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Plum Syrup for Plumtinis

July 6, 2011 by Debi 4 Comments

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The other day a friend gave me some beautiful plums. Organic ones straight from their fruit tree. They were pretty little purple balls of plumy goodness. I didn’t really know what I was going to do with them, but I knew I’d come up with something.

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis
plums: Plum Syrup for Plumtinis

When I came home later that day, I saw this idea from Food in Jars. No Cook Fruit Syrup. Sign me up! And, those little plums would be just perfect for the job. I love that she says “Because sometimes, it’s just too darn hot to turn on the stove for even a minute,” in her post. She’s so correct! And, man, has it been hot around here lately. Hot and humid. Yuck.

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis
plums, chopped and in the jar, ready to be muddled

But, I digress… So, this isn’t so much of a recipe as it is a guide. Whatever your fruit: plums, peaches, nectarines, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, etc, and half as much sugar. Muddle (or smash) the fruit and the sugar together. I used a wooden spoon for this, but you could also use a potato masher, a regular spoon, or if you were really cool and had a bartender’s muddler, you could use that and look super-cool.

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis
The plums have been muddled with the sugar: note the grainy texture of the syrup

Once you have a smoosh of fruit and sugar, place it in the ‘fridge overnight or for a couple of days. The sugar will melt into the fruit and create a pretty syrup with no hard work on your part!

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis Plum syrup after it has been sitting for a day: note the smooth texture that the syrup has now

Plum syrup after it has been sitting for a day: note the smooth texture that the syrup has now

no cook Plum Syrup for Plumtinis
No-cook plum syrup

When you’re ready to use it, either strain the fruit solids out, or use the smashed fruit in your plumtini. Either way works. Use it as a fruit syrup over ice cream, cake, heck any dessert! Or in a drink, like this Plumtini!

This would also be lovely with club soda, either the adult version or a teetotaler version with just syrup and club soda.

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis Recipe -- Plumtini. Great for sipping on a hot summer day

 

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis Recipe -- Great for sipping on a hot summer day

 

Plum Syrup for Plumtinis Recipe

Plumtini

Debi
A delicious plum cocktail with a no cook syrup
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Servings 1 drink
Calories 322 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 ounce vodka
  • 3/4 ounce cointreau
  • 2 1/2 ounce plum syrup

Instructions
 

  • Shake ingredients with ice. Serve with a lime twist.

Notes

This would also be lovely with club soda, either the adult version or a teetotaler version with just syrup and club soda.

Nutrition

Calories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 52gSodium: 42mgPotassium: 45mgSugar: 52gCalcium: 9mgIron: 3mg

Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

Keyword cocktail, martini, plum
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Filed Under: Beverages Tagged With: Beverages, DIY, Food, ingredients, plums, unprocessed, vegan, vegetarian

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  1. Nina V

    January 26, 2013 at 12:03 am

    I absolutely love the simplicity of this post. Do you know, can you advise, how long the syrup would last for in the fridge? Thanks

  2. Debi

    January 26, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    In general, I think most food should be eaten within a week. It can be frozen for longer storage if you need. I also like to check the site Still Tasty http://stilltasty.com/ . This was the closest I could get to the syrup: http://stilltasty.com/fooditems/index/18266 (it says up to 5 days). I used mine up pretty quickly so I didn’t have to worry about it going bad. Hope that helps. And, thanks for the comment! 🙂

  3. Alecia Bencze

    May 9, 2013 at 7:32 pm

    I found you through Food on Friday, this looks delicious I cannot wait to try it!

  4. Carole

    May 9, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Debi, fantastic idea. Thanks for adding it to the collection. Cheers

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