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Slow-Baked Quince with Honey and Cognac Recipe
Photo: Art Rachen

Slow-Baked Quince with Honey and Cognac Recipe

10 ingredients 8 to 10 servings openrecipes

Long, slow baking caramelizes this hard, fuzzy-skinned, astringent pome fruit to russet tenderness in this unusual autumn dessert I learned from my Aunt Dahlia...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

421
Calories
16g
Protein
20g
Fat
48g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 10 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cognac not in our table 0
Quince not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Sheep not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup raisins
  • 1/3 cup cognac
  • 2 pounds quinces, preferably 4 or 5 small
  • 8 to 10 whole cloves
  • 8 to 10 teaspoons honey
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/2 pound aged sheep’s milk cheese such as
  • or
  • , cut into wedges

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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