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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

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For 2 kg 700 g, you will need:

1 3 kgs plums
Total weight: 3,000 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

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12 hours 40 min.	12 hours 40 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Rinse, drain and dry 3 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.

Keeping

Several months in the freezer.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
6,720 Kcal or 28,135 Kj	60 gr	1,620 gr	0 gr
336 %	23 %	153 %	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 2 kg 700 g : 9.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Plums: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Autumn apple and plum crumble pie, Plum and hazelnut crumble, Clafoutis-style plum financier , Creamy plum and pear clafoutis, Stewed plums, ... All

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