toast with tart plum preserves, honey ricotta, and lemon basil. homemade snacks

Toast, such a homey comfort. And in some cafes, toast is now also a high end, hip offering of creative flavors layered on a dependable toasty canvas. In this case, the toast is an important crusty vessel for seasonal goodies, creamy, tangy, piled high or spread thin for ultimate snacking enjoyment.

Plums have started ripening, and I immediately felt impelled to can some into not-too-sweet plum preserves. These plums are incredible, and covered in a frosty coating of natural yeasts while hanging languid and ready on the packed tree. Bursting with a tart sweet zing and plummy goodness. Perfect spread on toast with butter or a nut butter for a quick toast snack.