Quince, which is also called a false apple, is rarely eaten fresh. How to cook fruit in order to maximize its beneficial properties? It can be jam, juice, candied fruits or dried slices for compote.

One of the best ways to maximize the benefits and get a delicious dish is baked quince with honey. Everyone knows the beneficial properties of bee products, including honey. It has anti-inflammatory, expectorant, antioxidant effect on the body, helps to strengthen the immune system. In the process of cooking, quince and honey complement each other, mutually reinforcing the beneficial properties.

Quince baked with honey and nuts is an exquisite delicacy and an excellent substitute for confectionery. It can be eaten by young children, debilitated patients and pregnant women. Dessert from chaenomeles will speed up recovery from a cold, improve the functioning of the digestive tract. The beneficial effect of baked fruit on the liver and kidneys.

Cooking methods

Here are some simple recipes for quince with honey.

In the oven

The fruit must be washed, wiped thoroughly to remove the villi from the peel. Cut into two halves, remove the seeds. A small amount of honey should be put into the recess. By the way, you can use crystallized honey. You can sprinkle some sugar on top.

Ready fruits are placed on a baking sheet, put in a preheated oven for about half an hour. The oven temperature is 180 degrees. The degree of readiness is determined by the softness of the fruit.

In the microwave oven

Modern technology makes cooking easier, so to reduce the baking time of the “false apple”, housewives cook it in the microwave. The process of preparing fruits is similar to the previous recipe. Bake the fruit in the microwave oven for 5-8 minutes.

You can bake chaenomeles not only as a whole, cutting off the top, or cutting it into two halves. The fruit, cut into slices, is placed in a refractory dish or dish for a microwave oven, covered with a small amount of honey (a couple of tablespoons) on top.

You can add a little sugar to form more syrup. When serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or pour over the resulting syrup.

Chaenomeles with honey and nuts

In the East, a dessert made from quince with honey and nuts is popular. Here is the recipe for this delicacy. For five pieces of "false apple" you will need 150 grams of honey, 120 grams of peeled walnuts, 50 grams of butter. Nuts are preliminarily lightly roasted, crushed, but not to the smallest crumb.

We mix the specified amount of honey and nuts until a paste-like mass is formed. We wipe the washed fruits, removing hairs, cut in half. After removing the seeds, we fill the recesses with a small amount of butter and walnut-honey paste.

We place the prepared fruits on a baking sheet, pour a small amount of water on the bottom and put in a heated oven. After 30-40 minutes, the dish is ready, the fruit can be sprinkled with powdered sugar on top.

As an option for baking, we present a popular oriental recipe. In it, the quince is not cut into two halves, but the top is cut off, leaving it as a lid. Carefully remove the seeds, being careful not to damage the peel.

The recess is filled with a mixture of honey with crushed nut mass. You can add some washed and dried raisins. Top with a cut lid, wrap each fruit in foil. Put the baking sheet with fruit in the oven for half an hour.

Quince with honey and pumpkin, apples

Japanese quince goes well with apples, pumpkin when baked in the oven.

Here are a couple of recipes.

Recipe #1

For this recipe, small pumpkins, weighing no more than one and a half kilograms, are suitable. We choose pumpkin fruits of such a shape that they stand steadily on a baking sheet. In a washed pumpkin, cut off the top, take out the seeds. Next, you need to take a quince and an apple, cut into small slices.

Stuff the inside of the pumpkin with fruits, honey, nuts and raisins, put a small amount of butter on top. Cover the pumpkin with a cut lid, place in the oven for 30 minutes. An exquisite dessert is ready without much hassle, and there are more benefits from it than from cakes and pastries.

Recipe #2

To prepare this dish, you will need two apples and quinces and half a kilogram of pumpkin pulp.

All ingredients are cut into pieces or small slices. We make baskets from foil, which we fill with chopped fruit. You can use ready-made molds. Place the filled baskets in the oven. We grind the finished softened components with a mixer, add a tablespoon of lemon juice and honey.

Puree can be used for breakfast, to satisfy hunger or the desire to eat sweets. It will add strength, improve mood.

For weight loss

"False apple" with honey, the recipes for which are given above, perfectly reduces the need for sweets, which are often experienced by losing weight. Even a small amount of baked fruit will make up for the loss of minerals and other nutrients that are inevitable in diets.

