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Warm Apple & Berry Quark Dessert Cups
Recipe

Warm Apple & Berry Quark Dessert Cups

Dessert • Austria

A lighter Austrian-style dessert: gently spiced apples and berries spooned over vanilla-lemon quark, finished with a quick toasted oat and hazelnut topping.

Why smarter

Quark provides satisfying protein, fruit brings natural sweetness, and a small amount of toasted oats and nuts adds crunch without needing pastry, cream or heavy fats.

Chef tip

Toast the oats and hazelnuts until just fragrant—this boosts flavour so you can keep the sugar low.

Soft line

Comforting, bright and easy enough for any weeknight.

Ingredients

# Ingredient Text Amount Unit Ingredient Name Notes
1 Apples (e.g., Elstar or Braeburn), cored and diced 500.000 g apples
2 Frozen mixed berries 250.000 g mixed berries or fresh when in season
3 Water 3.000 tbsp water
4 Ground cinnamon 1.000 tsp cinnamon
5 Lemon zest 1.000 tsp lemon zest from 1 lemon
6 Lemon juice 1.000 tbsp lemon juice
7 Honey 2.000 tbsp honey or maple syrup
8 Low-fat quark (Topfen), about 20% i.Tr. or low-fat 400.000 g quark
9 Plain skyr or low-fat Greek-style yogurt 200.000 g skyr for a lighter, creamy texture
10 Vanilla extract 1.000 tsp vanilla extract or 1 tsp vanilla sugar
11 Rolled oats 40.000 g rolled oats
12 Chopped hazelnuts 30.000 g hazelnuts or walnuts
13 Canola oil 1.000 tsp canola oil for toasting the topping
14 Pinch of salt 1.000 pinch salt for both fruit and topping

Method

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine diced apples, frozen berries, water, cinnamon, half the lemon zest, lemon juice and a pinch of salt.
  2. Cover and simmer over medium heat for 6–8 minutes, stirring once or twice, until apples are tender and berries are saucy.
  3. Stir in the honey, taste and adjust sweetness if needed, then keep warm on very low heat.
  4. In a bowl, mix quark, skyr (or yogurt), vanilla and the remaining lemon zest until smooth.
  5. For the topping, heat a small non-stick pan with canola oil. Add oats, hazelnuts and a pinch of salt.
  6. Toast for 3–4 minutes, stirring constantly, until golden and fragrant. Tip onto a plate to cool slightly (it crisps as it cools).
  7. To assemble, spoon the quark mixture into 4 glasses or bowls.
  8. Top with warm apple-berry compote, then finish with the toasted oat-hazelnut sprinkle. Serve immediately.