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How to Make Prune Puree and Recipes to Use it
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Did you know you can substitute prune puree for butter in most recipes? It’s also a fabulous natural sweetener and improves moisture in baked goods too. With less fat or sugar and added fiber, you can indulge without guilt…
Here are some recipes where you can put that prune puree to good use:
Savory options:
Juicy Burgers
This lower-in-fat, incredibly delicious burger recipe is ready for your next cookout!
Plum Good Turkey Meatballs
Make tasty, tender turkey meatballs in a snap, with prune puree as the secret ingredient. Kids will ask for seconds and adults will ask for the recipe!
Sheet Pan Chicken Teriyaki Bowls
Why order takeout when you can have these Chicken Teriyaki Bowls from California Prunes on the table in under a half-hour? Make the teriyaki sauce ahead of time and keep it on hand to create a variety of quick and easy weeknight meals in a flash.
Try this Beef Stir Fry too!
InstantPot Pulled Chicken with California Prune BBQ Sauce
This chicken sandwich dinner comes together in minutes but tastes like it simmered for hours, thanks to the Instant Pot. Make the California Prune BBQ Sauce ahead of time (it keeps for up to a month in the fridge) and you’ll have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes!
Authentic Mole Poblano
More time on your hands? Try this authentic recipe from Hola Jalapeño! Kate uses it to make her incredible Chicken Mole Poblano.
Sweet recipes made with prune puree:
Chocolate Covered Prune Fudge Cake
This decadent treat is naturally grain-free, so you can have an extra slice! It’s full of rich fudge flavor.
Sticky Gingerbread Cake
This Sticky Gingerbread Cake by Rachel Dunston of Rachel Makes It is a riff on Nigella Lawson’s famous recipe. With its warm spices and tender crumb, it’s a delicious treat during the holidays. Bonus: it has less refined sugar, is lower in fat, and is egg free thanks to the addition of Prune Purée.
Chocolate Prune Cake
A surprising benefit of adding a dried prune puree to your mixture is a moist, dense batter with a beautiful and tasty result.
Chocolate Brownie Vegan Cookies
These soft, chewy, brownie-like, and wickedly delicious cookies by Rebecca from Displaced Housewife just happen to be vegan. Because they get sweetness and texture from a chocolate- Prune Purée base made with California Prunes, unsweetened cocoa powder, flaxseed, and hot water, there is no need for eggs or butter.
Try this Fudgy Vegan Brownie recipe too!
Homemade Apple Butter
Savor the essence of fall with our recipe for luscious Apple Butter—a blend of tart Granny Smith apples, warm spices, and a touch of sweetness, with the unique addition of prune puree as a natural sugar substitute.
Fudge Chunk Chocolate Brownies
With the healthy ingredients in these brownies, you can keep these on the counter all week (if they last that long).
Want to make your own prune puree? Here is the easy recipe for ya…
Prune Puree
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup pitted California prunes (dried plums)
- 1/3 cup warm water
Instructions
- Place the prunes and water in a food processor and puree until smooth.
- Store in refrigerator in a sealed container for up to 3 weeks.