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Easy Plum Crumble

This easy plum crumble is made with juicy plums simmered in red wine and topped with crunchy streusel, making it an easy fall dessert that everyone will love. The combination of warm spices, caramelized sugar, and a buttery topping turns this classic treat into pure autumn comfort food.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, German
Keyword easy plum dessert, italian plums dessert, plum crumble cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 350 kcal

Ingredients

  • Ingredients

For the filling:

  • 1 ¾ lbs 800 g Italian plums, pitted & quartered
  • ½ cup 80 g brown sugar
  • ½ cup 100 ml red wine (Merlot or similar)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cardamom and 1/4 tsp cloves optional
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch stirred into a slurry with a splash of water

For the streusel topping:

  • 1 ¼ cups 150 g flour
  • 7 tbsp 100 g cold butter
  • ½ cup 80 g brown sugar or white sugar
  • optional: ½ cup 50 g chopped almonds or hazelnuts
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Halve the plums and remove stones. In a medium sized pot, simmer plums with wine, sugar & and spices for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Stir in cornstarch slurry, cook just until thickened, then pour into a small casserole dish.
  3. Mix flour, sugar, nuts & salt, rub in butter until crumbs form.
  4. Sprinkle crumble topping over plums, bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30–35 minutes or until the crumble topping is brown and the fruit bubbly.

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