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.
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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Shirley @ gfe says
Picture perfect!!! Love these, Kristina. 🙂 Looking forward to that ice cream recipe, too. 😉
xo,
Shirley
spabettie says
thanks Shirley! are you a big ice cream fan?
Shirley @ gfe says
Ice cream is one of my biggest weaknesses! It's one reason I am not completely dairy free to be honest, so I love terrific dairy-free, vegan ice cream recipes. 🙂
xo,
Shirley
spabettie says
any fun flavor I could attempt for you?? I love to make a good ice cream! (oh my, I just got deja vu!! have I asked you this before???) 😀
Shirley @ gfe says
Ooooh, I don't remember, but maybe! 😉 Favorite flavors that I still want and haven't created myself? Hmmm, I don't know. I just like the creations that you and others come up with. Ones I never would have thought of on my own! 🙂
xo,
Shirley
spabettie says
😀
what katie's baking says
this is such a good idea!!!! perfect little appetizers or finger desserts!
spabettie says
thanks, Katie! I have made an appetizer one too... 😉
cookingrookie says
such simple and brilliant idea! and just in time - we have so many different varieties of plums in the grocery stores these days. It's almost like a plum cobbler, but because each plum is individually packed it's harder to cheat and eat more than one serving :-). and I need more portion control for sure.
spabettie says
ha, I definitely do too 😉 a friend suggested stuffing these with brie. OH MY.
Lindsay says
Ooooooh these are gorgeous. I am excited to try these with all different fruits!!!
spabettie says
I know - the possibilities are endless, right? I have already made a savory one...
[email protected] says
Wow...just wow. I cannot keep up with all your amazing recipes. I want to try them all.
spabettie says
aw, thank you Meghan! that makes me so happy, you don't even know!
Matt mmWine Horbund says
What an awesome idea! Love this recipe of plum pie bites! They are easy, delicious, and portion controlled!
spabettie says
thanks, Matt - that was a lovely accident, the portion control 😉
Eileen says
Eeee! Whole plums encased in pasty! These are the most appealing tiny dessert bites ever. 🙂
spabettie says
eeee! yes! so happy you like them... they were fun to make and eat. I've already done this with other things... I cannot be stopped. 😉
Yum Girl says
What a clever idea and pretty photos. If I may, I’d like to invite you to submit your photos to the new YumGoggle, a photo sharing site with the philosophy that if you worked hard to cook it and photograph it, we should show it off! Hope to see you there soon!
Emma Deirdre says
These look delicious! Very clever recipe, thanks for the inspiration!x
spabettie says
thank you, Emma!
Amanda says
These are adorable! I absolutely love your idea to wrap whole fruit in pie crust - genius!
spabettie says
the possibilities are endless, absolutely endless!