Simple and step-by-step recipes for making Japanese quince marmalade

Quince is a unique fruit that can be used to make many different desserts. These delicacies are liked not only by adults, but also by children. Due to their pleasant aroma and balanced taste, they can be used as independent dishes, as well as an addition to pancakes, pancakes and biscuits. But quince marmalade is especially successful at home, which does not require complex actions. Therefore, any novice cook can easily make it.

Marmalade is ideal for decorating pastries, cakes and other baked goods.

Selection and preparation of ingredients

For delicacy, it is necessary to choose ripe fruits without signs of rot. They must first be thoroughly washed, discarded and transferred to a colander to remove excess liquid.

Then the fruits must be peeled, cut and core removed. At the end, you should grind them, which will allow you to end up with a uniform consistency.

How to make quince marmalade

There are several recipes for making this dessert at home. Each of them has its own characteristics. Therefore, you should first familiarize yourself with them, which will allow you to choose the most suitable option.

The proposed video shows how quince marmalade can be prepared at home with the addition of other ingredients:

A simple recipe for making quince marmalade at home for the winter

Required components:

• 1,3 kg of Japanese quince;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 1 lemon.

A step-by-step recipe for making quince marmalade:

1. Put the crushed fruits in a wide saucepan and collect cold water so that the liquid covers the fruits.
2. Add a lemon cut into quarters.
3. Bring to a boil over moderate heat.
4. Boil 25-30 min. until soft.
5. Drain the water, sprinkle the crushed fruit with sugar, mix.
6. Bring the resulting mass to a boil, reduce the heat to a minimum level.
7. Cook the preparation until thickened.
8. The duration of the procedure is 1 hour 15 minutes.
9. After that, the pan should be removed from the heat and allowed to cool down gradually.
10. Pass through a sieve.
11. Put on fire again.
12. After boiling, cook for 10 minutes.
13. Pour the resulting hot mass into a rectangular mold.
14. Keep the dessert in a cool place for 10-12 hours so that it freezes well.

After cooling, the dessert made at home must be cut into pieces of arbitrary shape. Then they should be rolled in sugar and put in a container. After a few hours, the delicacy can be served at the table.

You need to cut the delicacy after it has completely cooled.

Recipe for Japanese quince marmalade in a slow cooker

You can also prepare dessert at home using a slow cooker. In this case, the cooking process is significantly reduced.

Necessary ingredients:

• 1 kg of quince;
• 1 vanilla pod;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 1,5 L of water.

Step-by-step process of making dessert in a slow cooker:

1. Pour water into a bowl, bring to a boil in cooking mode.
2. Dip the crushed fruit into the hot liquid.
3. Boil fruit for 20 minutes.
4. After the time has elapsed, drain the water and grind the fruit mass to a puree state.
5. Put it back in the multicooker.
6. Add vanilla and sugar to it.
7. Cook for a quarter of an hour in milk porridge mode, without closing the multicooker with a lid.
8. At the end of the time, spread the mass in a 2 cm layer on a baking sheet covered with parchment.
9. Dry the treat for two days, and then cut and sprinkle with sugar.

In the process of cooking at home, it is necessary to constantly monitor so that the fruit mass does not burn.

Sprinkling with sugar prevents pieces of dessert from sticking together

Quince marmalade without sugar

If necessary, you can cook a delicacy at home without sugar. But at the same time, it must be borne in mind that in this case it will be very sour, since this fruit is not particularly sweet.

You need to cook it according to any of the recipes proposed above. But sugar and lemon should be excluded. The rest of the cooking technology is completely preserved.

In marmalade, the astringency of the fruit is completely absent.

Terms and conditions of storage

The shelf life of home-made quince marmalade does not exceed two months. Optimal storage mode: temperature + 4-6 degrees and humidity about 70%. Therefore, it is best to save the treat in the refrigerator to preserve its texture and taste.

Conclusion

It is not difficult to prepare quince marmalade at home if you prepare the ingredients in advance and follow the technology. In this case, you can be sure of its quality and naturalness. After all, when buying a dessert in a store, it is impossible to know exactly the composition of the product. However, you should not prepare a delicacy for the future, as it is not suitable for long-term storage.