14 Perfect Plum, Peach, and Pear Desserts for Late Summer

Italian Fresh Purple Grape Cake

This unique cake is made with olive oil and butter, flavored with fresh lemon and orange zests. "Truly a great cake and surprising. It is wonderful to watch our friends try it! They looked at it and [had] doubts because of the grapes...[after] tasting it they loved it." – Alese

Preserved Lemon Blueberry Pie

Lemon zest, lemon juice, and diced preserve lemon add a burst of bright flavor to every bite of this homey pie.

Plum Blueberry Upside Down Cake

"Make sure to use black plums as they will turn pink when they bake and will look beautiful," says BLONDINI2. "The plums and blueberries can be replaced with peaches. You can also leave out the blueberries which makes a delicious plum cake!" Peaches or nectarines work well in place of the plums, too.

Pears Panos

"Bosc Pears make their own light syrup right on the stove top," says steve. "Add a touch of vanilla and orange liqueur, and you have an autumn dessert that won't weigh you down."

Concord Grape Pie

This dessert captures the incomparable flavors of concord grapes. Don't be tempted by seedless varieties like Thomcord—it's worth the extra step. The grapes are slipped out of their skins and the filling is run through a food mill or sieve to remove the seeds, and then the skins are stirred back in the filling for their beautiful color. "Great concord pie recipe! I followed it exactly and it turned out just the way my mom and grandma used to make! I will definitely use this recipe again!" – Kim Erskine Johnson

Easy Pear Clafouti

"I didn't have custard cups, so I made it in a 12-inch round glass pan. The taste was fabulous. I think a good quality vanilla really makes a difference in a dish like this. And because there was 1/3 of a pear in each serving, we could tell ourselves that it was healthier than a lot of other options. A great basic recipe that would work well with many fresh fruits." – Maureen Sullivan

Plum Cake

"This is a great cake for those who find the usual cakes too filling," says Carol. "If this cake stays more than 24 hours, it should be kept refrigerated."

Peach and Blackberry Cobbler

"We used Palisade peaches from Colorado that we can only get once a year. We will be making this every August when we have peaches from now on." – RM2016

Almond and Pear Cake

"This moist cake is a perfect winter dessert when pears are in season," says eatcookdream. "Change it up for other seasons using raspberries, peaches, or apples instead of the pears. Optional garnish: sift confectioners' sugar on top and/or serve with a dollop of whipped cream."

Zwetschgendatschi (German Plum Sheet Cake)

"Zwetschgendatschi is a classic German plum sheet cake from Bavaria - a short crust pastry, topped with Italian plums," says barbara. "It is traditionally served with vanilla sugar-sweetened whipped cream."

Fresh Fig Cake

"Our neighbor brought us figs fresh from their tree and this was a delicious way to make use of them! I was 1/2 cup shy of the required total of 3 cups, so I used 1/2 cup chopped fresh peach in the compote," says Chef Linda Sue. "It was a huge hit!"

Plum Dumplings

Fruit dumplings are a classic dessert in parts of central Europe. "A traditional Macedonian recipe from my great-grandmother," says EMSEV333. "The Italian prune plums needed to make this are only available in late August."

Huckleberry Peach Cobbler

"Excellent recipe! I used a combination of ripe peaches of 3 different types and half huckleberries, half blueberries and it was delicious. I also add lemon juice to the fruit mixture and zest to the filling and the crumble," says ljd99138.

Plum Buckle

"I give this a solid five stars. I made it exactly as written. The cake portion of the recipe has a fantastic texture...not really cake, not quite pudding cake. I'm not one to bake often and mostly purchase desserts, but I'll make an exception for this recipe because I've found nothing like it anywhere else." – KRHERBERT

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