Plentiful and cheap, plums are full of flavour and goodness, so why not make them into a comforting pud?
Ingredients:
- 200g wholemeal bread, torn into chunks
- 85g butter, melted
- 85g demerara sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1¼kg plums, quartered and stoned
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- yogurt, to serve
Instructions:
- Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whizz bread to chunky crumbs in a food processor. Spread over a large baking tray and bake for 10-12 mins, stirring now and then until evenly crisp. Scrape into a bowl and stir in the butter, sugar and cinnamon. Reduce oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3.
- Put the plums, sugar and cornflour into a large lidded pan. On the heat, stir for 1-2 mins until the cornflour is incorporated. Add 200ml water, cover and simmer for 15-20 mins.
- Layer up the plums and crumbs in an ovenproof dish, finishing with a layer of crumbs, and bake for 20 mins.
Plum betty • Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients:
- 200g wholemeal bread, torn into chunks
- 85g butter, melted
- 85g demerara sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1¼kg plums, quartered and stoned
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- yogurt, to serve
Plum betty Nutrition Facts:
• Diet:
• Calories: 108.33
• Fat: 79.22
• Carbs: 118.36
• Protein: 31.72
• Cholesterol: 60.92
• Calcium: 46.81
• Sodium: 43.75* E.g. 137.29 = 137mg or 137g – 29%
Nutrition Facts labels are not always factual.
