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Fresh Plums : Top 20

 

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Purple Plum Pie

Submitted by: Michelle Beran 
I can never resist a tart, tempting slice of this beautiful pie. It's a down-home dessert that makes any meal special. This pie is a terrific way to put bountiful summer plums to use. --Michelle Beran, Claflin, Kansas 

Ponche de Frutas (Fruit Punch)

Submitted by: I_LOST_MY_PICKLE_ON_THE_SUBWAY 
This Mexican punch is quite flavorful. With or without the fruit floating in your glass, it makes for a nice beverage. 

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Fresh Summer Fruit Salad

Submitted by: CHMOORE 
Fresh fruit is tossed in homemade rhubarb sauce for a delicious, and fruity alternative to regular fruit salad! One day I decided to stir some rhubarb sauce into my fruit salad - and LOVED the result. The rhubarb sauce keeps fruits from turning brown too. 

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Tsimmes Salad

Submitted by: Joshua Peri 
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Living In: Kibbutz Afek, Mehoz Hazafon, Israel
This traditional Jewish dish of carrots, plums, and scallions can be served as a salad. 

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Maple Ricotta Parfait with Almonds and Plums

Provided by: Almond Board
Layer maple syrup-poached plums with fresh ricotta cheese and top with a toasted garnish of sliced California Almonds for this easy, pretty parfait. 

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Plum Blueberry Upside Down Cake

Submitted by: BLONDINI2 
Use fresh or frozen fruit in this stunning twist on the upside down cake. 

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Fresh Fruit Cobbler

Submitted by: Victor 
Slices of sugared fresh fruit - peaches, pears, plums, and cherries - are piled into a large casserole dish and covered with a sweet batter. Thirty minutes later, the cobbler emerges bubbling, fragrant, and golden brown. 

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Fresh Fruit with Poppy Seed Dressing

Submitted by: Krista B 
This wonderfully fresh tasting salad is made with 6 different fresh fruits tossed in a tangy poppy seed/raspberry/citrus dressing. 

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Plum Quick Bread

Submitted by: Gloria Peters 
Plums are a nice change from the typical fruit fillings found in quick breads. These pretty loaves have a tasty topping of cinnamon-sugar and crunchy pecans. 

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Potato Plum Dumplings

Submitted by: LINDA MCLEAN 
Home Town: Livingston, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Flanders, New Jersey, USA
Sweet dark plums are wrapped in a potato dough, and boiled before rolling in sweetened toasted bread crumbs. My Austrian grandmother made these delicious dessert dumplings for us every fall. These take some time to make, but to me, they're well worth the effort. 

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Plum Custard Kuchen

Submitted by: Pat-H 
A simple cake is the base, and a delightful combination of plums and custard is baked on top. 

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Plum Pie

Submitted by: MARBALET 
The crust for this is amazing, combining luscious things like sour cream, heavy cream, butter, heaps of sugar and lemon zest. When it 's rolled out and fitted into a pie tin, it 's filled with sugared plums sprinkled with nutmeg and cinnamon. Then it 's topped with a brown sugar and spice streusel, and baked. 

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Plum-Apple Butter

Submitted by: Nancy Michel 
I look forward to cooking up this fruity spread each December, using the plums I picked and froze during summer. 

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Plum Pudding

Submitted by: Donna Heykoop 
Home Town: New Era, Michigan, USA
Plums are baked with sugar and tapioca and then topped with an easy baking mix shortcake for a quick version of a traditional favorite. 

Spicy Oven-Roasted Plums

Submitted by: JJOYB53 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Home Town: Longview, Washington, USA
Living In: Mukilteo, Washington, USA
Plums are baked with an orange juice-based sauce to make a versatile creation suitable for use as a side dish or dessert topping. 

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Plum Tart

Submitted by: Liz Myers 
We have a plum tree in our yard, and some years it's so full of fruit that its branches have to be propped up. I always make one or two tarts to freeze for later. 

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Chicken Breasts with Plum Salsa and Basmati Rice

Submitted by: DAMESTJERNELYS 
Skinless chicken breasts are seasoned with rosemary and pan-fried, then served over basmati rice with a unique, sweet and spicy plum and habaneros salsa. 

Plum-Kissed Pear Jam

Submitted by: Margaret Zickert 
'Years ago, when I complained my pear jam was bland, an aunt suggested that I add plum pulp to my next batch,' recalls Margaret Zickert from Deerfield, Wisconsin. 'I did...and then I won the grand prize in a recipe contest with the thick tasty results!' 

Christmas Plum Pudding

Submitted by: HEATHER.WRAY 
This long-steaming Christmas pudding can be made with real plums and is spiced with almonds, mixed peel, mixed spice and ale. 

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Grilled Adobo Pork Tenderloin Salad With Plums and Almonds

Submitted by: USA WEEKEND columnist Pam Anderson 
Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are the base of the marinade for this smoky pork tenderloin. The pork is grilled to perfection, and sliced into thin strips. Serve on a bed of baby greens or shredded Napa cabbage. 

 
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