Pumpkin Risotto with Prune Fonduta

Pumpkin Risotto with California Prune Fonduta

Pumpkin Risotto with California Prune FondutaCalifornia Prunes have enough boldness to stand up to the cheese and pork in this dish while helping to heighten the flavours of the other ingredients.  Recipe courtesy of Chef Mark Liberman and the California Prune Board. Makes: 4-6Prep Time: 30 minCook Time: 50 minEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS  Prune Fonduta:…

Prune Pound Cake topped with Prune Ganache

California Prune Pound Cake topped with California Prune Ganache

California Prune Pound Cake topped with California Prune GanacheA delicious cake topped with a beautiful California Prune ganache. Makes: 6-8Prep Time: 40 minsCook Time: 30 minsEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS  For the pound cake 210g sugar 164g medium wheat flour 55g cornflour 3g (1/2 tsp) baking powder 125g unsalted butter (at room temperature) 1g (1/4 tsp)…

Bacon-Wrapped Prunes

Bacon-Wrapped California Prunes

Bacon-Wrapped California PrunesThese cocktail tidbits have a stuffing of cream cheese, celery and artichoke that’s a creamy contrast to the crisp grilled bacon that wraps the California Prunes. Makes: 6Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 10 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS  12 large California Prunes, pitted 1 slice lemon 1/4 cup finely chopped celery 2 cooked artichoke…

Glazed Sweet Potatoes & Prunes with Ginger

Glazed Sweet Potatoes & California Prunes with Ginger

Glazed Sweet Potatoes & California Prunes with GingerOrange-glazed sweet potatoes sprinkled with crystallized ginger will find a place at any holiday meal alongside ham, turkey or roast pork. Makes: 6Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 55 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 450g) 1 cup pitted California Prunes (about 170g) 1 tablespoon vegetable…

Drunken California Prunes in Dark Chocolate

Drunken California Prunes in Dark Chocolate

Drunken California Prunes in Dark ChocolateMakes: 20Prep Time: 2 DaysEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS 20 California Prunes (approx. 200 – 250 g) 1/4 Cup whiskey, rum or other alcohol 2/3 Cups dark chocolate 2 tbsp butter Orange and lime zest 2 tbsp cane sugar 4 tbsp water DIRECTIONSDay 1 Pour California Prunes with alcohol and let them stand for…

Prunes with Bacon and Fresh Goat Cheese

California Prunes with Bacon and Fresh Goat Cheese

California Prunes with Bacon and Fresh Goat CheeseA quick and easy, make ahead, recipe for holiday entertaining. Grill the bacon-wrapped California Prunes just before serving. Makes: 12Prep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 10 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS 12 pitted California Prunes 150g goat cheese, divided into 12 equal portions 3 slices bacon, each cut into 2-inch pieces…

Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts

California Prunes Stuffed with Walnuts

California Prunes Stuffed with WalnutsMakes: 24Prep Time: 10 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS  24 pitted California Prunes 24 walnut halves 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamonDIRECTIONS Make a slit down the side of each California Prune and place a walnut half inside, wrapping the California Prune around the walnut to cover it completely. Mix sugar with cinnamon and…

Prune and Goat Cheese Strudel

California Prune and Goat Cheese Strudel

California Prune and Goat Cheese StrudelCalifornia Prunes and goat cheese rolled in puff pastry (store bought for convenience) are baked until golden, then sliced, for an unusual Appetiser. Makes: 12Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 25 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS   1/2 package (500g size) frozen puff pastry sheets (1 sheet) 1 cup (about 170g) pitted…

Christmas Granola with  California Prunes

Christmas Granola with California Prunes

Christmas Granola with California PrunesMakes: 2Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 40 minutesEMAIL PIN SHARE INGREDIENTS300g oatmeal 100g white buckwheat 150g California Prunes 70g almonds 70g walnuts 1/3 tsp cinnamon 1/3 tsp ginger 1/2 tsp gingerbread spice mix (see note) 3 tbsp coconut oil 4-5 tbsp honeyDIRECTIONS Chop California Prunes, almonds and walnuts into large pieces.…