Hello lovelies,
are you in a cosy autumn mood too? Then it’s the perfect time for my recipe for **plum chocolate muffins.**They are a special indulgence with walnuts and perfect for a cosy autumn day, and on a slower Sunday I let a yeast dough rise for my plum cake with healthy crumbles instead. Plums and chocolates have always matched well and by adding herbs like cinnamon they are a taste sensation. Once the plums are gone, the same tin gets my apple streusel muffins with a crunchy top, apple pieces in place of the plums and a cinnamon streusel cap in place of the chocolate, and egg and butter go into that batter for the non-vegans in the house.
Plums or prunes
Don’t you always ask yourself the same question, what’s the exact difference and how do you recognize what is what? I have done some research:
* "Plums and prunes are often confused, although there are clear differences: plums are oblong, prunes are more evenly round. In addition, plums are usually covered by a thin white protective layer of natural fruit wax. In contrast, prunes have a continuous furrow or seam in the pulp. The pulp of the plums is in principle firmer and drier than that of prunes and also the core is elongated. There is also a difference in taste between plums and prunes: while plums have a sweet-sour taste, the juicier prune pulp is sweeter. (Source: Worlds of Food) "*
This is definitely good to know. Plums are more domestic here, the way rhubarb is the local fruit I wait for in spring before it goes into my vegan rhubarb pie with elderflower syrup. I actually think they are my favorites.
Of course you can add more herbs to the plum chocolate muffins, such as cloves and cardamom. They match perfectly and intensify the autumnal flavor, the same reason my crookie croissants with cinnamon and chocolate carry cinnamon in their raw cookie dough. Have you baked with plums yet this year? I already have a delicious plum crumble cake here on my blog – but now when I think about I actually have to rename it as I used prunes for it :-).
Have a beautiful start into October – I cannot believe September is already over. We are packing our suitcases once again and are off into the sun!
If you love these plum chocolate muffins, there is more waiting in my autumn kitchen: for a fruity bake I adore my plum tart with buckwheat flour, if you prefer little treats do try my fig and walnut muffins, and for all chocolate fans my moist banana bread with walnuts and chocolate is a perfect match. I would be delighted if you bake the muffins, and I can't wait to hear what you think.
