Name: Plum Crumble Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Ingredients: 2.5 lb 1.15 kg plums; 1/2 cup 100g white sugar; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 cup 125g flour; 1/3 cup 30g ground almonds; 1/3 cup 67g brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons 90g cold butter, cut into cubes

Plum Crumble Recipe

By David | Published: Oct 19, 2018 | Updated: Aug 19, 2024

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4 from 15 votes

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Plum crumble – quick and easy summer dessert. Even if you are not a great baker, you can make this dessert easily. serve it with ice cream and enjoy!

A close-up of a plate with a serving of fruit crumble topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The dessert features baked fruit pieces and a golden-brown crumbly topping. The ice cream is slightly melting over the warm crumble.

Plum Crumble Recipe

4 from 15 votes

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Prep Time 1

WORK TIME 15

DIFFICULTY Easy

Cuisine World

Servings yields

Ingredients

2.5 lb 1.15 kg plums
½ cup 100g white sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons cornstarch

For the crumble:

1 cup 125g flour
⅓ cup 30g ground almonds
⅓ cup 67g brown sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons 90g cold butter, cut into cubes

Instructions

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DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 360F (180C).
2. Slice the plums. Place in a large bowl, add white sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest and mix well, until combined. Transfer to a 9-inch (23cm) baking dish.
3. In a large bowl place the ingredients of the crumble and rub with fingertips until the mixture resembles crumbs.
4. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the plum mixture. Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the topping is golden-brown.
5. Cool slightly. Serve with ice cream.

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One Comment

I made this yesterday and it was delicious. I didn’t have any brown sugar so I used coconut sugar instead and it was great. I also added cinnamon to the plum mixture and everyone loved it. The plums I used where not originally sweet but this was the perfect way to enhance their flavour.

November 29, 2021