Quinces are here, and this easy jam-sweet is the only way to go!
One of the most beloved winter fruits is quince, and one of the best sweets someone can make is quince spoon sweet, jam, and quince paste.
Quince is a hard fruit, and this can sometimes put us off from handling it.
From this small difficulty came for me the in-between but wonderful solution of quince jam-sweet.
Basically, in this preparation, we follow almost all the steps for the classic quince spoon sweet.
But instead of cutting the quince into small pieces, we use the coarse side of the grater to grate it, and in this way we make the sweet easily and quickly.
If you love the taste of almond with quince, you can add whole blanched almonds or almonds cut into small pieces, even though this is not something usually done in jams. Almond adds extra flavor, and its texture makes sweets more interesting.
What I did in this quince jam-sweet was add a spice called tonka, which combines the aroma and flavor of licorice, clove, and vanilla, resulting in a more enhanced spicy aroma.
Tonka spice, which is a dark-colored bean that we grate on a fine grater like nutmeg, can easily be found in spice shops.
Quince jam-sweet is very pleasant to eat with ice cream or yogurt, as well as on bread or rusks with butter.
Ingredients for quince jam-sweet
- 1 kilo quinces (net weight)
- 1 kilo sugar
- 20–30 blanched almonds (optional)
- lemon juice
- half a liter of water
- 2–3 sprigs of scented geranium
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Method
In a large bowl put water and squeeze in half a lemon.
Wash the quinces. Peel the quinces with a sharp knife or peeler.
Cut them into quarters and remove the seeds and anything hard.
Cleaning quinces needs care because they are hard.
Put the cleaned quince pieces into the lemon water.
Grate the quinces on the coarse side of the grater directly into the pot in which the sweet will boil.
Add the sugar to the pot with the quinces, and add the water as well.
Boil the sweet until the syrup sets.
Add the scented geranium in the last few minutes.
At this point you can add a little vanilla or grate a little tonka spice. This spice is a seed with a rather complex aroma, combining vanilla, licorice, and clove, and it gives an excellent result. Add the almonds as well.
Put the hot jam-sweet into hot jars.
Eat it with yogurt, ice cream, and on bread with butter.
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