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Plum Fruit Cheese With Lime

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This plum fruit cheese with lime is the perfect addition to your cheeseboard or antipasti platter. Richer and firmer than jam it slices just like cheese.

plum fruit cheese with lime

Plum Fruit Cheese With Lime

I do like preserves that step out of the jam on toast box and lend themselves to a savoury repast. I love the mix of sweet with savoury and serving sweet preserves with cheese is a classic partnership.

Of course not all preserves will snuggle well on a cheese platter. Some are just too cloyingly sweet and don’t hit it off at all well in a cheesy partnership.

But fruit cheeses are made using fruits that will pair well with savouries and their more robust, slice-able consistency means they are also easier to deal with on crackers and oatcakes.

This Plum Cheese with Lime is a perfect example and goes beautifully with good strong cheeses. Make some now and it will be perfect for foodie gifts for friends at Christmas.

plum fruit cheese

Lime

The addition of lime brings an sharpness and zestiness while the vanilla adds depth and a sweetness. Tossing black peppercorns into the mix add heat and even more character. This is no plain and simple Plum Cheese, this is one with real oomph in the flavour stakes that can hold it’s own against the oldest and most pungent cheeses.

jar and spoon at an angle

What is fruit cheese?

I like to make my fruit cheeses in tiny jars that are just enough for a party cheese platter. This isn’t like jam where you ladle it on to toast with a devil-may-care attitude, with plum cheese (or any fruit cheese) a little goes a long way and a small slice is sufficient. When you see Membrillo (the Spanish speciality fruit cheese made from the quince fruit) it is always sold in tiny jars, never in huge half pint jars like jam.

The set is all-important here, you don’t want a sloppy jelly or even something spoonable, it must be firm and something one would slice. That’s how it gets its name as a cheese, nothing to do with cheese itself or the fact that it goes so well with cheese, no, it is simply because it is firm and slices rather like a good cheese.

close up of jar

Jam making

Check out my post on jam making and setting points and follow your instincts. If it hasn’t set up in the 40 minutes I have worked with, then just simmer it a bit longer. Remember to use sterilised jars for your finished product, and a jar with a wide mouth is always easier to get into than anything with a narrow opening.

I just made a small amount here using one pound of plums, double up the recipe to make as much as you want.

jar at angle

How long will this fruit cheese last?

This will last up to a year in a cool cupboard. Once opened store in fridge and use up within a month.

Looking for more easy plum recipes to try? Then check these out before you go;

Sugar Free chia plum jam

Plum and ginger chutney

Plum jam with Chinese spices

Sugar Free Spiced Plum Jam

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PS This makes a great wee foodie gift for Christmas. Looking for more ideas for this then check out my cookbooks available here;

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plum fruit cheese with lime

Plum Fruit Cheese With Lime

Karon
Perfect for your cheeseboard, a fruit cheese is rich and savoury/sweet and slicable too
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
Course preserves
Servings 1 jar

Ingredients
 

  • 450 g/1 lb red plums
  • 1 lime juice and zest
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 1/2 vanilla pod
  • Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the plums and pat dry before cutting in half but leave the stone in them as they add flavour and pectin.
  • Place plums in a pan along with the other ingredients and just a little bit of water so they don't stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • Cook until the plums are completely tender and squishy.
  • Remove from heat and press the pulp through a sieve with the back of a wooden spoon to get as much juice as possible.
  • Weigh the resulting juice and measure out exactly the same quantity of sugar.
  • Pour juice and sugar into a heavy based pan and slowly bring to the boil allowing the sugar to dissolve completely.
  • Lower the heat and simmer for approximately 40 minutes until it is thickened and has reached a good set.
  • Carefully ladle into a small jar and pop on the lid.
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Comments

  1. Felicity says

    November 20, 2014 at 12:39 pm

    Hi, I love the look of this recipe. Please could you specify how much and what type of sugar (i.e. caster, granulated or jam or fruit sugar) is best to use?

    Thanks,
    f

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    • Karon Grieve says

      November 21, 2014 at 8:40 am

      Hi Felicity
      I just used granulated sugar for this recipe. I cannot specify the ammount as it depends on how much liquid you get after draining. As clearly stated in the recipe you want to measure the drained juice and use exactly the same weight in sugar.
      Hope this helps you.
      K x

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    August 11, 2016 at 1:15 am

    5 stars
    Hi Karen,
    I’m wondering if one needs to “water can” the glass jars after they have been filled in order to preserve them?
    Thanks,
    Anna

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      August 11, 2016 at 12:28 pm

      Hi Anna,
      That is up to you, in UK we don’t tend to do the water bath technique and just keep our preserves as they are. K x

      Reply
  3. Maia says

    July 5, 2020 at 1:23 am

    Hi! Can I use vanilla extract instead of a vanilla pod? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      July 6, 2020 at 9:12 am

      Hi Maia
      Yes you can use vanilla extract here. I’d use about 1 tsp
      K

      Reply

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