Barley Free Dark Chocolate & Almond Baked Plums

Warm, jammy plums straight from the oven with a crunchy dark chocolate and almond crumble piled on top — this dessert feels far more indulgent than the ingredient list suggests. The plums soften and release their juices as they bake, creating a naturally sweet, almost syrupy base that pairs beautifully with the bittersweet chocolate and toasted nuttiness of the almond topping. Everything is held together with coconut oil and a touch of maple syrup, so the crumble clumps into satisfying little clusters without any grain-based binders. That means anyone avoiding barley — whether for sensitivity reasons or just label-reading fatigue — can dig in without a second thought, since every ingredient here is naturally free of it. Almond flour does the heavy lifting in the topping, giving it a slightly chewy, almost cookie-like texture that contrasts perfectly with the tender fruit beneath. A final drizzle of honey pulls the whole thing together and makes it look genuinely stunning straight from the baking dish. It's the kind of effortless, elegant dessert that tastes like it took way more planning than it did.

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