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Blood Orange & Maple Poached Plums

23rd April 2016

blood orange poached plums

School dinners made me despise cooked fruit for years. I will always remember the disappointment of walking into the lunch hall and seeing a crumble, instead of treacle sponge or something equally as rot-your-teeth delicious. The only pudding I would look at with even more disdain was spotted dick – the name, the raisins, just no. Still, in times of desperation, I’d drown it in custard and hope for the best.

It wasn’t until a few years later, when I tried a real apple crumble after being lured in by the sugary topping (admittedly, still the best part) that I realised what I’d been missing out on. Oh, the wasted years. 

blood orange poached plums

For some unknown reason, I had been dreaming about poached plums all week, so I decided to have a go at making my own. I used blood orange juice for the fragrant citrus scent and ruby red nectar, a touch of maple syrup for sweetness and a few slices of fresh ginger to add a little background spice. The plums came out just as I like them; soft and buttery, still slightly tart and swimming in rich syrup. I topped them with Coyo and some chopped pistachios for a simple way to serve them, but I plan to use the leftovers for porridge and maybe some pancakes… it is the weekend, after all.

And now, for some awkward one handed photography. Have you ever tried to hold a DSLR in one hand, whilst taking a photo in manual, not shaking/breathing and also holding a fork? I’m telling you, it’s hard work. Note to self: buy a tripod.

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Blood Orange & Maple Poached Plums
2016-04-23 13:28:27
A delicious way to eat plums, soaked in a sweet blood orange and maple syrup. Perfect as part of a breakfast or a light dessert. Serves 2-3.
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Ingredients
  1. 4 plums
  2. juice of 3 blood oranges
  3. 1/4 tsp vanilla powder (or a fresh vanilla pod and the seeds)
  4. 2 tbsp maple syrup
  5. 1 inch piece of ginger, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
  1. Cut each plum in half, remove the stone, then cut each half into thirds.
  2. Add the juice of the oranges into a pan (see notes) with the vanilla, half of the maple syrup and the ginger. Bring to the boil.
  3. Add the plums to the boiling poaching liquid, then reduce the heat to medium-low. Gently simmer for 12-15 minutes, being careful not to overcook them or they will turn mushy.
  4. Once the plums are ready, remove them from the liquid, then add the other half of the maple syrup to the pan and simmer for 3-5 minutes until it has thickened and become syrupy.
  5. Finally, serve the plums and drizzle with plenty of the syrup.
Notes
  1. Be sure to use a wide, shallow pan to ensure all the plums are submerged in the poaching liquid.
By Grace | eat, write + explore
eat, write + explore http://www.eatwriteexplore.com/
   

12 Comments / Filed In: Breakfast, Food, Recipes, Sweet

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  1. Katie says

    25th April 2016 at 10:03 am

    These sound ridiculously good. What an interesting combination. I do a nutrition degree currently, half of the guys on my course wouldn’t be this inventive.
    Words By Katie

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    • Grace | eat, write + explore says

      26th April 2016 at 11:06 am

      Thanks Katie! x

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  2. Eva @ 1BigBite says

    26th April 2016 at 12:35 am

    So creative! Love the combination of all these flavors!

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  3. Katie says

    26th April 2016 at 11:20 am

    Wow these look ridiculously good. And what amazing photography! LOVE your blog.

    And totally with you on the treacle sponge front…was by FAR my favourite school dinner pudding!

    Katie. http://www.lacoconoire.com

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  4. Laura says

    26th April 2016 at 7:23 pm

    Yum, yum, yum…
    It looks really good and yummy!

    Laura
    http://furiouslychic.blogspot.ch/

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    • Grace | eat, write + explore says

      2nd May 2016 at 11:30 am

      Thanks Laura! x

      Reply
  5. Sabrina says

    27th April 2016 at 12:20 am

    Beautiful recipe!

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  6. Whitney @WhittyPaleo says

    27th April 2016 at 3:27 pm

    This looks so droolworthy! I’ve been meaning to poach pears for the longest time now but these poached plums sound that much better! Thanks for the recipe 🙂

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    • Grace | eat, write + explore says

      2nd May 2016 at 11:30 am

      Thanks Whitney, let me know if you give them a try! x

      Reply
  7. Claudia | The Brick Kitchen says

    29th April 2016 at 11:35 am

    Gorgeous! I so know what you mean with crumbles – my college used to make them with canned diced apple…ugh. Not the same at ALL to a good crumble. And YES the art of manoeuvring a fork while one handedly taking a photo is not simple – the other one I struggle with is trying to sieve icing sugar with one hand, or trying to pour syrup with my dSLR in the other. The problem is that I do now have a tripod, I just always get in a rush and hardly ever remember to use it.. oops!

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    • Grace | eat, write + explore says

      2nd May 2016 at 11:32 am

      I haven’t tried the one handed icing sugar sieving yet! Sounds like it could be messy though… I know the feeling, I’m normally so impatient and just want to get straight to the eating!

      Reply

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    […] it wasn’t already obvious from my last post, I’m not only a coconut fiend, I’m also crazy about blood oranges at the moment. […]

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