It should be noted that one hundred grams of quince contains only 40 kcal, so you can eat one fruit baked with honey per day. This will not harm the figure.

Ways to prepare for the winter

There are various ways of harvesting quince for the winter.

You can make jams, jams, candied fruits, preserve juice.

quince juice recipe

For its preparation it is necessary:

• squeeze juice from quince, strain;
• add boiled water to the cake at the rate of 120 ml per kilogram, heat to a boil;
• squeeze out the liquid and mix with juice;
• pour into jars, sterilize for fifteen minutes;
• close with lids.

Syrup for the winter

One and a half kilograms of sugar is added to the squeezed juice (per liter of juice).

Boil for five minutes, strain, pour into jars, roll up.

Jam

Fragrant jam is obtained from quince prepared according to the following recipe:

1. Ripe fruits are peeled, seeds, cut into slices.
2. Pieces of quince are placed in a syrup prepared in advance from 1.5 kilograms of sugar and three glasses of water, brought to a boil.
3. Repeat bringing to a boil in a day, cook for the third time until tender, distribute into jars.

Candied fruit

If the boiled slices are removed from the syrup, dried in a warm oven, sprinkled with sugar, then the candied fruits are ready for the winter.

They are laid out in jars, closing tightly with lids.

Jelly

Despite the fact that quince is a rather tasty fruit, it is often added to meat dishes. This combination of products does not leave indifferent even sophisticated gourmets. In addition, unique desserts are obtained from the fruit in question. Fruit can be cooked in a variety of ways. Let's also consider how it is useful.

Benefit

1. Not many people know that quince has excellent anti-inflammatory properties. The fruits are saturated with a huge amount of ascorbic acid. One fruit contains 25% of this vitamin from the daily requirement. Therefore, regular eating of raw materials will help strengthen the immune system and eliminate inflammatory processes. By the way, quince is an anti-allergic fruit.
2. In addition, fruits are famous for their low calorie content. Therefore, it is recommended to include them in your daily diet if you want to get rid of extra pounds. The fruits are rich in fiber. Therefore, regular eating will allow you to suppress hunger for a long time. Quince also does not contain fatty acids, cholesterol and sodium. This improves overall health.
3. Studies have confirmed the fact that the systematic eating of fruit will help in the treatment of ulcers. Such a positive effect is achieved due to the sufficient amount of phenols in the composition. However, fruit juice is even more beneficial. It has a positive effect on the activity of the gastrointestinal tract, soothing the mucous membranes.
4. The presented product will greatly help pregnant girls with toxicosis. Especially quince will be useful after waking up. It is at this time that the feeling of nausea is most often felt. Along with this raw material eliminate diarrhea, colitis, intestinal infections and constipation. With hemorrhoids, quince syrup is used. In a boiled form, the fruit will save you from the symptoms of toxicosis. Due to the diuretic effect, you will get rid of puffiness.
5. The composition of the fruit makes it clear that it has an excellent antioxidant effect. Also, a positive effect is achieved due to polyphenolic compounds. Along with this, the natural aging process slows down. There is a complete prevention of the development of cardiovascular pathologies.
6. Such a product is famous for its excellent antiviral effect. The fruit contains valuable phenols. It is these enzymes that have an antiviral effect. In addition, phenols are also famous for their antioxidant properties. Thanks to all this, the body is under reliable protection against viruses and other external pathogens.
7. Presented fruits are saturated with potassium. Thanks to him, you can maintain blood pressure within the normal range. It should be noted that mainly quince helps to reduce blood pressure. Along with this, potassium relaxes the blood vessels. As a result, the load on the heart muscle is reduced. Thus, the risk of ischemia, atherosclerosis and other attacks is reduced to a minimum.

