Despite its beautiful presentation, this plum tart is actually extremely easy to make. With just a few simple standard ingredients you will wow your guests with this gorgeous and intricate looking plum tart. All you really need is a good knife to make this show stopping fruit pie!

Plums sliced thin and arranged beautifully in a pie crust.

What I love about this plum pie is that it looks outrageously intricate but it is actually very easy to make. As a trained pastry chef, I love making things that look impressive but really took just a few minutes to assemble.

Thats the beauty of this pie. You can also use a shortcut here and use a store bought pie crust, or you can go ahead and make your own flaky pie crust.

Super easy plum tart

Sometimes the simplest things are the best. Like this plum tart. It is only FOUR INGREDIENTS. Did you hear that? FOUR INGREDIENTS is all it takes to make this pretty tart!

How to make:

I started off with a defrosted store-bought pie dough because I am not a fan of making my own, and usually when I want a pie dough I want it now and not in two hours after it has chilled. So store bought is fine. You can let it defrost and then re roll it out into your own tart pan.

Next all you need are some ripe plums, a sharp knife and a steady hand. Slice the plums into thin slices and try to keep the slices together if you want to line them up nicely like I did.

Sliced plums in an unbaked pie crust

Arrange them snugly in the pie crust lining them up in clusters horizontally and then vertically. Next drizzle some honey on top and dot the slices with little pieces of butter ( 2 tablespoons total).

Then you bake for 20 minutes on 375° and out comes this glorious looking, EASY AS ANYTHING, impressive plum tart.

Garnishing

If you want to garnish this tart you can sprinkle on some turbinado (coarse brown sugar) on top and marvel at your handiwork. But that’s gonna take you up to 5 ingredients and I’m not sure if you’re ok with that.

Plums sliced thin and arranged beautifully in a pie crust.

The best thing about this plum tart is that you can pretty much swap out the fruit in this recipe and use the rest of it the exact same way for other fruit. It will work for:

  • apples
  • peaches
  • pears

I would not suggest this technique for berries though. And I also would not suggest you freeze it. You can though make this vegan by using a butter substitute and swapping out the honey for agave instead. Really this recipe is so forgiving and super easy to make with impressive results. Just wait for all the ooh’s and ahh’s!

A child holding a plum tart with outstretched arms

AHH I’m excited for you!

 

Plums sliced thin and arranged beautifully in a pie crust.
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Plum Tart- Easy and Impressive!

Despite its beautiful presentation, this plum tart is actually extremely easy to make. With just a few simple standard ingredients you will wow your guests with this gorgeous and intricate looking plum tart. All you really need is a good knife to make this show stopping fruit pie!

Ingredients

  • 1 pre made or store bought pie crust, defrosted
  • 8-10 ripe plums, sliced into ⅛ inch slices, keep slices together!
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small dices
  • Turbinado sugar for garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. 
  • Arrange the plum slices in clusters switching off between horizontal and vertical. They should fit snugly next to each other.
  • Drizzle with honey, and dot with butter. Make sure you dot the butter all around to ensure the plums bake well. Bake for 20 minutes until the pie edges are golden brown and the fruit is dried out a little. Garnish with turbinado sugar if you like!

Notes

Make sure you use ripe plums!
You can use this technique for apples, pears, or peaches too!
Slice the plums into quarters and then into the slices to keep them more together.
Make sure you slice the plums thinly so that they can bake well. 
Serving: 1slice, Calories: 168kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Sodium: 130mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g
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