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Vegan Plum Crumb Bars

By Erin · August 2, 2018 · Updated May 13, 2020 · 5 Comments

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These Vegan Plum Crumb Bars are made with fresh plums, ginger and a tasty crumb topping and are a great summertime treat! 

Vegan Plum Crumb Bars | thealmondeater.com

I’m just SO into these vegan plum crumb bars. Maybe you saw me style them on Instagram last week? Whether you did or didn't, you can find the tutorial in my “highlights” on Instagram. 

I received a few questions about the tutorial, with the most common being “is this how you normally shoot your photos?”, and the answer is no! I took these photos on my back deck, so outside in the sunshine because I wanted to achieve that bright light/harsh shadows look. However, I normally style my photos inside on my kitchen table—I’m thinking about doing another tutorial soon, so stay tuned! I know I’m quite a nosey person, so anytime someone lets me get a glimpse into their life—whether it’s their day-to-day activities or their creative process—I’m all ears. 

Vegan Plum Crumb Bars | thealmondeater.com

Apparently my trend is to create one plum recipe per year, with last year being these plum muffins. I thought it only fitting to continue the plum baked goods tradition with some bars. 

These vegan plum crumb bars were 100% inspired by my mango crumb bars. Ugh, they’re just so good! I wanted to make these bars vegan though, which was surprisingly simple. I just used dairy free butter instead of regular butter, and then used a flax egg in place of the regular egg. Easy peasy! 

These bars come together in about 45 minutes, which includes prep time and bake time. Not too shabby if you ask me. If you happen to stumble upon a container of fresh plums, consider whipping up these plum crumb bars. I added some fresh ginger to them for a kick, but I’m going to make it optional in the recipe for those of you who don’t love ginger. 

Vegan Plum Crumb Bars | thealmondeater.com

Either way, they’re a delicious summertime treat!

Vegan Plum Crumb Bars | thealmondeater.com

Vegan Plum Crumb Bars

These Vegan Plum Crumb Bars are made with fresh plums and ginger and are an easy summertime treat.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Erin

Ingredients

for the crust:

  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup cane sugar
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup cold dairy free butter
  • 1 flax egg*

for the filling:

  • 1 ½ cups fresh plums diced
  • ¼ cup cane sugar
  • 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ginger granted**
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°.
  • Make flax egg then set aside.
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; then, cut butter into the bowl, then add the flax egg and use your hands to combine everything together. The mixture shouldn't be too sticky--it should be slightly crumby but still able to hold together.
  • Grease an 8x8 baking dish with coconut oil, or use foil to line the dish, then press ¾ of the mixture down into the bottom of the dish.
  • For the filling: add all ingredients to a bowl and stir to combine. Then, pour it over top of the crust. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ crust mixture over top of the plum filling.
  • Bake bars for approximately 30 minutes, or until edges are slightly golden.
  • Remove from oven, then wait until they're cooled before cutting and serving. These bars stay the freshest if they're stored in the refrigerator. Feel free to sprinkle extra sugar over top if desired.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*To make a flax egg, combine 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal with 2 ½ tablespoon water. Stir, then let it sit for 5-10 minutes until the mixture has thickened.
**Ginger is optional! If you're not a fan, simply omit it.
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Erin is the recipe developer, writer and photographer behind the healthy food blog, The Almond Eater. She's been blogging since 2014 and loves to create food for many different diets, including vegan, gluten free and/or Whole30 recipes.

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  1. Daniel Z says

    September 01, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    5 stars
    YUM!

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  2. Nancy says

    September 05, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    Made these with a real egg and crisco... was delish.

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  3. Sheila says

    August 16, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    This is amazing. It was my first to make crumb bars and was a bit nervous. So glad to follow your recipe. It was easy and the outcome was delicious. Thank you for sharing this.

    Reply
  4. Brittany Audra @ Audra's Appetite says

    August 05, 2018 at 12:47 am

    Sad to say I don't think I've ever made a dessert with plums...that needs to change ASAP! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Lynn | The Road to Honey says

    August 03, 2018 at 8:00 am

    Those harsh shadows are absolutely divine & I have been seeing these types of sunny photos popping up more & more. I'm definitely going to take a look at your tute as I have the perfect little sunny balcony to practice on. As for these bars. . .well. . .they are equally divine. All that jammy goodness beckons me.

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