These goat cheese honey stuffed plums are a sweet, cute and easy summer appetizer or snack.
You know these stuffed plums are legit when you open the fridge at 10pm for a quick snack because your 1.5 egg and swiss chard scramble for dinner kept you full for approximately 1 hour after a death by burpees crossfit class and you pick these instead of the chocolate glazed donuts.
Seriously, that happened.
I don’t even know who I am anymore.
All I know is that my quads are scaaah-reaming and it’s only been 2 hours and 3 minutes (as I type this) since the class ended. Front squats + burpees. Who knew 2 moves could hurt so bad?
The weird part?
I’m hooked. Totally. Like paid for the rest of the “On-Ramp” classes before I even left kind of hooked. It’s funny how $50, $60, $70 for a regular gym membership always seemed like wasted money to me and I’d much rather just work out at home in my basement, yet I forked over $100+ without any hesitation for someone to tell me to do burpees until I physically couldn’t move anymore.
Before the class started I had to fill out some forms and waivers. You know, the basic stuff, I will not sue you if I get hurt, how much I weigh, height, fitness level, blah blah blah and then there was the food question…a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being “health nut” and 1 being “couch potato”. I circled 8.
I’d like to at least think I’m not an obsessive 10, but at the same time, I’m already internally freaking out about the fact that I have to attend a local work conference today and I know the lunch is going to be crap.
Between that and the late night fridge decision of goat cheese honey stuffed plums, I’m thinking a “9” would’ve been a bit more truthful. I guess if I have to be any sort of “nut” though, I’ll take the health one.
While I guess I could’ve made plum juice, sugar plums like these are the perfect size for stuffing and becoming a one to two bite appetizer or snack. Regular plums, or any other stone fruit, can also be used, you’ll just be satisfied with one rather than like five.
Goat Cheese and Honey Stuffed Plums
Ingredients
- 6 sugar plums, or 4 regular plums, sliced in half and pits removed
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 1 teaspoon honey, plus more for garnish
- 3 leaves basil, chopped and divided
- 1/2 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted
Instructions
- Combine goat cheese, 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 leaf of chopped basil in a small bowl and mix together with a spoon.
- Spoon cheese mixture into the well of each plum half.
- Top with toasted pine nuts and remaining basil.
- Drizzle more honey on top before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I honestly think if I had someone yelling at me to continue to workout, I might workout. Without that I fast forward through dvd workouts, don’t push myself, rest too long or just plain don’t… lol
If it makes you feel better, our office is having a potluck lunch today and I brought a salad and a fat-free sour cream dip just so I would have something I could actually eat.
Oh, and next week? We’re having a work dinner meeting at a steakhouse. I’m already thinking about what to order. It’s 7 days away. Health nut much?
These are beautiful! They’d make the perfect dessert for a summer cocktail party or fancy barbeque. And that you chose them over a doughnut speaks volumes. I know what you mean about freaking out when you know there is going to be unhealthy food and not much else available. I’m doing lots of traveling this summer which is landing me in similar situations. I’m doing my best to plan ahead and pack healthy when I can, but I hate when that isn’t an option. Thanks for the recipe!
Can you please live closer to me? I need you to drag my lazy behind to crossfit, and then feed my face stuffed plums… I’m asking too much… aren’t I?
Gorgeous post, love!
haha, I know what you mean by paying money for someone to yell at you. i had a personal trainer last year and it sucked but was well worth it in the end. i wish i had one now cause i lack motivation to get my ass to a gym. that wedding next year? oh yeah. i’m the bride. shit.
these stuffed plums look healthy and delicious with that tang from the goat cheese. i love how red your plums are. i think for the soy plum chicken, i totally used un-ripened plums because mine weren’t red. they were like yellow/white flesh. woops! haha
I think they’re just a different kind of plum (sugar plum) because regular plums can definitely be ripe and be that white-ish color inside!
Just looked up burpees on YouTube and I can see why those plus squats killed you. Enjoy (in a manner of speaking) but be careful of your knees with all that jumping and squatting (speaking as someone who messed mine up in the gym)! Your late-night snack looks tempting. I haven’t seen sugar plums but next time I pick up something little like pluots or apricots I’ll keep your idea in mind– maybe halved with yogurt and pineapple mint.
hahaha this was great, and I’m pretty much beaming about the fact that you liked the class. Can’t wait throw around crossfit lingo with you now ;)
Oh yeah, crossfit’s a killer. I enjoy dabbling in crossfit workouts from time to time and give huge props to those who have the motivation to do them regularly…one big workout of burpees per month is about good for me. Keep up the good work – excited to hear more about your crossfit workouts! And the plums…I am so happy you reminded me it’s plum time, I love these things. Stuff em with goat cheese and I’d eat them for dessert over donuts any day of the week!
burpees are the devil. I need to drug you out of this mental state.
Believe me, I still think they’re the devil. I can barely move today. But somehow I’m still looking forward to tomorrow’s class. Maybe U is secretly drugging me?
Goat cheese is the new chia seeds :) I see someone make something almost every day with it. It’s been too long since I’ve made anything with it – must change that.