Roasted Plums

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A close up of a soft roast plum, in a wooden spoon, served from a dish full of more plums.

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Delicious roast plums are versatile and full of flavour, forming a rich syrup coating as they bake in the oven. A beautifully simple dessert or addition to other dishes.

Servings:

Author: Helen Best-Shaw

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Ingredients

350 g plums
2 tbsp sugar - soft light brown
15 g butter
1 star anise
1.5 inches cinnamon stick

Instructions

Cut plums in half and remove stones. Heat oven to 170°C (fan) / 340°F (fan) / gas mark 5.
350 g plums
Choose a dish that is big enough to hold all the plums, so that they arere close but not overlapping. Butter the dish and arrange the plums in one layer
Sprinkle the sugar over the plums, and dot the butter around. Add the spices between the fruit.
15 g butter, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 star anise, 1.5 inches cinnamon stick
Add a splash of water, just enough to barely cover the bottom of the pan. This will stop the plums sticking to the dish.
Bake for about 15 minutes until tender and soft, with a layer of syrup. If the plums are very ripe, they will cook faster, so check after 10 minutes.

Notes

Storage

Fridge – Cover your roasted plums and transfer to an airtight container in the fridge as soon as they are cool. You can store them for about five days.

Freezer – Prepare as for the fridge but do make sure that your container will seal properly. The syrup will not freeze solid, so you don't want a leaky pot! Your roast plums will store for at least three months withough any deterioration.

Hints and tips

For best results you should choose the right size of baking dish for your roasted plums.
Too big and the liquid could evaporate, leaving you with a sticky residue rather than a lovely syrup. Too small and rather than roast/baked plums, you will steam them, and they won't have the richness that you want from this recipe.

A little bit of spice is delicious but be careful and avoid being heavy handed with strong flavours such as star anise and clove. Too much can spoil a dish very easily.

If you have a glut of fruit, make extra for the freezer. These plums can become quite addictive and you will find all sorts of ways to eat them.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.

• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.