Plum Bread

If there were a way, I would rate this recipe 50 stars! I'm not kidding - this is the most delicious quick bread recipe I have ever made or had (and that's really saying something!). I used regular red plums off our backyard tree (chopped up in chunks with the skin still on) and strawberry yogurt. I also folded the plum chunks into the batter rather than the layering technique described. The loaves are moist and fragrant but most of all the taste is divine. The skin-on plum chunks collapse into sweet tart & tangy little fruity bits of heaven. The batter is strong enough to hold the fruit in place rather than having it all drop to the bottom. I'm telling you - you cannot beat this bread for a fabulous way to use fresh plums. A big A plus, 5 stars and 2 thumbs up! UPDATE: I just wanted to say that I made this recipe again and it came out just a fabulous as before! This time I sprinkled sugar on top and it made a delightful sugary crust. I'm uploading a picture so you can see how yummy it is!

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What can I say except... perfection, I made this yesterday and only half a loaf is left if that, next time I am hiding one just for me, this is like heaven in a loaf pan. Thank you!

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Well, unlike many of the reviews I have read here, I did exactly what it said to do and it is wonderful!!! We planted 2 miniature plum trees last year and when they were filled with plums I realized I had no idea what to do with them besides just pick and eat from the tree. This is the first recipe I came across and just love it. The fresh fresh plums give it just the right amount of tart in the sweet mix! I am a chocolate lover, but ya know I think this might just beat chocolate.

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There are not enough stars for this bread. It was so delicious and moist. I can't wait to try it with peaches, strawberries, blueberries...etc! The only thing I changed was I mixed the fruit throughout the batter. The batter is dense enough that the fruit did not sink to the bottom. Just brilliant!

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I see plums at the store and I think of this bread! My kids love these! The husband loves these ! I love the chunks of fruit in the bread. This bread is so unique & good..perfect for giving as gifts. I made mini muffins and regular sized muffins with this recipe. We toss them in the freezer and pull out for snacks and lunches. Eating them frozen with frozen plum bites...mmm! I make these with wheat flour and half butter half applesauce and they are still fantastic!

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I love this! I use plain yogurt, because I always have it on hand and add 1 tsp. of almond extract. This recipe helps me use up some of my Santa Rosa Plums from my tree and they add a tart contrast. It makes 6 mini loaves.

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Overall I think this is a solid recipe, although I think I would call it more of a pound cake than a bread. I added a smidge of almond extract and also folded in the fruit at the end instead of layering it.

I ran into problems with it cooking through in the amount of time indicated. I think this may have been partially because I used an 8x4 loaf pan rather than a 9x5 (the recipe does not specify). The outside was dark brown and I thought the toothpick had come out clean, but when I cut into it there was still a gooey pocket of uncooked batter toward the bottom center. The cooked portions were still delicious. I will probably try this again and use a larger pan.

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Yum! I used many substitutes to make this vegan and it was still delightful!
Instead of yogurt I made a concoction from 1/4c vegan toffutti cream cheese, 1/2c vegan toffutti sour cream, 3tbs sugar and 1tsp vanilla
Instead of 1c butter I used 1/2c unsweetened applesauce and 1/2c dairy free margerine.
Instead of 4 eggs I used 4tbs milled flax mixed with 12tbs water.
I also took the suggestion to sprinkle sugar on top which made a fun yummy texture.
I also left the skins on the plums and folded throughout the dough instead of layering.
Will be using this recipe again!

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Very delicious bread! It made the house smell like Christmas time while it was baking. I did make a few changes.Instead of layering the plums I just added them to the batter and I didn't have vanilla yogurt so I used plain.The last change was instead of butter I used 1/2 cup of applesauce and 1/2 cup oil.This bread turned out so moist and I loved the tartness of the plums.Definately a keeper!

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Boy was I ever diasppointed! After reading all the wonderful reviews, I thought this was going to be amazing I followed the directions to a T - I bake all the time - and found it to be a soggy, greasy cake which took much longer to bake than stated. Too much butter, for one thing...I tried it twice and was disappointed both times. Sorry NNREQ. Won't be making this one again!!

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Wonderful! I gave this recipe to a girl @ work whose mom has a plum tree and she brought in a loaf. Everyone was raving about it! They couldn't say enough good things about it! Nice strong, moist bread. Thanx for sharing!

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I can see why this recipe is so popular! It was very delicious! I baked in the maximum time, it looks in the picture like it was burned, but it is just the juice, and didn't effect the taste. I used these little yellow skinned plums that just poked up out of nowhere this summer, they started growing out the side of my red plum tree. Anyways, it tasted sorta like a really tangy apricot, which I loved! Great texture on this bread, and not to sweet. Thanks for posting!!

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This is marvelous! I used yellow plums and some strawberry yogurt. Chopped the plums, didn't peel. The bread is more cake, a bit like a pound cake. The plums stay mixed; they don't sink. This is a keeper recipe, I can see using this with many different fruit mixes and almost any kind of yogurt. Thank you! BB

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I really like the batter and cake of this bread, but the plums didn't do so hot for me. It could be because the plums in our yard just weren't meant to be used in cakes/breads. Ah well. I will definetly be trying this again with blackberries or strawberries. The plums just come out too tart for me. My brother loves it though. Must be me.

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You know, I could just make the *bread* part and eat it as is,,,that is how yum this bread is. Mine came out so moist that it is more like a cake. I think you could even add a pinch of nutmeg to the batter and sweetened rhubarb as the filling-- it would be good too, but I followed the recipe the *T*. We ate half a loaf just standing in front of it lol. This is going into the family recipe file. Thanks so much for sharing:)

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Absolutely delicious! I agree with the other reviewers that you can just stir the fruit into the batter--it's very thick and I wound up with icky looking chunks of plums on top but beautiful plum gems inside. Reminded me of my childhood--my mom used to make plum cobbler and plum jam.

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Great! I did substitute 3/4 cup applesauce & 1/4 cup butter instead of using 1 cup butter. Next time I will try this as muffins instead of bread -- easier for lunches.

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This recipe is great, i adapted it to gluten free by using universal gluten free flour, 2 tsp of baking powder and a tsp of xanthan gum. The loaf was delicious and you would never know it was gluten free. Will def be using again....thanks!!!!!

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Very moist plum bread. This will be made many times!

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I was given a bag full of yellow (mirabella) plums from our custodian at school, and decided to use the ripe plums to make a bread. This came out so delicious. I even have a bag of peaches that I am going to try it out on next. I added almond extract because I thought the almond would go better with the plums.

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