Purple plum recipes

Pretty plums piled high in your crate inevitably leads to the question - what to do? This variety of delicious plum recipes will come to the rescue!

Check out over 30 preserving fruit recipes focused on canning plums. From pickled plums to plum chutney, this collection of plum canning recipes has it all. Learn the ins and outs of how to can plums and experience the joy of having homemade plum treats year-round.

I have three varieties of plum trees in my yard. The earliest to ripen is the Santa Rosa. They look and smell so luscious, and then you bite into one. PUCKER!!!

Purple Plum Torte recipe from the NY Times and Smitten Kitchen.

Plum Jam made with SureJell and less sugar.

Plum Oatmeal Crisp is a delicious plum dessert recipe made with fresh fruit, a hint of cinnamon, and a wonderful oatmeal and brown sugar topping.

This plum torte is the most often published and the most requested recipe in the New York Times archives.

These plum bars are layered with a soft buttery shortbread crust and spiced plum jam! This recipe uses simple ingredients and is easy to prepare.

This beautiful Plum Upside-Down Cake features plums in a delicious butterscotch sauce on top of a tender spiced cake. The cake recipe is easy to make and can be used to make a variety of upside-down cakes. Try this recipe with nectarines, peaches, pineapple, and even blueberries.

Plum butter made in the slow cooker results in a rich, flavor fruitful spread ever so slightly nuanced with the almond notes of the plum pits.