One of the things that Robert and I missed the most while he was away in hospital were the times we pottered around the kitchen cooking together. The other evening after the kids were in bed we went out to one of several Damson trees in our back garden and began picking. The Damsons are ripe and ready and falling from the trees so to not pick them and cook with them whilst they are at their very best would have been a shame.
Damson Pots
Makes four portions -
500g of Damsons
8 tablespoons of soft brown sugar
half teaspoon of Almond extract
For the crumble -
150g of plain flour
100g unsalted butter
3 tablespoons of oats
3 tablespoons of soft brown sugar
Top with whipped cream and a yellow raspberry & serve in a jar with a spoon
Method -
- Wash the damsons and place them whole in to a pan on a very low heat with the sugar and the almond extract
- Allow to stew for approx 10 minutes
- Place the flour, butter, oats and the rest of the sugar in to a bowl or mixer and mix together until you have a crumble consistency
- Bake this crumble mixture on a baking tray for 25 minutes at 180 c
- Allow both the fruit and the crumble mixture to cool
- Remove the stones from the fruit mixture and spoon in to jars
- Sprinkle the crumble mixture on top of the fruit
- Top with whipped cream and a yellow raspberry
Enjoy!
Robert and I had these for breakfast and I think they work really well as a weekend treat or a holiday treat or even just a treat for you because you’re beautiful!.
The tart soft damsons, the sweet crumbly crumble and the smooth lightness of the cream. Three entirely different tastes and textures that go so very well together.
All of that in a jar!
The best of the season, served in a glass jar, with a spoon…..and some sun in the early morning.
Thank you for life.
I love you, thank you so much for reading. I’m sorry that the treat I had for you all wasn’t shoes, but I hope you like these just as much. They’re certainly cheaper.
See you next time. Cherry x
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Seeing fruit falling off a tree and no one gathering it is such a sad sight! How lovely you have fruit trees. Sounds like a perfect evening and these look delicious.
Your comment about the damson pots not being shoes made me laugh out loud. Thanks for this – it looks lovely. My sister has a plum tree in her garden which I would gladly raid if it weren’t so far away. Do you have any fig recipes Cherry? We have a tree in our garden, and our neighbour has 2 and we have managed to keep some fruit through the winter this year long enough to ripen.
Hope you’re having a lovely weekend – i’m on a break from a big clearup in the house so better get back to it!
ttfn!
Bex.x
Nothing more beautiful than fruit on a tree! These look absolutely delicious and freshly picked too. Love it!
I am happy you have Robert home.
Nazneen xx
I’ve only just found your blog and I absolutely love it! Your damson pots look just delicious and I love the jars you’ve used for them too. I’ve been reading back over some of your posts and I’m so happy to hear that Robert is back home and you can potter round the kitchen together again – I hope his health goes from strength to strength! x
How lovely – fortunately I have some damsons in the fridge so guess what I’ll be making!
And I do so love food in jars (they are so portable to take into work for lunch & always get admiring comments from others).
yum! looks delicious, i love the idea of serving them in jars!
thank you
x
Yuuuum me! Or, yummy, if you didn’t get that. What a great idea. I like the idea of eating them for breakfast. Good way to get some more fruit into kids, too.
I do think Damsons are plums, aren’t they? And those yellow raspberries are special. Thanks for the idea, Cherry.
Yum… we may have to try this. There is a damson tree behind our back fence and although we can’t reach the tree to pick any, we get loads falling into our garden (just have to figure out how to catch them through!)
hmmm, I would have liked shoes… but I love damsons so it will do! xxx
Oh yum, yum…. so glad you and Robert were once again, able to potter about together.
Thanks for the recipe, your dhalias look amazing! I just bought a dark red one but now you made me fancy some white ones too.
They would be lovely for a picnic too, as they would be easily transported in the jars.
Hi Cherry…looks beautiful & I love the idea of serving them in Kilner jars…typical you, it really enhances the ‘country’ style of the gorgeous pud! I’m going to be a bit controversial here…I don’t think those are damsons! Damsons are like sloes but a little bigger…really round and uniformly black/purple with pale green inside. From the picture, yours look beautifully patchworked in purple/green/gold. If they are wild trees, then I would say they are Bullaces – wild hedgerow plums. Or they could be Cherry Plums (how apt!)which are also a british native wild variety.I didn’t say all this to be pedantic (honest!) I just think it’s so interesting & wonderful that we still have these wild varieties available here – for free! Have a wonderful weekend anyway and relax & enjoy the family. Love to R, A & N xoxo
Hello Ray! We think it may be a Merryweather damson. I owe you an email btw. Love, Cx
Made my first ever jam yesterday using you guessed it … Damsons! Great surprise thanks Cherry
Yum, looks really yummy. I’m so happy Robert was there to cook too. I’ve just made a batch of your cookie dough recipe so the girl and I can bake. I’m plotting stars and moons in homage to Chanel’s birthday today
now, can you tell me where you got your mason jars please? Not easy to find here. I’ve got a few that were sent to me from the USA, but I’m hoping Cherry will know where you can get your paws on some here.
have a lovely weekend xx
Sounds lovely, could normal plums be substituted for the damsons?
I’m in a baking mood right now, I made pineapple cupcakes yesterday, very yummy
Absolutely! Cx
The best thing about this wonderful recipe is that Robert is home to cook it with you. Joyful. I’ll be trying this one on Sunday me thinks. Ax
Thanks for this lovely recipe, Cherry! My mother-in-law has several damson trees ready for harvest(as well as apples, plums and blackberries galore!)and I am always on the look out for something different to do with them. x
Excellent! Thank you. Late summer/ early autumn is my favourite time of year, food wise.
God Bless you, Robert and the twins. Wishing you many more years of happy pottering, and a lifetime showered with blessings.