Tangy-sweet, fragrant and chunky! This is the best quince jam recipe. Using only 3 ingredients, my favourite quince jam is super easy to make.
Quince is a nutritious ancient fruit with many health benefits. The most popular use of quince is to make jams. Jam isn’t jam without sugar, but even the healthiest lifestyles welcome a bit of sweet indulgence (good mood food for mental health) from time to time.
Besides, there is no better way to mark the 100th blog post than sharing a luscious quince jam recipe I really love! To help me celebrate this milestone, the talented Paul Cafcae made an instrumental soundtrack for the quince jam recipe video. I really like the original song, which you can listen to here.
Quince jam has a unique taste that takes on a flavor you might find similar to apples, pears, plums, or pineapples. The variety of flavors in just one jam means you can use it in many different ways, such as for a: 1. Charcuterie board: Use quince jam as a condiment on a charcuterie board with meat and cheese.
Best Quince Jam Recipe Tips
- The skin of quince is high in pectin. And pectin is what gives jam and jelly the gel-like texture. Therefore, please don’t peel the quince.
- I spent most of my time testing the texture of the quince jelly. Then I learned that puréeing cooked chunks of quince makes an apply sauce like product. So don’t purée the cooked quince, unless you want your jam to resemble baby food.
- In order to achieve a thick and chunky texture, first chop the quince in a food processor before cooking. Be sure to process quince to the size you want them to be in the final product, not too big and not too smooth either. I process them to the size of half to a full grain of rice.
- After that, boil down the chopped quince until they are soft and all the water has evaporated. This heating process also turns the quince jelly a beautiful pinky golden colour, instead of a pale yellow.
- Then I played with different kinds of sugar and honey. And I ended up using an organic unrefined cane sugar for the best taste and consistency. In addition, the unrefined cane sugar also adds a hint of blondness to the jam. However, you can use a regular white sugar instead.
What Does Quince Jam Taste Like
The best jam I have ever had is quince jam I bought at cape cod.
Quince jam is fragrant and the flavour is so unique. To me, quince tastes like the combination of apple and pear, with even a hint of plum and pineapple.
The first taste of quince jam left me a strong impression. So when I spotted quince at a grocery store, I bought a big batch to make my own quince jelly.
How to Make Quince Jam / Jelly Turkish Style
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