Quince pie

Make the most of this gorgeous fruit.

This riff on the autumnal classic apple pie serves 12! A quince and vanilla filling is topped with a lattice of golden pastry. Serve with whipped cream. Our upside-down quince cake is also worth a try!

A delicious combination of sweet, rich quince purée in an almond pastry case

Quince pie adds a sweet harvest flavor to this luscious, old-fashioned apple pie from our Test Kitchen. It’s topped with a crumbly mix of oats, brown sugar, butter and cinnamon. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The fall and winter fruit known as quince has a flavor somewhere between a pear and an apple, but it's quite tart when raw—sometimes even downright astringent—and has hard, dry flesh. However, when cooked into desserts, jams, pastes, or compotes, quinces soften and become something much more unique and appealing than their uncooked counterparts. We wanted to showcase the flavor of quinces in a sophisticated pie with strong seasonal appeal. Instead of just slicing the quinces and tossing the…

"A quince for you, a quince for me, quinces we shall eat" Quinces are one the oldest known fruits. They proceed the apple and are believed...

This sweet, tart fruit pie is a beautiful showcase for the flavors of fall and winter and looks great on any holiday table.

Our pear tart tatin is a delicious French upside-down dessert. Pears are cooked in sugar and butter in a skillet, topped with store-bought puff pastry and baked.

Recipe for a unique, aromatic quince tart made with almond wholemeal pastry and poached quinces. The dessert stands out with its autumn hues and delicious taste. The recipe also provides an alternate method of preparing quinces by poaching before coring, enhancing their flavour. This approach results in a dessert that differs from traditional quince jelly or cheese.

Inspired by Ancient Greece, this unique-flavored Quince Tart is sweetened naturally using honey and grape molasses.

Those of us fortunate enough to grow up up with grandmothers in our lives no doubt all associate certain dishes exclusively with our grandmothers. Dishes that can be replicated in our own kit…

A delicious shortcrust pastry tart filled with quinces roasted with bay leaves and a delicious oaty crumble topping complete with pecans.

I did something dreadful the other day while I was out grocery shopping. I was standing among all sorts of beautiful displays of local apples and organic grapes, and gravitated immediately towards …

Quince is an under appreciated and under utilized fruit. If you have some on hand, try these quince dessert recipes to use them.

Quinces are very hard and are shaped like fat pears with flat bottoms. When unripe, they are greenish in color. They are inedible unless cooked. Select quinces free of blemishes. Let them sit at room temperature several days until they ripen and turn

Quince, a vibrant cousin of the apple, mingles well with spiced and sweet ingredients. The fruit is poached in a wine-spiked syrup, which coats it as it bakes.

Recipe for pudding cake with poached quince.

Apple harvesting season is upon us, and many of us have an abundance of apples (and quince) that can’t all be eaten at the same time. Making this home-made pie is a fantastic way to use these up all at once! This recipe calls for cooking apples, but you can also use regular, sweet eating apples though the consistency will be different, and the cooking time of the apples may need changing.

This decadent Upside-Down Quince Cake screams: "Welcome, Fall!" From the moist, cinnamon-flavored cake, to the perfectly cooked quince. The caramel drizzle just takes it over the top! #quincecake #quincerecipes #quince #hildaskitchenblog

Ahem. I say Tudor-style because it’s a pale imitation of the incredibly elaborate pies our ancestors would knock up on feast days and it’s not an authentic recipe. But verily, it tastes really good. I based it on one I saw … Continue reading →