Description
A delightful and classic French dessert, Cherry Clafoutis is a simple yet elegant baked custard filled with fresh cherries. Topped with a dusting of powdered sugar and served with homemade whipped cream, this dessert is perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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For Cherry Clafoutis:
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter, to grease the pan
- 3 cups sweet cherries, (1 lb before pitting), stemmed and pitted
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp rum, kirsch or Cognac, optional, or add an extra 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- Confectioners sugar for dusting
For Whipped Cream:
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 Tbsp Powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-inch pie pan with butter. Pit the cherries and place them in the pan.
- Prepare Batter: In a blender, combine milk, sugar, eggs, rum, vanilla, flour, and salt. Blend for 1 minute.
- Pour Batter: Pour the batter over the cherries in the pan.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes until puffed and browned.
- Serve: Cool for 20 minutes, dust with powdered sugar, and serve with whipped cream.
Notes
- Options for baking: Deep 9” pie pan, or other oven-safe 7-8 cup baking dish, or 10” cast iron pan
- Variations: You can replace cherries with plums, pears, apricots, raspberries, apples, blueberries, or prunes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
