Homemade quince compote with spices

• Vegan - Gluten-free - Lactose-free

Preparation time: 75 minutes - Difficulty level: medium

Ingredients:
- 100ml quince peel stock
- 600g quince pieces
- 250-350g sugar to taste
- 1 cinnamon stick + 1 star anise + other spices to taste
- preserving jars

How to prepare:

Here is the third DIY recipe from our quince series.

It's just as easy and at least as delicious as the previous recipes.

For the preparation, we again use the quince peel and the quince pieces from our basic preparation. The preparation time is based on the fact that these are already prepared. Otherwise, the time needed for peeling and dicing must be added.

We start by boiling the quince peels again to preserve the special quince aroma. To do this, we cover the peels with water in a saucepan, bring the water to boiling temperature and then simmer the peels at a low temperature until the flavors have completely dissolved. This takes around 30-45 minutes.

Then the peel is removed and the spices and quince pieces are added to the stock. To make it easier to find the spices later, you can put them in a tea strainer or tie them together while cooking.

Then start to cook the quince pieces over a low heat until soft. As there is not much liquid in the pot, the process must be monitored and stirred from time to time. Depending on the year of harvest and the type of quince, it takes different lengths of time until the quinces are soft.

During the cooking process, we start to prepare the jars.

We fill them with boiling hot water to disinfect and warm them.

Once the quince compote has finished cooking, we first remove the spices.

Then we pour the hot water out of the jars and immediately fill them with the hot quince compote.

There are special funnels for this purpose, which make filling easier and prevent the edges of the jars from being spilled on.

Now the lids are immediately screwed tightly onto the jars containing the hot quince compote and the jars are turned over.

Once the quince compote has cooled and the lids have tightened, the quince compote can be kept.

You can of course also save a quantity of the compote, which you can eat straight away while it is still warm.

Because it really is unbeatably delicious like this. A special treat, especially in the cold season and at Christmas.

You can find various products with delicious quinces in our online store:

Candied ornamental quinces

Ornamental quinces in dark chocolate

Ornamental quinces in milk chocolate

Ornamental quince syrup