Recipes

With honey

1. Rinse 6 fruits thoroughly under running water. Leave the quince whole, take out the seed box. Remove all unnecessary. Run a handful of walnuts through a coffee grinder. Keep in mind that you do not need to grind them into a paste. Also, too large pieces will not work.
2. In parallel, steam a handful of raisins in boiling water. Then connect it with 40 gr. honey and nuts. Place the finished filling in the quince. Sprinkle these blanks with a little cinnamon powder. Such a spice will only emphasize the final flavor notes of the delicacy.
3. Also place a small piece of butter on top of each fruit. As a result, it will melt and saturate the delicacy with interesting notes. Grease a baking sheet with butter and pour over a small amount of sugar syrup.
4. Bake the blanks in the oven for a third of an hour at a temperature of 160 degrees. The finished fruit will acquire a beautiful crust, and inside it will become soft. Put on a dish and wait to cool. Serve garnished with cream or powdered sugar.

with pumpkin

1. Cut a small pumpkin into two pieces. Remove the seeds and make a small notch. In parallel, chop 2 apples and the same amount of quince into pieces. Do not forget to wash the fruit and remove everything superfluous from them.
2. Put fruit slices in pumpkin bowls, 20 gr each. nuts, 15 gr. honey and a small amount of butter. Place the blanks on a tray and put in the oven for half an hour. Bake at 180 degrees.
3. After the specified period, remove the treat from the oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar. After cooling, you can taste. Also, the dish can be decorated with fresh slices of quince and apple. Add lemon wedges if desired.

Puree

1. Wash and peel 2 apples and quinces. Chop prepared fruit into small pieces. Chop 0.5 kg. pumpkin pulp slices. It is worth noting that it is recommended to cut the raw materials as small and thin as possible. This way it bakes better.
2. Build an impromptu basket out of foil. Put prepared food in it. Send to bake in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 170 degrees. Transfer the raw materials to the blender bowl. Add to it 20 ml. lemon juice and 100 gr. honey.
3. Turn the ingredients into a puree mass. Ready-made delicacy is recommended to be consumed for breakfast instead of the usual cereals and other quick meals. The rich composition will saturate the body with everything necessary and satisfy the feeling of hunger for a long time.

The considered fruits have a lot of useful qualities. Therefore, before you decide to cook something from them, it will not be superfluous to find out about the unique properties and rich composition. As a result, the finished dessert will become not only a delicious snack, but also healthy. Due to this, you can not be afraid of seasonal viruses and colds. Even beriberi will not threaten you.

Video: quince baked in the oven

If you managed to prepare a good quince for the winter or you know where to buy it, then your table can become much more diverse, because you can cook various tasty and healthy dishes with quince.

For the cold season, quince is just a godsend, this fruit contains many useful substances, vitamins and trace elements, 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. Such a method of heat treatment as 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 pieces;
• lemon - 1 pc.;
• carnation - 8 inflorescences;
• water - 1.5 cups;
• fortified white wine (vermouth, nutmeg, sherry, high-quality port, Madeira) - 0.5 cups;
• cinnamon (or vanilla, but not together);
• sugar;
• any ground nuts - 150-200 g;
• natural non-liquid honey (or whipped cream).

Cooking

Wash the fruits thoroughly under running water and dry with a napkin. We cut each fruit in half lengthwise and remove the seed pods with seeds. Quickly drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Place the quince halves in a baking dish (convex side up). Insert 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?

We 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. Let cool slightly and remove the cloves. Spread in portions, pour over the syrup formed during baking. You can put a little honey with nuts or with nuts in the recess 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 cook not only delicious desserts, but also meat baked with quince, for example, chicken or duck.

If you bake a duck or chicken with a whole carcass, just 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 fragrant fresh herbs, but not dill ). Bake at medium temperature until cooked, it is easily determined by appearance. Baking time is at least 60-80 minutes.

You can do otherwise and bake pieces of duck or chicken fillet with quince (optional fillet, other pieces are also possible). Goose, turkey, rabbit, nutria, lamb, pork, or veal will also work.

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, sweet peas, coriander seeds);
• different fresh herbs, excluding dill;
• garlic;
• salt;
• lemon.

Cooking

You can remove the meat from the breast and cut into medium-sized pieces, or you can bake the whole breast. In any case, we will cut the quince into quarters or eighths, sprinkle with lemon juice and lay 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. We lay out the finished baked meat with quince in portions, pour over the sauce formed during baking. Season with garlic and decorate with herbs. Everything, ours is ready!

If the meat is dark, you can choose dark wines, if the meat is light, white or rosé.

I welcome you! Both in summer and autumn we continue to make healthy preparations, as well as to use fruits and vegetables in all forms. A very popular autumn-winter dessert in Greece is quince baked in the oven, or in Greek - κυδώνια ψητά στο φούρνο .

