Sexy Quince

I have named this recipe Sexy Quince because... i honestly didn't know how amazing it would taste until it was done, and now i feel like this fruit/recipe is completely under-rated. We were given some quinces from Michael's Mum (Sandra) and we really didn't know what to do with them. We decided perhaps something like Quince Muffins? Michael's dad (Les) suggested we stew or poach them in some way, because they're not the kind of fruit you just throw into your cooking. So! After a little bit of discussion and research in regards to quinces, this is the recipe we came up with.

Ingredients:
Quinces (i used 4 in this recipe, but had a lot of syrup leftover)
1.5 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla bean paste



Let's DO eet:
So, throw your water and sugar into a saucepan on medium-high heat. Stir it around until it's mostly dissolved. Now add in your lemon juice and vanilla paste. I suppose if you wanted to get fancy, you could add something else in like cinnamon.... but we're just keeping this simple.

You will want to be pretty careful when you're cutting up the quince; it's a bit tricky and i almost lost a finger. The easiest/best way i found was to cut them into quarters, then cut out the seeds and peel them... then cut each quarter into thirds. You can throw them into the pot as you're cutting them, that way you're not bringing the temperature down by adding them all in at once. Now you will want to bring this to the boil, and then pull the temperature right down low. Pop a lid on, and let it simmer away for about an hour. That's it! You're done. You will notice a beautiful colour change as they cook.


You can eat them straight away while they're warm - they would be absolutely HEAVENLY with a scoop of ice cream... or you can put them in the fridge for later and the colour will brighten & deepen even more. Yay for pretty food! And seriously, they melt on your tongue. Yuuuuum! Hmm, i wonder if these will last long enough for us to puree them and make muffins? Maybe not. NOM-NOM-NOM! Enjoy. ^.^