Vanilla poached plums

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• Philippa

  02 November 2007

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• JemimaH

  07 February 2008

  JemimaH rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used ground cinnamon as I didn't have any cinnamon sticks, and it was still gorgeous. Amazingly simple, very sweet, great stuff.

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• jose

  31 October 2010

  jose rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I'm about to make this for the fifth time - and it's a beautiful dish. Friends and family have loved it after a cooked breakfast, and it's a great way of getting fruit into the diet. Maybe a little less sugar though...gonna try this now!

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• lottie

  11 November 2010

  lottie commented on this recipe

  This is really gorgeous. I just keep making it again and again

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• Blondie

  01 January 2011

  Blondie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious - made this several times now - most recently I spooned it onto shortbread pieces and topped with vanilla icecream then dribbled a little of the juice over the top - really lovely.

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• KELLY COOKS

  16 March 2011

  KELLY COOKS rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice but use leas sugar and water. Keep a close eye on them as well , mine went a bit pulpy as smoe plums were quite ripe when they went into the pot.

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• joanna Watson

  14 August 2011

  joanna Watson rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with KELLY COOKS and jose. Halve the sugar and water and add more if you need it. Lovely over cereal for breakfast.

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• nicky

  21 August 2011

  nicky rated and commented on this recipe

  

  divine! defo did n't need all the sugar though.

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• Airbedane

  27 August 2011

  Airbedane commented on this recipe

  I have a question. After scraping out the vanilla seeds, do you use the pod, or the seeds or both in the recipe? Thanks

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• Foodie Mum

  29 September 2011

  Foodie Mum commented on this recipe

  Airbedane - I used the vanilla seeds and discarded the pod. Yum!

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• Foodie Mum

  16 October 2011

  Foodie Mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  What a gorgeous, simple recipe. We love this for pudding or breakfast. However, I reduce the water to 150ml and the sugar to 60ml - perfect!

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• sarahMH

  08 November 2011

  sarahMH rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mmmm gorgeous. I made it for 2 - halved the amount of plums, used 40g of sugar and 100ml of water. Didn't have vanilla pods so used a bit of essence, and didn't have cinnamon sticks so used ground. Still...turned out really lovely served with crumbled flapjack on top.

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• meridian

  09 November 2011

  meridian rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! great recipe.

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• foodieschmoodie

  12 January 2012

  foodieschmoodie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This recipe is one of my faves. I reduce the amount of sugar by half and omit the water completely. Throw... oops, should I say... place :) all ingredients in a saucepan over low heat and stir until sugar has dissolved completely, then cover with a lid and gently simmer for about 5 minutes or until the plums are soft. The syrup is to die for. I sometimes substitute the vanilla with star anise... that's nice too.

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• Frenchie

  23 January 2012

  Frenchie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious! Made a fabby desert for my dinner party - quick easy and looks fantastic. I followed some of the recomendations and served with ice cream and shortbread (although putting shortbread biscuits at the bottom soon made them soggy, next time will crumble over the top) which just finished it off wonderfully. A tad sweet and vanillia-y for my palate (although still good!), so next time I am just going to use 1/2-1/4 a vanilla pod and half of the sugar. People that like it tart might want to use even less

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• Airbedane

  02 February 2012

  Airbedane commented on this recipe

  Thanks for the tip, Foodie Mum, and apols for the late post ;-). I used 1/4 the sugar (50 gm only) and half the water (100 ml). The result was nice and 'tart', just how we like it! SUperb recipe, highly recommended.

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• paula

  19 April 2012

  paula rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Just made it for the first time and it is delicious..I had it with some crème fraîche.. I do agree that it is a tad too sweet and will definitely halve the amount of sugar on my next attempt. This is the kind of dessert I cannot wait to serve my French family and friends who always assume that British desserts are stoggy..not true..this is an effortlessly elegant dessert mes chers amis!

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• Airbedane

  29 September 2012

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• Stela

  23 January 2013

  Stela rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very quick to make. Fab

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• kelly

  11 March 2013

  kelly commented on this recipe

  Mmmmmm v nice, I added some mixed spice to it as well and it was lovely

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Ingredients

• 500g plums , washed
• 200g golden caster sugar
• cinnamon stick
• vanilla pod , split and seeds scraped from middle

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 20 mins

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Ingredients

• 500g plums , washed
• 200g golden caster sugar
• cinnamon stick
• vanilla pod , split and seeds scraped from middle

239 kcalories, protein 1.0g, carbohydrate 63.0g, fat 1.0 g, saturated fat 0.0g, fibre 2.0g, sugar 53.0g, salt 0.01 g

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