Quince paste

Autumnal quinces are used in this recipe to make the perfect accompaniment to after dinner cheeses.

The best Homemade Membrillo Quince Paste Recipe. How to make membrillo from scratch using fresh quince.

I love a bit of quince paste on a cheese platter. These hard, pear-like fruits are in season now. If you’ve never tried cooking with them before, this is a nice simple recipe to try. 4 quinces, cored and cut into 3cm pieces.(Skin on) White sugar (equal to the quince) Place the chopped quinces in a pot […]

The best Homemade Membrillo Quince Paste Recipe. How to make membrillo from scratch using fresh quince.

Our young quince tree pretty much doubles the amount of fruit it produces each year. This year there are plenty for quince paste, jelly and poached fruit, next year I may be setting up a factory!

This classic sweet quince paste is a great accompaniment to cheese, or can be melted down and used in fruit tarts and pies.

Quince isn’t a very pretty fruit, and you can’t eat it on its own. But you can use it to make delicious jams, jellies, and mustard pastes!

Dulce de membrillo is a popular Spanish paste made from quince and served with Manchego cheese. This membrillo recipes is a great way to put quince to use.

Last December, I picked up a small quince tree from my nursery in Berkley and put it in a large pot in my backyard. The one warning, I did receive from the seller, it might not fruit in year one. But a few months later in spring, big bright white flowers popped up and eventually turned into large, hard pear shaped fruit. And about a week ago they started to fall off the tree and turn fragrant, a sign that they were ready. But unlike other fruit that turn soft and/or sweet, a quince doesn’t…

Quince recipes can be hard to find, as this deliciously fragrant fruit isn't used as much as it once was. Once you learn how to cook quince, I'm sure they'll be a part of your