16 Perfect Plum Recipes That Spotlight This Versatile Fruit

As simple as it is elegant, this luscious sorbet balances rose water with fresh plums and the bright sourness of lemons. It's a gorgeous dessert in its own right, but feel free to whizz it up with a good dash of gin for a summer sipper!

Vivid salsa verde and sweet plums are a fragrant foil for the rich and smoky flavor of grilled, bone-in pork loin. It's the perfect main dish for summer.

Dusky and purple, the late-season fresh prunes in this unique crostata are bathed in a port syrup that is finished with the surprising but welcome heat of chile.

Energize your upside-down cake game with our Instagram-ready version, where shingled plum slices caramelize lusciously beneath their buttermilk-moist batter.

The light acid in thinly sliced plums is the necessary final touch in these glorious elderflower-inflected cocktails.

Snappy plums provide a crisp contrast with peppery arugula for silky beets and soft ricotta in this vibrantly beautiful salad, topped with pungent fresh basil and slathered with excellent olive oil.

Making your own plum jam is a delicious way to bottle summer. We combine plums with skinned peaches to create these jars of sunshine.

Oozing with the cooked juices of fresh prunes and blackberries, these snackable bars are nutty with toasted almond and crunchy with cornmeal.

This beautiful sip is bursting with summer's plums, blackberries, and basil straight from the garden. It's a seasonal sip that both kids and adults will love. 

Sake and perfumed, easy-to-grow shiso are the Japanese-inspired ingredients that make this juicy plum salad an easy match for spicy grilled shrimp.

Top a tangy plum and crème fraîche pie with the buttery, sweet crumbs of streusel. Be sure to eat it while it's still warm, with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream sliding from your spoon.

This easy, no-knead focaccia, spiked with fresh thyme, catches the syrupy juice of plums in its characteristic dimples. Serve with fresh chèvre or farmers cheese.

Need a quick but elegant dessert? This one is ready as quickly as you can slice ripe plums and open a bottle of sparkling (or still) red wine. The strong scents of black pepper and tarragon (you can substitute basil) add complexity to this simple bowl of sophistication.

Combine fresh plums with blackberries, simple syrup, and basil a day before you need this mojito mixture—it will make the most of the fruits' drawn-out juices.

Make your own Paris-patisserie-window-worthy chewy plum jellies with a homemade plum purée. They're simple and addictively chewy.

Any type of plums will shine in this easy dessert, so use your favorite or a combination of different plums if you have them.