26 recipes using quince

A pressure-cooker recipe of quince with orange-vanilla syrup.

Creamy and delicious, baked rice pudding is a classic dessert. Bring a shot of new flavour to an old favourite with this poached quince and almond topping.

Start your day with an indulgent breakfast of creamy ricotta pancakes, complete with a wonderfully syrupy quince topping.

Chunky quince, rosè and vanilla preserve

This fragrant and sweet quince preserve is perfect served with a sharp cheese and crackers or warm scones or toast.

Poached pear and quince with almond crumble

Chocolate, quince and hazelnut tartlets

These sweet quince and rosewater tarts are absolutely beautiful enjoyed with a mug of hot tea for an indulgent afternoon or morning tea.

French apple quince tarts

Quince sponge pudding

Blushing quince pie

Delight in the sweet-yet-tart flavour of poached quince with this tempting pie.

Quince tarte tartin

For a beautiful winter dessert, serve this ruby-red quince tart with scoops of vanilla ice-cream.

Slow-cooked quince

This cousin to the apple is always eaten cooked, as it is too hard and acidic to be enjoyed raw. It takes a long time to cook, but its glorious scent and lovely musky flavour are worth it. Its flesh is cream when raw, but turns a deep rosy pink as it is cooked.

This quince crostata is an Italian style tart with sour cream pastry and a sweet quince jam filling is wonderfully simple to make and delicious to eat.

Quince jelly

This gorgeous spiced walnut and chocolate cake is served with poached quince for a sweet and elegant treat.

With hints of cardamom and orange, this rustic quince and pistachio cake is delicious for a winter afternoon tea or dessert.

What do you get when you cross a crumble with a cake? This quince and blackberry crumble cake!

Who wouldn’t want a slice of this vanilla cheesecake, piled high with poached quince?

Make the most of autumn’s in season produce with this delicious quince and rhubarb pie.

Quince paste is perhaps the food we most associate with quince. And now you can make it yourself at home!

Sticky quince is perfect for creating a delicious marinade for roast lamb.

Butter soft quince brioche cake is a stunning afternoon tea treat.

Tender soft slow-poached quince served with crispy butter filo fingers – can you think of anything better?

Break out the ice-cream, this rhubarb and quince cobbler is a deliciously warming winter dessert.

This veal, quince and caramelised onion tagine is the perfect combination of savoury and sweet for a satisfying dinner.

This sweet and syrupy poached quince and chestnut cake is a beautiful cake with an irresistible crumble topping.