Dried PlumsTips

Incorporating More Dried Plums in Your Diet: Moist and chewy, California Dried Plums are a great addition to any meal or snack. Try some of the following:

• Snack on them: California Dried Plums are delicious straight from the bag or box. They are portable, convenient, and require no prep work or refrigeration. Keep a bag in your car, office, cupboard and gym bag to always have some fruit on hand.

• Top It Off: Use plump, pitted dried plums atop oatmeal, on cold ready-to-eat cereals or with sliced bananas on pancakes.

• Bagel Spread: Add chopped, pitted dried plums to apple butter, orange marmalade, peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese for a flavorful and nutritious spread for toast or bagels.

• Perfect Pitas: Include halved, pitted dried plums in turkey or chicken salad for a tasty pita sandwich filling.

• Sensational Side Dish: Sauté pitted dried plums with onion and apple slices for a flavorful accompaniment to chicken or pork.

• Better Batter: Add chopped, pitted dried plums to any muffin or quick bread batter for a hint of sweetness and extra fiber.

• Dazzling Dessert: Soak pitted dried plums overnight in orange juice. Spoon over low-fat ice cream or frozen yogurt in stemmed glasses.

• Drink to Your Health: Prune juice has many of
the health benefits of
dried plums and it tastes great. Keep some prune juice in your fridge at home and at the office.

Dried Plums

DRIED PLUM & HERB CHEESE SNACKS
32 round Melba toasts
1 container (8 ounces) light chive and onion cream cheese spread
16 pitted dried plums, each cut in half


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DRIED PLUM & HERB CHEESE SNACKS

Prep time: 10 minutes

Spread each toast with about 1 teaspoon cream cheese; top each with 1 dried plum half.

Makes: 8 servings

Nutrition Information Per Serving: 184 calories; 28% calories from fat; 6 g fat; 328 mg sodium; 28 g carbohydrate; 6 g protein; 10 mg cholesterol; 2 g fiber


Recipe and photo courtesy of California Dried Plum Board
Media Contact:
Shereen Mahnami, 415-984-6159, shereen.mahnami@ketchum.com