Juicy Plum Muffins – They’re Wicked Good!
Up here in Maine we have a saying, “Wicked Good”. We use it to describe anything, like this delicious Plum Muffin Recipe, that we think is just the best, over the top, really, really good! When plums are good, they are really good and in this Plum Muffin Recipe they are absolutely the best.
How to pick the plums for this muffin recipe.
Picking out a plum is tricky. The color doesn’t give you a hint of what is inside. Of course, the best way to pick a perfect plum is to get them right off the tree in the orchard when they are at peak ripeness but most of us have to source our plums from our local market. Don’t even bother with any plums that have a wrinkled skin. Don’t shy away from plums that have that chalky, white powder on their on their skin. It’s called the bloom. The presence of bloom on a plum is a good sign that it hasn’t been handled a lot on its way to the store from the orchard. A plum should smell sweetly fruity. It should not be overly soft to the touch but be firm, not hard, and have just a little give when gently squeezed.
How to store your plums for you Plum Muffins
When you get the plums home wash them gently in lukewarm water. If not yet ripe, they can be left at room temperature until they ripen. To hasten the ripening process you can place them in a paper bag for a couple of days. When they reach your desired level of ripeness, the plums can be stored in the refrigerator in a plastic bag where they will keep for up to a week. No fruit or vegetable is the same after being refrigerated but it is better than having them go soft and mushy on you.
Plums are good for you – a healthy fruit!
Plums are a very nutritious fruit providing many health benefits. Plums are a source of numerous vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. Fresh plums contain the vitamins A, K, B2, B3, and B6. They also contain the minerals potassium, copper, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorous. They have several characteristics that can help reduce the risk of many chronic diseases. Both beneficial and delicious plums are easy to incorporate into your diet as they require minimal preparation.
Best Juicy Plum Muffin Recipe
PrintJuicy Plum Muffin!
Tasty and moist….the perfect partner for a great up of coffee!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Category: Quick Bread
- Cuisine: American, New England
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup red plum, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 F.
- Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, except for 1 tbs., sugar, baking powder and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Combine milk, egg, melted butter, and almond extract in a separate bowl and whisk together.
- Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix till batter comes together. Be careful not to overmix.
- Dust the plum pieces with the remaining flour (this will help keep the plums from sinking to the bottom of the muffins and more evenly distribute them in the flour) and then gently combine into batter.
- Spoon the batter into the muffin tin and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then remove from muffin pan. Finish cooling on rack.
For more muffin recipes from the Wilderness Wife try these links –
Muffin Basics or your Basic Muffin? (10 Muffin Recipes)
Easy Moist Pistachio Muffin Recipe (our most popular muffin recipe)
Tasty Orange Cranberry Muffin Recipe
A fun plum recipe isn’t something you run into everyday, loved seeing this in my feed! Appreciate you linking this up at Snickerdoodle Sunday, will we see your latest makes tomorrow evening? 🙂
Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
Love this recipe! Thanks for linking up at #PureBloglove link Party! The party begins again Thursday night at 8 p.m. EST. i’m hosting at http://www.homemadefoodjunkie.com. i’d love to see more of your ideas!
Oh, I love plums! This recipe is definitely going on my to-bake list. Thanks for linking up at Thursday Favorite Things. Can’t wait to see what you’ll share next week! XO
Looks so delicious. So yummy!
Hi there! I’m your newest follower from the blog hop. Thank you for sharing this recipe. I have two big bags of plums in the freezer and I’ve been wondering what to do with them. 🙂
They are very moist and tasty muffins! Give them a try!
Your plum muffins look SO delicious!!! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Cheers,
Char
I’ll try this one again. Sorry if it turns out to be a duplicate.
Thanks for coming over with a comment, Cheryl, I really appreciate it! I know, I’ve been canning for years too, and years before that with my mom at home, but never heard or thought of doing grapes. It’s the easiest canning I’ve ever done, that’s for sure. Excited to be able to share it!
Sincerely
Natalia
Hmmm, now it worked. I removed a link. But I can see by another comment above with three links that shouldn’t be a problem. Maybe there’s a glitch you would like to know about? Thank you again for hosting this and I love your blog!
Natalia
Cheryl, I just left a comment but it didn’t show up, nor say it was waiting for moderation. I was sure I’d commented here before too, but it isn’t here, so I just don’t know where they are disappearing to!
Natalia
Thanks for coming over with a comment, Cheryl, I really appreciate it! I know, I’ve been canning for years too, and years before that with my mom at home, but never heard or thought of doing grapes. It’s the easiest canning I’ve ever done, that’s for sure. Excited to be able to share it!
Sincerely
Natalia
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Thanks so much for hosting and your plum muffins look and sound amazing!
Have a great week! Blessings, Nancy at livininthegreen
I’m a new follower too!! 🙂
So glad you could stop by and join the Blog party!
I’m sharing the first steps I’ve taken in designing our vegetable garden.
http://foyupdate.blogspot.com/2012/10/vegetable-garden-design-inspiration-le.html
As well as how I made super cute kitty ears for my 4 month old daughter’s Halloween costume:
http://foyupdate.blogspot.com/2012/10/last-minute-cat-ears-costume-tutorial.html
Thanks for hosting!
I hope you’ll share with us at our link party too! I co-host Eat Make Grow Thursdays.
Stop on by if you get the chance:
http://foyupdate.blogspot.com/search?q=eat+make+grow&max-results=20&by-date=true
Foy
Sounds great! I’ll be there!
Thank you for the party!
Thank you! Thank you very much for the honor.
You are very welcome! I thank you for linking up such a yummy and weight concious post! I’m always looking for new ways to fight the “battle of the bulges”!