Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert Recipe

Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert Recipe Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Talk about comfort food, here's a delectable example from Janet Fahrenbruck-Lynch, the winner in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her old-fashioned dessert has the perfect sweet-tart balance with its fresh-plum tang and sweet, crispy topping. Imagine it warm from the oven, served with a scoop of ice cream…yum!

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Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. Bake: 40 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 7 large plums, pitted and quartered
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons plus 1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine the plums, brown sugar, 3 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Spoon into a greased 2-qt. baking dish.
  • In a small bowl, combine the sugar, baking powder, salt, mace and remaining flour. Add egg; stir with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over plum mixture. Drizzle with butter.
  • Bake at 375° for 40-45 minutes or until plums are tender and top is golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 358 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 253 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert in Taste of Home August/September 2007, p49

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Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2012 by ninnielee8

This was THE HIT at our big BBQ this weekend. I've never cooked with plums before. I had a box of plums I'd bought, and it looked like they were going to go to waste until I came across this recipe. It was delicious. Everyone chose it over brownies, chocolate pie, and lemon pie. I felt like the belle of the ball! Everyone just went on and on about how delicious it was. I didn't melt the butter, but rather cut it into the flour/sugar/mace mixture and crumbled it over the plums. Best "crust" ever. Also, I just placed the cut plums (skin down) in my buttered dish and mashed the brown sugar mixture into and onto the plums rather than mix it with the plums. I will definitely be making this any time I can get my hands on plums!!!!!

Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2012 by practicalfocus

This recipe is fabulous and so simple! In June the plum tree in my front yard this year offered up an unusually healthy crop and I set about baking something every day to take advantage of my good fortune. I made first this Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert and then proceeded to make an array of plum cobbler, plum crumbcake, and plum bundt cakes. After all of that I have to say that this Fresh Plum Crumb Dessert is definitely my favorite--so much so that I continued to make it over and over again every few days (as soon as we could consume it) to keep pace with all the available plums. I am writing this after making this recipe for the seventh time! It's just that good and that simple! Absolutely best warm with creamy vanilla ice cream. This recipe's a real keeper! I still have enough plums for at least three more....Love it! I'm so glad I found this recipe!

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by slawgirl@hotmail.com

I had some leftover plums and some leftover pears, so I put them all together in this recipe and it was excellent!! I can't stop eating it.

Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2011 by Loves2Cook4Family

Super easy and delicious!!!! I used butter in the crumb mixture. I am going to make it with peaches.

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2011 by linsvin

This turned out so well and so quick. No need to peel. Definitely serve with a scoop of ice cream

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2008 by SusanMarie1956

Does any one know if this works great other fruits?

Susan

 
 

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