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Roasted Plums with Greek Yogurt and Nuts

⏱ 20 min in total🔪 5 min prep🍳 15 min cooking🍽 4 portiesEasy
Roasted Plums with Greek Yogurt and Nuts

A light, elegant dessert in 20 minutes: the oven caramelises the plums and concentrates their sweetness, which then meets the acidity of cold Greek yogurt. It works just as well as a special breakfast.

The contrast lives on the temperature — warm fruit, cold yogurt. Serve both lukewarm and it is the same recipe and a far duller dessert. The roasted peaches with thyme honey work on the same principle.

Ingredients

Measurements
🍽 4 servings
  • 6 fresh plums
  • 2 tbsp sugar (white or brown)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 300 g plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 pinch of cinnamon (optional)
  • 1 handful of chopped almonds or walnuts (optional)

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200 °C.

  2. 2

    Wash the plums well, halve them and remove the stones.

  3. 3

    Set the halves in a baking dish, cut side up.

  4. 4

    Scatter the sugar and the cinnamon over the plums and drizzle the vanilla extract on top.

  5. 5

    Dot the butter over the fruit in small pieces — together with the juices that run out, this is what makes the syrup.

  6. 6

    Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the plums are tender and starting to give up their juices, taking care that they do not collapse completely.

  7. 7

    Take them out of the oven and serve the plums warm, on plates or in glasses.

  8. 8

    Add a good spoonful of cold Greek yogurt over each portion and, if you are using them, scatter the chopped almonds or walnuts over for the crisp contrast.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use blueberry Greek yoghurt? Would it be good, or too fruity?

It is a very interesting combination and well worth trying. Blueberry and plum are close relatives in the dessert world: both bring the same natural acidity.

The blueberry yoghurt contributes:

  • a striking contrast of colour (the violet of the berry against the purple of the plums)
  • a more complex, fruitier acidity
  • small pieces of fruit, and so extra texture

It will not be too fruity, because roasted plums caramelise and sweeten a great deal in the oven, which balances the acidity of the yoghurt exactly. The result is more sophisticated and has more depth than the version with plain yoghurt.

Tip: a few fresh mint leaves scattered over the top when you serve will push the effect further.