Recently, for the first time, I cooked such a quince on my own, and it turned out like a real Greek woman! 🙂 My husband bought a large quince, he also cleaned it - it turned out to be tough, like 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 somehow, I have already set a goal for myself. Of course, I will share the recipe.

Quince has been known for several thousand years, including people have long known its beneficial and healing properties. What pleases me is that quince is recommended to be used for anemia, for me personally it just suits. This golden fruit is so rich in all sorts of useful substances and vitamins that I really regret that I didn’t pay attention to it earlier. Of the vitamins, we find here provitamin A, vitamins of group B, as well as E, C, PP. Quince is rich in potassium and pectin, contains many carbohydrates, mainly fructose.

And since the best and most useful 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 of water
• 5-6 cloves
• 3-4 cinnamon sticks
• half a lemon

Preparing baked quince

I wash the quince well, cut it into 4 parts (or 8, if it is very large), cut out the middle with seeds. We do not touch the skin.

Lightly rub the quince with half a lemon so that it does not turn black. Place on a baking sheet, skin side up, so that all the pieces fit.

Sprinkle with sugar, add water, cinnamon sticks and cloves.

We close the baking sheet with foil and put in an oven preheated to 190 degrees, bake in this form for an hour and a quarter. In the process, the divine aroma fills your home, and the household, sniffing, will line up for your kitchen)

After that, we take out a baking sheet, remove the foil and carefully turn the quince over, after which we bake for another half hour.

Slightly cooled quince can be served with whipped cream, Greek yogurt or ice cream. In addition, it goes well with soft cheese - a very interesting combination is obtained. In the photo - quince with yogurt, I did not have ice cream.

Baked quince can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for several days.

Such fragrant quince with whipped cream or ice cream is sometimes served in taverns as a treat from the institution. Such a dessert is also very good in fasting - it helps to maintain the body exhausted by abstinence from goodies. 🙂 My sister-in-law has a different recipe - she pre-boils the quince, and on the broth she makes syrup, in which the quince is baked. Next time I'll try to do just that. Either way, it will be delicious!

Bon Appetit!

Quince is a relative of the apple tree, but, unlike it, all varieties ripen in autumn, at about the same time: from late September to mid-October. The quality of the fruit depends on the soil on which the tree grows. On poor sandy soils, quince apples are medium-sized, loose and low-juicy; on clayey humus - large up to 700-800 g, juicy and very hard. But, whatever the quality of the fruit, quince baked in the oven is always delicious, and a variety of recipes allows you to cook great dishes from any variety.

This is a great dessert and self-made dish prepared at home for a second breakfast or afternoon snack, an alternative to cakes and cream cakes.

Note! There are many varieties of this dish, it all depends on the method and technology of cutting the quince apple and the form in which the finished product is served.

Ways to properly cut quince for baking with honey:

• slices 4-5 mm wide;
• halves;
• a whole apple with or without a “lid”;
• rings.

Technologies for cutting the product can be manual and with the help of a combine. You can serve food on the table warm and cooled, “powdered” with powdered sugar or with a slice of lemon, marmalade and candied fruits.

Recipe for quince baked in the oven with honey "under the lid"

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Honey - 50-60 g
3. Cinnamon, raisins - optional
4. Powdered sugar - for decoration before serving

Rinse the quince well, cut it just above the center line to make a “lid”. Clean the core, fill with honey, close the “lid”. Put the fruits on a baking sheet, add a glass of boiled water, bake at a temperature of 180, 30-40 minutes.

Important! When baking in slices, the skin can be peeled off, and with a whole fruit or “with a lid”, it is advisable to leave the skin.

Quince baked in the oven with honey and nuts

This delicious dish is a real oriental sweetness. Honey and nuts give it calories and nutritional value.

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Honey - 150 g.
3. Walnuts - 120 g.
4. Butter - 60-65 g.
5. Cinnamon - optional.

1. Grind walnuts in a mortar, combine with honey.
2. Wash the quince well, cut it in half, remove the cores, make indentations in the halves, put 1 tsp in them. butter and fill with prepared filling.
3. Put the halves on a baking sheet or in a round shape, pour 1 cup of boiled non-hot water on the bottom.

