Swap them around

One of the best things about a great stone fruit recipe is that you can easily interchange one type of fruit for another. That great plum cake recipe will taste great with nectarines or apricots, and those peach puff pastry squares are ideal with cherries or greengages. The most important thing is to have the best quality fruit you can find, for truly irresistible results.

Cakes

Add stone fruit to the most basic cake recipe to immediately give it a kick. Not only do these fruit impart their signature fragrance and flavour, but they also look beautiful.

Slices

Slices can also be a great treat for using up any stone fruit. Apricots, plums and cherries work particularly well, especially when paired with a crumbly base that will soak up any flavourful juices.

Crumbles and cobblers

Pair stewed stone fruit, either a mix of several or just one type, with your favourite crumble topping. Alternatively, opt for a cobbler, whose vanilla sponge topping works perfectly to mop up all those delicious juices.

Muffins

Pack muffins with slices of stone fruit to give them a juicy, flavourful hit. These are the ideal fruit to incorporate into muffins as they add their juice, colour and perfume throughout.

Pastries

Wrap stone fruit in layers of puff pastry in a strudel or Danish for the ultimate treat. Apricots, cherries and plums are ideal for all these recipes, and remember that if you can’t find one type of fruit, you can substitute it for another type.