Got a lot of plums you need to use up? Here’s a fresh fall take on classic peach cobbler! You don’t have to peel the plums for this recipe, and if you prefer a less sweet flavor cut the sugar back to a half cup. Easy and delicious with a warm, biscuit topping, feel free to top with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream and sprinkle with more cinnamon for an impressive dessert. Ingredients: 14 Hale Groves Empress Plums (or enough to make 4 cups when seeded and sliced) ¾ + 2 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 tsp.…
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Continue ReadingYou may have been seeing plums in stores for a month or so, now, but our plums – Empress Plums from Hale Groves – reach their peak in September. Before we focus on just how special Empress Plums are, we’ll answer a few questions about plums in general: What is…
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Continue ReadingThere may be a lot of ingredients to assemble, but the incredible flavor and easy preparation that go into this fabulous roast chicken, dressed up with caramelized plums, make it worth it. Sure to be a hit at your next holiday or Sunday dinner, this roast chicken bursts with flavor…
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Continue ReadingThis traditional Italian plum cake is addictively delicious, and Empress Plums (also known as Italian Plums!) are perfect in it. Best of all, it’s so easy to make you’ll make it again and again throughout Empress Plums’ short season! The tangy-sweet flavor of the plums rounds out the sweetness of…
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Continue ReadingSeptember will soon be here…and so will Empress Plums from Hale Groves! Empress Plums are pure, plummy perfection, but plum season is (alas) quite short, so you will want to make sure you don’t miss it. Also known as Italian Prune Plums, Empress Plums are less round than other plums…
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Continue ReadingWhat Goes Well with Plums? Have you been indulging your taste buds this summer with fresh, tangy-sweet plums? Plum season takes on new meaning in September, when Empress Plums are ready to eat! Empress Plums are the best plums when it comes to cooking (and eating fresh, too, but we…
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Continue ReadingCooking these Grilled Pork Chops with Plums is a great way to change up grill night. Grilling fruit brings out sweetness by caramelizing the natural sugars while also adding smokey flavor. This recipe combines perfectly grilled pork chops with plums to make a combination of savory and sweet that hits…