Cherry Clafoutis (Clafoutis aux cerises)
Cherry clafoutis is a very delicious and simple French dessert that everyone can make without any problem! Big, juicy cherries flavored with dark rum are being baked in a batter similar to flan and the result is an incredibly fragrant irresistible cherry dessert.
Ingredients
- 500 g bigger cherries (pitted)
- 250 ml milk
- 3 eggs
- 65 g brown sugar
- 100 g white flour
- 25 g butter (melted and lukewarm)
- 1 tablespoon rum
- 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar
- good pinch salt
- few drops bitter almond extract
- additional butter for greasing the baking pan
Instructions
- Wash the cherries, and clean them from petioles and pits. Try not to halve the cherries but leave them whole so that you don't end up with soggy clafoutis. Marinate pitted cherries with vanilla sugar and rum for about 1-2 hours. Stir them occasionally.
- When the cherries are ready, make a batter. Mix all wet ingredients (milk, eggs, melted butter, almond extract), add sugar and salt, and slowly stir in the flour making sure that you don't create any lumps.
- Drain the cherries and put them in the baking pan that you've previously greased with the butter. Stir in the batter the liquid that remained after draining the cherries. Pour the batter over the cherries and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (about 360 °F) for 45-50 min.
- For me, clafoutis is best when served warm or lukewarm. You can dust it with powdered sugar, and serve it with whipped cream or with a scoop of ice cream. Enjoy!
Notes
- Tip for pitting cherries: take a straw and just push it through the middle of the cherry. In that way, you'll be left with whole, but pitted cherries :) If you have bigger cherries then use a wider straw, and vice versa.
- My baking pan is 26 cm in diameter so I get a bit "lower" clafoutis but you can use a smaller baking pan if you want and you'll get taller clafoutis. Perhaps it will only be necessary to adjust the cooking time.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1pieceCalories: 191kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 234mgFiber: 2gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 260IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information provided is an estimate based on ingredients data and should be used for informational purposes only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on factors such as portion size, preparation methods and ingredients used.