Hungarian Plum Dumplings – Szilvásgombóc 🇭🇺

Szilvásgombóc is a beloved traditional dessert from Hungary made with soft potato dough wrapped around sweet plums, then coated in buttery toasted breadcrumbs and cinnamon sugar. It’s comforting, nostalgic, and especially popular in late summer when plums are in season.

Ingredients

For the Dough

• 1 kg potatoes
• 250–300 g all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp butter or oil
• Pinch of salt

For the Filling

• 8–10 small plums, pitted
• 2–3 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

For the Coating

• 150 g breadcrumbs
• 50 g butter
• Powdered sugar for serving

Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes in their skins until tender. Peel and mash while still warm. Let cool slightly.
2. Add flour, egg, butter, and salt. Mix into a soft dough. Do not overwork it.
3. Roll the dough out on a floured surface to about ½ cm thickness and cut into squares.
4. Mix sugar and cinnamon together.
5. Place a plum in the center of each square and fill the middle of the plum with a little cinnamon sugar.
6. Wrap the dough around the plum and seal well to form dumplings.
7. Bring a large pot of salted water to a gentle boil. Add dumplings and cook until they float, then continue cooking for about 5 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, melt butter in a pan and toast the breadcrumbs until golden brown.
9. Roll the cooked dumplings in the toasted breadcrumbs.
10. Serve warm with powdered sugar on top.