A sweet treat recipe to use up the glut of summer fruit in your
kitchen: poached plums.
It's been so hot recently I could hardly be bothered to turn on the oven or
fire up the hob, but it has thankfully dropped a few degrees for me to make the most of all this beautiful summer fruit. These poached plums take about 15 minutes to rustle up and are a great breakfast to take with you to work the following morning.
For a punnet of plums, quarter, de-stone and place in a
pan. Add three tablespoons of caster sugar (give or take depending on your
sweet tooth – these are quite sweet), two big dollops of honey and a teaspoon
of vanilla essence. Simmer for around 10-15 minutes until soft and the skins
are just pulling away from the skin with lots of juice developing in the pan.
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| Beautiful plums ready for poaching |
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| Just add sugar, honey and vanilla for a sweet breakfast treat |
If you don't eat them all up as a tasty pudding that very
evening, let them cool and place in a secure container to take to work the next
day.
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| Breakfast always tastes better on pretty china |
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| Sweet and substantial - poached plums for breakfast |
In the morning, spoon over yogurt and top with some crunchy
granola and perhaps some chia seeds. This also works as a perfect topping forovernight oats.
Enjoy x