47 Sweet and Savory Plum Recipes
If you haven't yet eaten your fill of plums this summer, it's time to get started with these recipes. Plums bring bright, tangy flavor to salads and juicy depth to cakes and galettes. We love to use them in savory preparations—plums + pork chops make the perfect summer dinner—though we'd never turn down a plum-rippled ice cream cake. Below you'll find our favorite options for cooking with plums.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou1/47Grilled Pork Chops with Plums, Halloumi, and Lemon
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Micah Marie Morton3/47Double Ripple Ice Cream Cake
There's an art to making ice cream cakes. One key bit of wisdom we learned from contributor Tara O'Brady: Layer, don't swirl. So this recipe has Jackson Pollack–style splashes of cooked plums.
Photo by Alex Lau4/47Polenta Budino With Plum Marmellata
This corn pudding, topped with ice cream and plum compote, is the ultimate late summer dessert.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou5/47Peach-Plum Galette
Peaches and plums bring out the tangy, sweet, and juicy best in each other, but you could also just use an assortment of plums, including varieties like Greengage, Damson, Elephant Heart, Santa Rosa, or any others you can get your hands on.
Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Heather Greene, Food Styling by Alison Attenborough12/47Plum Salad with Black Pepper and Parmesan
The simple addition of sharp sherry vinegar, honey, black pepper, and Parm brings plums into the super-savory zone. Serve with grilled chicken or a juicy pork chop.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Andy Baraghani13/47Arugula With Italian Plums and Parmesan
