Middle Eastern · Dessert
Baked Quince with Sugar Syrup
A classic Middle Eastern preparation in which halved quince is slow-baked under foil in a cardamom-and-cinnamon-scented sugar syrup until the flesh turns a deep rose colour and becomes meltingly soft, then finished with toasted walnuts and a cooling spoonful of yogurt.
$1
15 minsPrep
60 minsCook
85 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
185Calories
2gProtein
4.5gFat
36.6gCarbs
33.4gSugar
2gFiber
5mgSodium
1mgChol
0.7gSat Fat
106mgPotassium
27mgCalcium
0.4mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
4.1mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Moscato d'Asti
local
Moroccan Mint Tea
international
vegetarian
gluten-free
sweet-spot
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
2
Peel, halve and core the fruit, then arrange the two halves cut-side up in two small baking dishes (ramekins).
3
In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, lemon juice, crushed cardamom pods and ground cinnamon; bring to a simmer and stir until the sugar fully dissolves, about 3 minutes.
4
Pour the hot syrup evenly over the fruit halves in the dishes, making sure some syrup pools around the base of each piece.
5
Cover the dishes tightly with foil and bake for 50-60 minutes, basting with the syrup every 20 minutes, until the fruit is deeply blushed pink and tender when pierced with a knife.
6
Uncover for the final 10 minutes to let the syrup reduce slightly and the tops caramelise at the edges.
7
Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes so the syrup thickens as it cools.
8
Scatter the chopped walnuts over each portion and serve with a spoonful of whisked yogurt alongside, drizzling any remaining syrup from the dish over the top.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 100g100g Apple, peeled, cored, halved (substitute-weight stand-in noted as quince in instructions),
- 55g55g Sugar White, dissolved into syrup,
- 75g75g Water, simmered into syrup,
- 8g8g Lemon Juice,
- 1g1g Cardamom, crushed pods,
- 1g1g Cinnamon Ground,
- 12g12g Walnut, roughly chopped, 1
- 20g20g Greek Yogurt, lightly whisked, 1
