Plum Pie Bites - a unique hand held two bite treat, makes a fun presentation at your next dinner, holiday, or cocktail party!
I have some fun new tart pans, and last week I bought plums and made my pie crust to make mini plum tarts.
After I had made the pie crust dough, I rolled it out and piled the whole plums next to it, so I could you know, take an "action shot" of the prep table. Then I had a whole new idea, and ... well, those fun tart pans will have to wait for something else.
I wrapped the whole plums in pie pastry, taking individual desserts to a whole new level.
I pitted the plums (carefully - to keep them whole), dipped them into a sugary bath, then wrapped them into pie pastry to make mini pie bites.
The plums should be sweet, these plums were so very sweet.
They should be baked and served warm with roasted plum ice cream.
Plum Pie Bites
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
INGREDIENTS:
6-8 whole plums
¼ cup granulated sugar (plus more for dusting)
splash water
1 recipe easy pie crust (vegan / gluten free)
2 tablespoons butter (Earth Balance soy free), melted
INSTRUCTIONS:
Carefully remove pits from plums, leaving them 'whole'. Combine sugar and water to form a sweet paste. Roll out dough. Dip a plum into sugary water, set on pie pastry dough and cut around plum, leaving at least an inch around to wrap (eyeball this estimation based on size of plums). Wrap pastry around plum to cover it, place seam side down on prepared (parchment, silpat) baking sheet. Repeat with remaining plums.Â
Brush with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
...and you know I have already done this with other whole fruit and veggies.
printable Plum Pie Bites recipe:
dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan
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Stephanie says
These would be perfect for a large group of people. Great idea! =)
spabettie says
yes they would! so easy but a fun surprise.
Bea says
These looks amazing! Italian plums are the best - what a great idea to make them into individual mini treats 🙂
spabettie says
I am loving the plums available right now, both at the grocery and at the farmers market... SO good!
Beth @ Tasty Yummies says
Gosh these are sooo stinken cute!! I love how easy they are. I bet they would be delicious with apples, pears or even pumpkin puree, too! Love it.
spabettie says
pretty much anything... it's fun with a whole fruit!
jobo says
I loooove italian plums, or whatever those are called, they are my favorite and remind me of my Nonna! this recipe looks so divine!
spabettie says
I love all the plums!! but yes, these were my favorite so far 😉
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
These are perfect for all the upcoming holiday parties! I love the simplicity of it... yet I know that juicy fruit in the middle will feel decadent. And I sort of want to add some brie...
spabettie says
oh GAAH brie would be amazing!
Ashley F. says
So easy yet so fancy! Those are my favorite kinds of dishes to make - always gets 'ooos' and 'ahhhs' from guests 🙂
spabettie says
I know, and really very easy!
some of the best things are...
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I love it when you start a recipe and then come up with something a whole lot more fun while putting things together! This is like little mini apple dumplings only with plums! YUM!
spabettie says
I know, that's what I first thought of, the apple dumplings (with whole apples!) we had as kids.
how could I forget those for so long, and not make something like this?? ah, well... I am making up for it now... already made OTHER things 😉
Lisa says
Love these! So cute and plums in a bite-sized pastry is not something you see a lot of of. It's mainly apples, cherries and other berries. I definitely need to try these!
spabettie says
yes, a nice surprise with the plum! 🙂
Leanne @ Healthful Pursuit says
Such a great idea! SO easy. You could do this with practically any fruit or veg out there. Ah!
spabettie says
I know... I've already done this with others 😉
Heather (Where's the Beach) says
What a fun recipe. How perfect would those be for a party! We had a plum tree growing up. Let's just say I ate a lot of plums and we had lots of plum jam LOL
spabettie says
we had a plum tree too - LOVED it!