European Recipe ⋆ Baked Quince with Cinnamon

This is a very easy and flavorful autumn dessert. You can substitute any fruit liqueur or sweet red wine for the port. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.

Ingredients

• 3 quince, unpeeled, washed, halved and cored
• 18 whole cloves
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ cup port wine
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ⅓ cup heavy cream, whipped

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Press three cloves into each quince half. Place the fruit in a roasting pan cut-side down. Add the water, wine, and cinnamon sticks to the pan; sprinkle the sugar over the quince.
3. Bake the fruit in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 35 to 40 minutes. Turn the quince right-side up and bake until tender, about 10 more minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the oven and let the quince cool slightly. Transfer each quince half to a plate and drizzle with a tablespoon of juices from the roasting pan and a dollop of whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts

• calories144.1
• carbohydrateContent22 g
• cholesterolContent18.1 mg
• fatContent5.1 g
• fiberContent2.7 g
• proteinContent0.7 g
• saturatedFatContent3.1 g
• sodiumContent17.8 mg
• sugarContent11.3 g