You just need to dissolve the sugar in a little water and orange juice, add the halved, de-stoned plums and poach them for a few minutes until soft!įollow this step by step photo tutorial, then scroll down to the recipe card for the full ingredients list and method. This is a super simple cooked plums recipe. You only need a cutting board and knife to prepare the plums, and a pot and wooden spoon for the cooking. Orange juice - try naval oranges, clementines, satsumas or tangerines.Ĭinnamon stick - or use ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon. Sugar - I love using brown sugar, but white sugar works perfectly too! If they're a little underripe you may just need to cook them for a few more minutes. You only need simple ingredients and tools to make a delicious batch of stewed plums! Make it refined-sugar-free by using maple syrup or stevia instead of sugar. Try adding a thumb-sized piece of peeled root ginger, chopped. Try replacing half the water for red wine for a delicious adult dessert.įor a festive Christmas dessert, replace half the water with mulled wine. Some people stew plums whole and then remove the stones, but I don't want any stones lost in the pan so always remove them first. Try clementine, satsuma or tangerine juice. Try with lemon juice instead of orange juice for more tangy stewed plums. If they're firmer they may need to cook a little longer. Serve at Christmas breakfast for topping waffles, pancakes (perfect on Gingerbread Pancakes), Cinnamon French Toast etc. Sprinkle with granola for a deconstructed plum crisp (aka plum crumble). Serve in a bowl swirled with heavy cream. There are SO many great ways to use up stewed plums! Try these variations.

It's a fresh fruit take on traditional stewed prunes (dried plums). So versatile - try it on yogurt, oatmeal, granola, pancakes, ice cream.Ī fantastic way to use up new season plums that aren't as sweet. Ha-ha.īut this quick stewed plums recipe is just so melt-in-your-mouth GOOD. We had lots of plums and I LOVED how flavorful these stovetop stewed ones were! I was pretty much addicted to it on my yogurt in the morning. I remember eating stewed plums growing up and loving the balance of tartness and sweetness. Plus, it comes together in under 10 minutes. Stovetop cooked plums are super easy to whip up with just a few affordable ingredients and minimal prep.

It's more of a sauce than stewed plums, which remain chunky halves that you can cut into.

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