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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009
This pie is simply amazing! I've never been a fan of eating plums off the tree because I'm not fond of the texture or the mess, but our plum tree yielded so many that they were going to waste! This recipe changed that! Thanks so much for such a creative pie!
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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009
Absolutely delicious! I reduced the sugar slightly, just because I like tart things and didn't use the pie crust. My boyfriend's begging me to make it again!
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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009
This is superb! I decreased sugar amounts in both the topping and filling to 1/4 c each and omitted the pie crust altogether, as another reviewer suggested. Made a killer rhubarb-like crisp. Tart and just sweet enough and I don't feel too guilty eating it. Will make again next time I have plums beginning to turn into prunes.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.87 star rating.
Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009
Great recipe, but plums have a very bitter aftertaste. I added some blueberries along with the plums to sweeten it up. I would make this recipe again, but with apples or blueberries, not plums.
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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009
We picked 2.5 gallons of plums off of our tree (unknown variety), and I thought this would be a great way to use them up. My plums were medium-small so I didn't use all of the skin to reduce the tart taste. The fresh plums tasted like candy but, unfortunately, the pie was still too tart for us. I used a 10 inch pan, and it was too big. Although I added extra flour and cooked the pie longer, I think that contributed to the pie being runny. I used the Basic Flaky Pie Crust recipe (rocks!). I can see how this recipe could taste yummy, and maybe the type of plums were the problem, but I won't make this again.
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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009
I'll give this recipe 5 stars even though my pie didn't turn out. I don't want to mar this recipes reputation because my plums were not suffice. This is more of an "advice" than a "review". I received my half of brown bag full of plums from a neighbor and decided that because I hate to waste food, I'd try to put them to good use. Well about 7 of the bag were the size of an apricot and the rest were the size of a bing cherry. They were all over-ripe so I thought that I'd give this recipe a go because most reviews requested very ripe. Long story short, the skin of the plum is what gives it the rhubarby flavor.....tangy. The meat of the plum and the sugar gives it the....sweet. In this case, because the plums were so small, there was way more skin and not enough meat. Therefore it was extremely tart. I LOVE rhubarb pie and I could definitely taste the resemblence, but mine was over tart because of the sorry plums. I even threw a hand full of fresh blueberries in and added a little more sugar because I knew this would be the case......still didn't work. Now I'm wondering how unhappy the tree is that this fruit came from. In my opinion....if someone offers you fruit, ask if you can pick it yourself. They'll be happy to not have to do the work and you can choose or judge if you'd like any at all. By the way, I will definitely do this recipe again!!!!
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Reviewed: May 25, 2009
This is really easy and delicious. I had too many plums that were waaay to sour, and this was the perfect way to use them. I used 4 1/2 Tbs of butter because 3 was not enough. The pie will be gone by the end of the day!
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Reviewed: May 5, 2009
If you like a tart pie, then you will love love love this recipe. I made it exactly as described. I didn't peel my plums. I had bought too many at Costco and this was the perfect solution to using up my plums. I did use another person's suggestion and microwaved the plums with the sugar for 4 minutes. It turned out perfectly.
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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009
this was delicious!
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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008
Absolutely delicious. Deemed "my new favorite pie" by a very picky friend. I thought it tasted like a blend between apple and cherry pie. I will soon be famous for this pie. :)
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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008
This was most delish! My guests and I loved it! Even better with vanilla ice cream!
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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008
Delicious!! A coworker gave me a bag of home-grown plums that were starting to get soft. I found the Purple Plum Pie and Flaky Pie Crust recipes on this site. I quartered and pitted the small plums but left the peels intact, which gave the filling a texture like cherry pie. Many were skeptical about the idea of plum pie, but all were impressed upon first taste. Those coworkers offered to get me more plums so I could make another. As a final note, I had never made a pie before this one.
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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2008
I think I just found my new favorite pie. YUM!!! I used the recipe on this website for Best Ever Pie Crust. And I used a round cake pan. And I made the following modifications to this pie: Added 1/2 Cup brown sugar, increased flour to 1/2 Cup, increased cinnamon to 1/2 tsp. Combined the sliced (unpeeled) plums with the white and brown sugar, then microwaved for 4 minutes before adding the other ingredients. I didn't have lemon juice, so I used white vinegar instead (1/2 tsp vinegar = 1 tsp of lemon juice). For the topping, I wanted a thicker topping after seeing other's pictures, so I used 3/4 cup flour and also added 1/2 cup of brown sugar, increased cinnamon to 1/2 tsp and butter to 5 T (because I added extra flour and the brown sugar). We like our pies better sweeter than tart, so this is why I made these mods after reading everyone's reviews. The crust, the topping and the filling was just melt in your mouth delicious. Definitely will make this again and again!
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008
I have never had plum pie before trying this recipe and I have been missing out, it is now my favorite fruit pie. If you haven't tried it you will be amazed what you have missed. I followed the recipe exactly it is wonderful.
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008
I had never even HEARD of a plum pie, but my neighbor gave us a bag of seriously overripe small plums from her tree; and THIS WAS AWESOME! The color, taste, everything was perfect; I followed the recipe exactly. I can't WAIT to get plums next year! THANKS!
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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2008
This is SO DELICIOUS! I made it without a pie crust, and as I had plums that were on the sweet side, I reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup in the filling. What a great dessert!
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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2008
After an abundant harvest I used a juicy 4 c of Victoria (I think?) plums which had been a little too long in the fridge and started to take on that fizzy taste... this made me very nervous about starring them in a pie but I had everything else prepped and so decided to give it a go, hoping that the alcohol would bake out. Well anyway the pie was quite nice though I noticed that the way my fruit cooked it was a little more tart than expected (even though I neglected to add the lemon juice), and somewhat runnier than I prefer. It tasted very much like rhubarb, and I will treat these plums similarly in the future.
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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2008
Very easy to make and absolutely wonderful. I thawed out plums I had frozen and they worked just fine. Also, I reduced the sugar in the filling to half of what was called for and it was perfect.
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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2008
This pie is delicious!! Thank you for posting the recipe. We had some left over plums that were too ripe but I didn't want to throw them away. This was a delicious way to use them up!
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Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2008
This pie was delicious and incredibly easy to make; it only took about 20 minutes total to prepare everything. Plums were a bit expensive so I used nectarines as well and it tasted great. The crumb topping was a bit powdery, but I think that because I didn't cut the butter in well enough. However, it still looked and tasted fantastic!
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