10 Plum Recipes To Celebrate The Last Few Weeks of Summer
Tarts, snacking cakes, jam, salads, savoury bakes and more—the plum is a mighty early-fall fruit that handles savoury and sweet dishes with plenty of texture and flavour. Here's some of Chatelaine's all-time favourite dishes with plums.
Plum Cobbler
Enjoy this dish while it’s still warm, topped with vanilla ice cream. Get this cobbler recipe.
Dutch Baby With Roasted Plums
The trick to crisp and fluffy Dutch baby pancakes is a hot pan. Use an oven-safe frying pan: it takes less time to heat up, and will be ready in 7 to 9 minutes. Top with roasted plums or fresh fruit. Get this Dutch baby with roasted plums recipe.
Caramelized Plum Upside Down Cake
This stunning cake is from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex's charity cookbook, Together: Our Community Cookbook. Get this caramelized plum upside down cake recipe.
Classic French Toast with Roasted Plums
You won’t need maple syrup if you top your French toast with roasted plums. Get this classic French toast with roasted plums recipe.
Roasted Plums
If you have some time this weekend, pick up a fresh vanilla pod and some plums for roasting. (We’re obsessed with this over our yogurt in the morning.) Get this roasted plums recipe.
Almond and Plum Tart
Tangy plums nestled in a melt-in-your-mouth almond filling on a no-fail shortbread crust? This tart is perfect for after-dinner lingering. Get this almond and plum tart recipe.
Plum and Black Pepper Clafoutis
Sometimes A Generous Dinner author Christine Flynn flips the script and makes this for breakfast instead of dessert. It’s eggy and fruity and a touch sweet, and comes together so quickly. Get this clafoutis recipe.
Italian Plum and Coronation Grape Jam
The combination of dusky-purple plums and grapes almost creates a new fruit flavour in this recipe by cookbook author Camilla Wynne. Get this plum jam recipe.
Plum Pithiviers
This French pastry recipe, from Will Torrent’s Patisserie at Home is one of many detailed how-tos, and eliminates the fear factor in baking classics like mille feuilles, eclairs and croissants! Get this pithiviers recipe.
Ginger-Plum Pandowdy
Lightly spiced fall fruit sits under a simple crust that’s sure to delight. While these mini pies may look like they’re made by a pro, they’re easy enough for beginner bakers to master. Get this pandowdy recipe.
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