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How to freeze plums

When fruit is in season, there's sometimes a glut - far more than we can use at once.

Freezing is a good solution, but plums and other stone fruit should not be frozen whole; the fruit will be unappetizing when thawed.

Here's a simple method for successful freezing.

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Last modified on: September 4^th 2019

For 1 kg 800 g, you will need:

1 2 kgs plums
Total weight: 2,000 grams

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How long does it take?

Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Start to finish
12 hours 40 min.	12 hours 40 min.

Keeping: Several months in the freezer.

At what time?

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse, drain and dry 2 kgs plums.

Stage 2

On each fruit you'll find what looks like an indented "seam" down one side. This is the line to split along.

Stage 3

Cut into the fruit with a small knife down to the stone, then turn all around this.

Stage 4

Separate the two halves.

Stage 5

Remove and discard the stone.

Stage 6

Lay the two halves on a baking sheet, protected if necessary with a sheet of cooking parchment.

Stage 7 - 30 min.

Prepare all the fruit like this.

Stage 8 - 12 hours

Put the trays in the freezer overnight.

Stage 9 - 5 min.

Next day, transfer the frozen plums quickly into bags or boxes of about 1lb (400-500 grams). Seal these carefully, excluding as much air as possible.

Dip into the bags for what you need.

Remarks

This method can be applied to almost all stone fruit: plums, but also apricots, cherries, etc.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,480 Kcal or 18,757 Kj	40 gr	1,080 gr	0 gr
224 %	15 %	102 %	0 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
224 Kcal or 938 Kj	2 gr	54 gr	0 gr
11 %	1 %	5 %	0 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 1 kg 800 g : 6.60 €

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Source

Home made.

More recipes?

This recipe uses (among others)

Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Plum tart "En passant par la Lorraine", Stewed plums, Jelly-style plum jam, Plum tart, Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, ... All

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