43 fresh plum recipes for dessert

Chocolate, plum and almond paris brest

Sliced stoned fruit encased by fluffy and buttery puff pastry.

Satsuma plum clafouti

Plum & mascarpone tart

This plum and mascarpone tart is rich with wine and liqueur and makes a fitting end to a very special dinner.

New York plum cheesecake

Zesty, creamy cheesecake with a plum topping, served with whipped cream and plum syrup.

Almond and plum crescents

With a cinnamon-spiked plum and prune filling, these almond crescents are the perfect sweet treat with tea or coffee.

Chocolate plum brandy baskets

Peanut, plum and oat slice

Plum granita

Rice pudding with poached rhubarb & plums

This vegan dessert option is rich and creamy thanks to oat milk and coconut syrup. Topped with sweet poached rhubarb and plums for a vibrant touch

Cinnamon plum crumble cake

This aromatic cake with a crunchy topping will warm the spirits with undertones of cinnamon while baked plums provide a rich, juicy flavour.

Plum cobbler

There’s nothing quite like the magic that happens when soft fruit is baked with a biscuity, crumbly, cakey topping. Plum cobbler is a firm favourite.

Plum and ginger crostata

Plum, hazelnut & ginger gluten-free galette

All the delicious elements of pie: buttery crust and tender baked fruit.

Jam drops

Sweet biscuits perfectly combining the sweetness of plum jam with the buttery flavour and crumbly texture of a good shortbread biscuit.

Dark plum jam

This plum jam uses blood plums creating a rich dark coloured preserve and a beautiful sweet flavour.

Plum crumbles

Starring sweet, seasonal fruit and coconut, these crunchy baked crumbles turn out as comforting winter warmers. Or try them with custard as a substitute for traditional festive season pudding.

Flourless almond, plum and orange blossom loaf

This divine almond, plum and orange blossom loaf is made without flour to produce a lighter, gluten-free alternative to many traditional fruit loaves. It is packed full of flavour and is gorgeous served warm with a pot of tea.

Spiced plum and apple crumble

We used pink lady apples in this recipe, as they tend to hold their shape well. You can keep and use the syrup at a later date to serve over ice-cream and fresh berries.

Hazelnut, plum and sour cherry cake

This cake will have you coming back for more- packed full of crunchy hazelnuts, sweet plums and sour cherries, this is sure to be a family favourite!

Macerated plums with coconut sorbet

Grilled plums with meringues and orange cream

Plum and apple crumble

Plum cake

Blood plums with honey and cardamom yoghurt

Plum turnovers

You could use most stone fruit for these wonderful turnovers, but nothing quite gives the intensity of colour like the humble plum. Serve piping hot, with ice-cream.

Plum and lemon polenta cake

Rice pudding with poached rhubarb and plums

This vegan dessert option is rich and creamy thanks to oat milk and coconut syrup. Topped with sweet poached rhubarb and plums for a vibrant touch

Plum and blueberry crumble cake

You can’t beat an old-fashioned dessert like this delicious crumble cake, starring juicy plum and sweet blueberries.

Plum and hazelnut clafoutis

We love a clafoutis recipe for a fast and easy way to serve up a beautiful pudding any night of the week. Use any in-season fruit you like – stone fruit, especially, work well.

Plum and apricot chocolate crumble

This comforting pudding is hard to match. Breaking through a crunchy, chocolate crumble topping to find warm, soft plum and apricot beneath.

Spiced plum cake

With flavours and colours that evoke that warm Christmassy feeling, this beautiful spiced plum makes the most of fresh plums, which are plentiful in this late summer season. It’s the perfect recipe when you want to serve up a delightful dessert the family will adore.

Plum and almond upside-down cake

Turn your day around with this sublime vanilla butter cake, topped with juicy plums and flaky almonds.

Plum soda

Grilled plums with cinnamon cream

Spiced plum and port jam

Home made preserves are so very simple to make, and there’s so much pleasure to be had from eating jam you made yourself.

Plum and almond slice

The deep ruby, red colour of plums is reflected in it’s complex, tart-sweet flavour. This delectable plum and almond slice is perfect for a casual afternoon tea.

This plum and mascarpone tart is rich with wine and liqueur and makes a fitting end to a very special dinner.

Orange and roasted plum tart

Baked plums with frozen almond cream

A match made in culinary heaven.

Plum clafoutis

Spiced apricot and plum pie

Mini plum puddings