Who We Are

Hi! We’re Matt and Clare, the founders of Quince and Apple. We make small-batch preserves, carefully hand crafting each jar for your eating pleasure. And when we say hand crafted, we mean that the two of us are actually in the kitchen slicing, dicing and caramelizing until all hours of the night. Matt carefully tests each step of the process, tasting and tweaking to ensure each batch is up to our exacting standards. This artisan-centered approach allows us to always use the highest quality fresh produce, adjusting for the differences in season and variety. Enjoy!!

Why Buy

Chow.com, a national food blog, files us under "stuff we want to eat right now” and dane101.com says, "they're onto something good!" Readymade.com calls our preserves "artisanal and intriguing" and recently featured them in an online gift guide. Most importantly, our customers consistently tell us they love our preserves and they’ve never had anything like them.

Indulge yourself or give a jar as a gift – we’ll hand-write your message on a full-sized notecard.

How to Use

Eat our preserves with eggs and toast, spread on sandwiches, on top of ice cream, mixed into yogurt - or just dig in with a spoon.
Our preserves are naturals on a cheese plate and versatile for cooking. Check out our recipes and pairings for each flavor.
And send us your ideas...you might end up featured on our blog!

Rosemary & Thyme Chevre Cheesecake with Figs and Black Tea Preserves

Crust

1 1/2 c Graham Cracker Crumbs – Try using Hazelnut Grahams from Potter’s Crackers in Madison, WI

4 T Melted Butter

Pinch of Salt

1 T Honey

1 T All Purpose White Flour

Filling

16 oz Fresh Chevre, at room temperature

1 t Fresh Thyme Leaves, chopped

1 t Fresh Rosemary Leaves, chopped

2 T Sugar

4 Eggs

Juice and Zest of One Lemon

1 Jar Quince and Apple Figs and Black Tea Preserves

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix all crust ingredients and press into a pie dish or spring form pan.

Mix all filling ingredients except the preserves. You can do this by hand, in a food processor or a stand mixer.

Pour one half of the filling into the crust and level with a spatula. Spoon Figs and Black Tea Preserves on top of filling to make a thin layer of preserves. Carefully pour the remainder of the filling on top of the preserves. Level again with a spatula.

Bake cheesecake for 25 minutes.

Let cool and serve at room temperature.