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Leftover Plum Tarte Tatin

10
Mins
Prep time
20
Mins
Cook time
8
Serves

Level up your leftover plums with this easy and delicious Plum ‘Tarte Tatin’ made with bread! No need for pastry, this simple twist will have you enjoying a sweet and fruity treat in no time.

Bread & Grains
Dairy
Fruit
Sweet Treats
Vegetarian
Leftover Plum Tarte Tatin

This leftover plum tarte tatin is an easy use-it-up recipe that transforms overripe plums and stale bread into a sweet dessert that’s perfect for a no-fuss treat. You can easily re-use plums and bread by layering them into a simple tart that comes together so easily. This recipe is endlessly flexible, meaning you can reduce your food waste by swapping fruits or using any bread type. It’s even ready in under 30 minutes and will appeal to even the pickiest of eaters.  So, when you’ve got a fruit that’s just past its prime and a few slices of bread that need using, give this leftover plum tarte tatin recipe a try!

Need

8 Ripe plums (or any stone fruit you have to use up)
75g sugar
4 slices of bread (we’ve used sourdough)
50g butter

How

  1. Cut stone fruit in half. Scatter sugar on the base of a shallow oven proof dish and place fruit cut side down on top of sugar.
  2. Roast in oven at 180 degrees until the fruit softens and a syrup forms from the juice and sugar.
  3. Remove from oven and pour syrup out of the dish and put aside for serving.
  4. Remove the crust from the bread and cut to cover the layer of fruit in the ovenproof tray. Melt butter and brush onto the bread then sprinkle with a little sugar and return to oven until the bread turns golden brown.
  5. Remove from oven and leave to cool for 5 mins. Flip onto a plate or chopping board so the bread forms the base, and the fruit sits on top. Drizzle with the sugary syrup you put aside and enjoy!
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