Bake at 180 degrees for 35-40 minutes. When serving, add 2-3 g of butter on top.

Recipe with sugar

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Honey - 30-40 g
3. Sugar - 3 tbsp. l.

Wash the fruits, cut into pieces or slices. Pour into cupcake molds, add 1 tsp. honey, sugar on top to taste. Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Yulia Vysotskaya's recipe

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Butter - 70-80 g.
3. Cane sugar - to taste.
4. Thyme - optional.
5. Whipped cream - serve with the dish.

Cut the washed fruits into halves, peel from the cores. Grease a baking dish with butter and sprinkle lightly with sugar. Put the halves with the cores up, put 1 tsp in them. butter. Pour 1/3 cup of boiled water into the mold, cover with a sheet of foil. Bake at 180. After 20 minutes. remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Before serving, put the dish on a dish, pour plenty of syrup from the mold. Sprinkle with thyme, if desired, serve with whipped cream.

Recipe with cottage cheese

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Curd - 300 g
3. Sugar - 5 tbsp. l.
4. Sour cream - 2 tbsp. l.
5. Water - 1 tbsp. l.
6. Raspberries, sea buckthorn, remontant strawberries - optional.

Wash the fruits, cut into halves, peel from the core. Wash the berries, air dry slightly. Grind cottage cheese, sour cream and sugar until smooth, put in the core of the fruit. Put the berries on top, sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 180 for 30-40 minutes.

Dessert with wine

1. Quince - 5 pcs.
2. Sugar - 100 g.
3. Wine white or red - 100 ml.
4. A crumb of nuts or almonds - optional.
5. Cinnamon - optional.
6. Chopped ginger root - optional

Cut the washed fruits in half, clean the cores, put in a mold, sprinkle with sugar on top, pour wine. Bake at 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes. When serving, dessert can be sprinkled with crumbs of nuts or almonds. Suitable for this dessert:

• white wines: Sauvignon blanc, Riesling, Aligote, Muscat, Citron;
• red wines - Cabernet Sauvignon, Isabella.

If desired, 8-10 g of chopped ginger root can be added to the dish before baking.

Autumn fruit can be prepared in an individual foil wrapper. This measure speeds up the cooking process, the fruits do not fall apart, they can be cooled and taken with you for a picnic, a walk, give your child to school with you.

Quince baked whole in foil

1. Quince - 1 pc.
2. Butter - 1 tsp.
3. Sugar - 1 tsp
4. Cinnamon - optional

Carefully peel the washed fruit from the cores, without cutting in half. For this work, you can use a tablespoon. Inside lay 1 tsp. butter, sprinkle with sugar, add cinnamon if desired, wrap in foil. Put the prepared fruits on a baking sheet, bake for 25-30 minutes. at 180 degrees. Fragrant juice forms under the foil, the dish turns out juicy and healthy.

Recipe for diabetics

Quince contains less than 10% sugars, mainly in the form of fructose, its glycemic index is 35, and therefore it can be consumed by people with diabetes. When baking in foil, you do not need to add sugar, you should use its substitutes.

Note! Quince is perfect not only for cooking sweet dishes, but also for meat. It can be baked in the oven with garlic or minced meat and cheese.

How to bake quince in the microwave

To bake an autumn favorite in the microwave, it must be thoroughly washed, cleaned of cores, cut into slices, put on a dish, sprinkled with sugar and sprinkled with boiled water. Bake in the microwave under a hood for 5-7 minutes.

The benefits and calories of baked quince

The fruit is rich in potassium, calcium, phosphorus and is necessary for the normal functioning of the heart, musculoskeletal system. During baking, the elements are practically not destroyed, and therefore the product remains very healthy. Baked vegetable fibers, which are part of the quince apple, normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Low calorie content and fructose, which is part of the fetal sugars, make it possible to use it in diabetes mellitus.

The calorie content of an average quince is approximately 84 kcal. 100 g of the product contains 0.5 g of protein, 0.4 g of fat and 9.9 g of sugars. 100 g of baked fruit with sugar contains 193 kcal. Replacing sugar with honey reduces calories to 119 kcal per 100 g of the dish. Be sure to cook quince this fall, baked in the oven or microwave, according to one of the proposed recipes, and enjoy the range of its flavors!