makes
4 cups
prep
5 minutes
cook
8 hours
difficulty
Easy
makes
4 cups
serves
preparation
5
minutes
cooking
8
hours
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 2 kg prune (or Italian) plums, washed, halved and pitted
- 1 cup sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar (optional)
- 2 strips lemon peel (optional)
Resting time: overnight
Instructions
- Stack your plums and sugar and let it sit overnight in the dish of your slow cooker or crockpot.
- The plums would've released natural juices overnight. Add a pinch of salt and lemon peel (optional) and then slow-cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.
- Stir in 1 sachet of vanilla sugar (optional).
- Store in sterilised jars and serve on toast, crepes or make .
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
