Plum recipes
Try out some of our tangy plum dessert recipes including one of our sponge cakes (there’s one with custard too), a crumble or jam. Or give them a try in a savoury dish such as duck with spiced plums.
If you’re feeling like preserving the bounty, Japanese umeboshi can be made with British plums, and are well worth trying out, or try an easy plum and vanilla jam.
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Duck recipes
Duck with roasted plum glaze and crushed swede
Duck with plums is a classic combination. Here, we’ve served it with wintery veg. The sharp plums contrast perfectly against rich, gamey duck
Fruit tart recipes
Plum and apricot brioche tart with crème fraîche custard
This extra-special plum and apricot tart is packed with ripe stone fruits encased in golden brioche, with a creme fraiche custard.
September seasonal recipes
Mozzarella, plum and burnt leek salad
A colourful mozzarella salad perfect for welcoming autumn. The combo of creamy cheese, smoky leeks, watercress and plums is a crowdpleaser.
September seasonal recipes
Confit duck leg with shoestring fries and plum ketchup
Meltingly tender duck and a tangle of crisp potatoes are paired with a sweet, tangy plum sauce in this surprisingly easy confit duck recipe.
Plum recipes
British plum umeboshi
Umeboshi are Japanese pickled ume plums, which give a salty-sweet-sour kick to dishes. Can't get hold of ume? Try easy British plum umeboshi.
Make-ahead dessert recipes
Plum ripple ice cream with walnuts
This gorgeous plum ripple ice cream recipe takes inspiration from retro raspberry ripple, bringing it up to date with a grown-up flavour.
September seasonal recipes
Plum and vanilla jam
This speedy plum preserve with hints of vanilla and cinnamon uses a clever time-saving trick. Delicious plum jam in a hurry? Yes please.
Upside-down cake recipes
Plum upside-down cake
This plum upside-down cake is fragrant with thyme-infused honey, while hazelnuts add a touch of earthiness. A gorgeous, early-autumn bake.
Afternoon tea recipes
Spiced plum cake with swiss meringue frosting
Usher in autumn with our spiced plum cake. A golden sponge studded with juicy red plums is coated in a thick layer of swiss meringue frosting.
Chutney recipes
Plum and ginger chutney
Plums (or greengages), Bramley apples and fresh ginger are slowly cooked with aromatic spices in these gorgeous autumnal chutney recipe.
Teatime traybake recipes
Lighter plum and almond traybake
This moist and fruity almond and plum cake turns a teatime treat into something saintly that's lower in sugar and fat but still tastes sweet.
Crumble recipes
Nutty plum and sloe gin crumble
A sweet and syrupy sloe gin and plum crumble. Debbie Major has added chopped almonds to the topping for extra nuttiness and crunch.
Plum recipes
Honey & Co’s chicken, plum and sweet spice traybake
Chicken thighs are marinated in warming spices, demerara sugar and a fresh plum purée, before being roasted until sticky in this recipe from Honey & Co
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