I try to convince myself that if I could have this dessert more than once a year, it would not be as special. I’m not quite convinced yet.
Originally Posted September 14, 2012.
Reposting this recipe today, September 9, 2013, in honor of my mom’s birthday!
Happy Birthday Mom!
You know how little kids say they wish it were Christmas every day, or their birthday every day? Isn’t our answer that if it were every day, then it wouldn’t be special when we had it, that it has to be once a year or it wouldn’t mean as much?
Right.
I wish I could have Plum Crunch every day.
Well, if not every day, then at least more than the once-a-year that I do have it.
I know, then it wouldn’t be special, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah…
I get it.
Sigh…..
Why, you ask, do we only have this once a year?
I’m sure you were asking. Somewhere, someone is asking right now.
It’s because it uses a particular kind of plum, not just any plum, an Italian Prune Plum, these little half-sized plums that are available in our stores just in the fall. Really, just in September.
As a kid, I remember having them for my school lunch snacks in the fall. They’re just so cute. Cuter than the plums you get all the rest of the time. And they make this recipe SO delicious. My mom made it every fall and she and I love it more than anyone in our family, hands down.
I actually had a little thrill when I gave my kids these plums for the first time, as it brought back memories of eating them myself as a kid. I love passing those types of memories and traditions down to my own kids as well.
Top it with ice cream….even more deliciousness…
Now I will say, I’ve never tried this Plum Crunch with any other kind of plum, but I just assume it won’t be the same because otherwise the recipe would say you could use any plums and eat it any time.
So before the window has shut for you to try this recipe I am sharing it with you today.
Quick, run out and get your plums so you can try it this weekend!
PLUM CRUNCH
INGREDIENTS
3 cups halved and pitted Italian Prune Plums (about 18 but I always buy extra in case one is bad or in case my kids want to eat some out of the dish.)
3 TBL brown sugar
3 TBL sugar
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Topping:
1 egg well beaten
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 to 3/4 cup oatmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup melted margarine
This recipe is so simple, we always have everything in the house to make it, except for the plums.
DIRECTIONS
Spray 9×13 baking dish with no stick spray.
Put prepared plums cut side up on the bottom of the pan.
Mix the two sugars and the nutmeg together and sprinkle over fruit.
Beat the egg in a bowl, then add the dry ingredients together.
Mix til crumbly. Sprinkle over plums.
Pour melted butter over all.
Bake in 375 degree oven for 35 minutes.
Serve warm with ice cream.
