Delicious Recipe
This elegant Poached Quince with Pomegranate recipe features tender quince slices baked in a fragrant honey and pomegranate juice syrup, served warm or chilled with Greek yogurt and a sprinkle of nuts and cinnamon for a delightful treat.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 large quince (weighing about 750–850 grams (1.6 to 1.8 pounds), both)
- 1 lemon (cut into wedges)
- 160 grams (½ cup) honey
- 150 grams (1 cup) pomegranate seeds
- 125 ml (½ cup) pomegranate juice (or grape juice)
- 60 ml (¼ cup) fresh orange juice
- 80 ml (⅓ cup) water
- Greek yogurt
- ground walnuts (or pecans)
- ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven. Preheat oven to 180°C / 360°F.
- Prepare the quince. Rub the skin with a tea towel. Cut it in half with a sharp knife. Then cut each half into 4 slices. Cut and remove the centres containing the seeds (the same way as you do with apples). Rub each piece with lemon to prevent it from darkening in colour.
- Arrange quince in baking dish. Place the quince in a baking dish or baking pan. Arrange the slices so they fit in a single layer.
- Add pomegranate seeds. Toss the pomegranate seeds in the pan, around the quince.
- Add liquids and honey. Drizzle with honey, pour in pomegranate and orange juice, and the water.
- Bake covered. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes.
- Bake uncovered. Uncover and bake for 30 more minutes, until the liquid in the pan reduces into a thin syrup.
- Strain syrup. Transfer quince to a plate. Pass the syrup through a fine mesh sieve. Press or squeeze the pomegranate seeds.
- Serve. Serve while still warm, drizzled with its syrup, and sprinkled with ground walnuts and ground cinnamon. Or cool the quince to room temperature, then refrigerate (cold is a great topping to Greek yogurt). NOTE:If you want a thicker syrup, you can place it in a saucepan and cook it on the stovetop until it thickens. Or simply mix some extra honey into it.
Notes
- If you want a thicker syrup, you can place it in a saucepan and cook it on the stovetop until it thickens.
- Or simply mix some extra honey into it.
- Cold quince is a great topping to Greek yogurt.
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