Ben Dearnley
Stone fruits reach their peak in summer, and it’s plums that we think work best in sweet and savoury dishes. Their slightly astringent skin is lessened after some cooking, and their sweet, juicy flesh works beautifully in pastries and icy snow cones. Our very best plum recipes also prove that the dark fruit pairs wonderfully with pork, duck and seafood.
So, if you have a surplus of stone fruit while they’re at their peak and wondering what to do with plums, we have plenty of recipes made with plums to turn to — from dessert dishes to make and bake, such as plum cakes, a crostata tart, and crumbles, to fish crudo with plums and lamb ribs served with spicy plum sauce.
Here are our favourite recipes with plum for the short but oh-so-sweet plum season this year.
Perfect plum recipes for summer in 2025
Blood plum, burrata and watercress salad with toasted barley
A recipe that proves salads can be light and satisfying in equal measure.
Red emperor crudo with stone fruit and orange-oregano dressing
For a sustainable option for your next crudo, choose this regal fish.
Chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad.
Plum burnt-butter cakes with plum semifreddo
Australian Gourmet Traveller summer dessert recipe for plum burnt-butter cakes with plum semifreddo
Chocolate trifle with umeshu jelly, plums and crème fraîche
Blood plums and chocolate pair really well, and for this trifle it’s worth splurging out on really great dark chocolate. The plums’ lovely tartness cuts through the rich crémeux and we’ve added Scotch for the boozy kick.
Plum and blackberry cake
This pretty little plum and blackberry cake is great for afternoon tea. Serve is warm and doused with cream for an even better dessert.
Plum and cherry fruit mince tart
Australian Gourmet Traveller Christmas dessert recipe for plum and cherry fruit mince tart.
Double plum pudding with brown sugar hard sauce
Christmas recipe for double plum pudding with brown sugar hard sauce.
White peach and black plum fruit salad
Australian Gourmet Traveller dessert recipe for white peach and black plum fruit salad.
René Redzepi & Nadine Levy Redzepi’s brandy plum cake
René Redzepi & Nadine Levy Redzepi recipe for brandy plum cake.
Fragrant plum snow cones
These plum snow cones deliver big on flavour and refreshment – they’ll cool you down in a snap on a warm summer’s day.
Lamb ribs with spicy plum sauce
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for lamb ribs with spicy plum sauce.
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Plum, pear and ginger crumble
A warming fruit crumble never goes astray.
Biscotti with blood plum conserva
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for biscotti with blood plum conserva.
Tivoli Road Bakery’s blood plum galettes
Tivoli Road Bakery share their recipe for a stunning blood plum galette with a golden spelt pastry.
Slow-cooked pork shoulder with plums
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for slow-cooked pork shoulder with plums.
Cherry and plum salad
Cherry and plum salad recipe | Gourmet Traveller
Plum crostata
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for plum crostata.
Plum torta with cardamom sugar
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for plum torta with cardamom sugar.
Char-grilled mackerel with plum glaze and shiso salt
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for char-grilled mackerel with plum glaze and shiso salt.
Rabbit terrine with plums and Mirabelle eau-de-vie
Australian Gourmet Traveller French entree recipe for rabbit terrine with plums and Mirabelle eau-de-vie
Duck poached in fermented green plum master stock with forbidden rice, umeboshi, spring almonds, amaranth
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for duck poached in fermented green plum master stock with forbidden rice, umeboshi, spring almonds, amaranth by Peter Gilmore from Quay, Sydney.
Duck roasted in Lambrusco with blood plums and bay
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for duck roasted in Lambrusco with blood plums and bay.
Spiced plum, cherry and coffee trifle with cardamom crumb
Need a Christmas dessert to impress? Look here.
Plum and custard fritters
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for plum and custard fritters.
Leche merengada with spiced plums
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Leche merengada with spiced plums
Blood plum clafoutis
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for blood plum clafoutis by Peter Ojansuu from Melbourne restaurant The Argo.
Blood plum, star anise and nebbiolo relish
Australian Gourmet Traveller Christmas recipe for blood plum, star anise and nebbiolo relish
Plum and thyme prosecco Spritz
This sophisticated springtime spritz is made by the batch. Leave the pitcher on the table for breezy top-ups.
Blood plum cordial
Australian Gourmet Traveller drink recipe for blood plum cordial
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