47 Sweet and Savory Plum Recipes
If you haven't yet eaten your fill of plums this summer, it's time to get started with these recipes. Plums bring bright, tangy flavor to salads and juicy depth to cakes and galettes. We love to use them in savory preparations—plums + pork chops make the perfect summer dinner—though we'd never turn down a plum-rippled ice cream cake. Below you'll find our favorite options for cooking with plums.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou1/47Grilled Pork Chops with Plums, Halloumi, and Lemon
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Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton3/47Double Ripple Ice Cream Cake
There's an艺术制作冰淇淋蛋糕. One key bit of wisdom we learned from contributor Tara O'Brady: Layer, don't swirl. So this recipe has Jackson Pollack–style splashes of cooked plums.
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Photo by Alex Lau4/47Polenta Budino With Plum Marmellata
This corn pudding, topped with ice cream and plum compote, is the ultimate latesummer dessert.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou5/47Peach-Plum Galette
Peachesand plums bring out the tangy, sweet, and juicy best in each other, but you could also just use an assortment of plums, including varieties like Greengage, Damson, Elephant Heart, Santa Rosa, or any others you can get your hands on.
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Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Heather Greene, Food Styling by Alison Attenborough12/47Plum Salad with Black Pepper and Parmesan
The simple addition of sharp sherry vinegar, honey, black pepper, and Parm brings plums into the super-savory zone. Serve withgrilled chickenor a juicypork chop.
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Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani13/47Arugula With Italian Plums and Parmesan
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Tara Donne, food styling by Diana Yen18/47Five-Spice Fall Fruit Salad
Chinese five-spice powder, fresh ginger, and vanilla scent this delicious fruit salad, which is great onwafflesor spooned over yogurt.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry21/47Grilled Stone Fruit Sangria
Grilled peaches, plums, and nectarines add a natural caramelized sweetness to this refreshingsummer drink.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks22/47Plum Freezer Jam With Cardamom and Ginger
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23/47Chocolate Plum Cake
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25/47Plum Clafoutis
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Christina Holmes27/47Plum Tarts with Honey and Black Pepper
Since this plum dessert relies on现成的松饼, you can throw it together in minutes.
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Christopher Baker28/47Jicama, Radish, and Pickled Plum Salad
Jicama adds serious crunch to this fresh, bright salad. Serve withfish tacosfor a truly excellent evening.
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Christopher Baker35/47Pork Tenderloin with Plum Chutney
Don't just limit this spiced chutney to pork—it's also great withgrilledorroasted chicken.
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José Picayo38/47Orange Polenta Cake with Vanilla-Scented Plums and Blackberries and Buttermilk Ice Cream
If you don't want to make your own buttermilk ice cream, feel free to swap instore-bought vanilla.
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Photo by Romulo Yanes45/47Chai-Poached Apricots and Plums
More elegant than jam but just as handy, this compote goes with almost everything. Try it on ice cream or alongside some creamy cheese, or serve overcornmeal waffles.
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