Easy Plum Tarte Tatin

This is a super easy plum tarte tatin recipe that is full of fabulous flavour and tastes delicious. The perfect Autumnal dessert to make the most of seasonal produce.

Why you’ll love this recipe

• The taste, this simple plum tart taste amazing with just the right kick of spice to make it extra special.
• This plum tarte tatin is so easy to make, you’ll definitely want to add this one to your repertoire.
• I’ve made this a real store cupboard recipe where you’ll already have everything you need in the kitchen.

I’ve already shared my recipe for a pear tarte tatin and it is so popular I thought I had better add another version, so here we have this store cupboard plum tarte tatin that I’m sure will approve to be just as popular.

Ingredients for this plum tarte tatin

There are very few ingredients in this simple plum tart recipe, in fact you very probably have them all in your larder already.

Plums – I’ve used standard red plums here, you can opt for any plums you happen to come across.

Pastry – Keep things simple and just use a packet of ready rolled puff pastry.

Spices – good old Chinese Five Spice powder will give you a nice kick of star anise, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fennel and black pepper.

Butter – I always use unsalted butter then I can add a pinch of salt myself to my recipes and know I’m in charge of the salt content.

Maple syrup – this gives a lovely deep flavour to your plum tarte tatin.

The complete list of ingredients and full instructions for making this recipe can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

How to make plum tarte tatin

I told you this was an easy recipe and it really is.

The first step is to take your 22cm tart tin and place it on the hob with the butter, Five-Spice powder, and maple syrup. Give it a stir to mix everything together as the butter melts.

Half the plums and remove the stones/pits, whatever you want to call them.

Carefully remove the baking tin from the hob and lay the plums cut side facing upwards starting with a circle on the outside and working your way inwards.

Unroll the pastry and lay it on top of the plums tucking the edges into the tart tin.

Pop your plum pie into a preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes till golden on top.

Allow it to cool in the tin and then place a plate on top and carefully flip the tip and plate over so that the tarte lands on the plate with the pastry side on the bottom and the cooked plums on top.

Don’t worry if the plums haven’t held their shape too well after being in the oven, they taste amazing nestled on their pastry base with that sweet and spicy syrup.

How to serve plum tarte tatin

Simply serve this upside-down plum tart with vanilla ice cream as I have here, or a dollop of crème fraîche, or with double cream poured over.

How many does this serve?

Your plum tarte tatin with serve 8 people. Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight box for a few days and reheated before serving.

Looking for more tasty tarts to try? Then check these out before you go;

Pear tarte tatin

Rhubarb and ginger tart

Rhubarb and raspberry tarts

Fig and feta tarts

Lemon tarts – tarte au citron

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