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    Home » Recipes » Jams and Spreads

    Easy Spiced Plum Sauce

    Published: Sep 15, 2021 · Modified: Aug 13, 2022 by Liz Mincin · This post may contain affiliate links

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    A cinnamon spiced plum compote. A perfect sauce to accompany your desserts, a topping for ice cream or a fun addition to yoghurt! Four ingredients, versatile and super easy.

    Close up of a spoonful of spiced plum sauce.

    Making Spiced Plum Sauce

    Ingredients

    This is an easy four ingredient recipe. All you need is:

    • Plums, pitted and roughly chopped - you'll need about 4 medium or 5 small, ripe plums.
    • Fresh orange juice - you can squeeze this fresh, using about half an orange, or use good quality fresh, not from concentrate, orange juice.
    • Light brown sugar - I like to use firmly packed muscovado sugar for the molasses-like flavour.
    • Cinnamon - just a bit of ground cinnamon for a light spicing at the end!
    Ingredients for easy spiced plum sauce.

    Process for My Easy Plum Compote

    As with other compotes and fruit sauce recipes, this is a one-pot recipe.

    You will want to begin by placing your chopped plums, orange juice and brown sugar in a deep sided saucepan. It is important that this is deep sided because the boiling sauce will bubble up. The deeper the sides, the less messy later!

    Cook this mixture over a medium-low heat, stirring as the plums begin to release their juices and the sugar dissolves.

    Once the sugar has dissolved, raise the heat to medium and allow the mixture to come to a boil. Continue to stir and mash the plums a bit with your spatula. Let this mixture continue boiling for about 10 minutes.

    Unlike jams, this plum sauce does not need to reach a certain temperature as it is not intended to set.

    Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

    You can serve this sweet plum sauce either warm or cool.

    Saucepan filled with chopped fresh plums, brown sugar and orange juice.
    Saucepan with boiled plum compote.
    A bowl of fresh fruit compote.

    Ideas for Using Plum Compote Sauce

    You can use this plum sauce warm or cool alongside many different desserts. Maybe try:

    • Spiced plum sauce on ice cream or with yogurt.
    • Make a spiced plum panna cotta. Simply substitute this plum compote in place of my cherry bourbon sauce in my Cherry Panna Cotta Recipe.
    • Serve alongside Angel Food Cake with some whipped cream. Or, for a decadent chocolate treat, serve with Devil's Food Cake.
    • Add to other cakes as a filling with vanilla buttercream.
    A small jug filled with fruit sauce and a spoon.

    FAQs for Spiced Plum Sauce

    How should I store this plum compote?

    This sauce should be kept in the refrigerator once cool. It can be stored either in a bowl covered in cling film or in another airtight container such as a jar.

    How long does this plum sauce keep?

    As with other compotes and fruit sauces, this can last for several days, refrigerated and is a great make ahead recipe if you are needing to prepare in advance.

    Can I use frozen plums for this sauce?

    Yes, you can use frozen fruit in sauces and compotes. For best and most flavorful results, fresh is best. For using frozen fruit, defrost this first and drain off excess water.

    You can also use tinned plums, but take care to drain these. You will also want to adjust the sugar dependent on the sweetness of the jarred plums and what these were preserved in (water, juices, etc.).

    If you liked this recipe, you might also like:

    • Peach Compote
    • Cherry Panna Cotta
    • Cherry Jam
    Close up of a spoonful of spiced plum sauce.

    Spiced Plum Sauce

    Liz Mincin
    A lightly spiced fresh plum compote, perfect as a fruit sauce for a variety of desserts, yogurts or ice cream.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Course Condiment, Dessert
    Cuisine American, British
    Servings 16 tablespoons
    Calories 19 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 5 plums, stones removed and roughly chopped
    • 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
    • ¼ cup light brown muscovado sugar, packed
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    • Place the chopped plums, sugar and orange juice in a deep sided saucepan over a medium low heat. Stir occasionally until the sugar dissolves.
    • Once the sugar has dissolved, raise the heat slightly and cook over a medium temperature until the mixture boils, stirring and mashing the plums as they release their juices.
    • Continue boiling for about 10 minutes, then remove from the heat, add the cinnamon and stir through.

    Notes

    This recipe makes between 1 and 1½ cups of plum sauce dependent on the size of the plums and how long these have cooked down.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 40mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 4.6gCalcium: 3mg
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