Cherry Clafoutis
The farmhouse dessert of the Limousin — whole black cherries baked in a thick, vanilla-scented batter somewhere between a pancake and a custard. Leaving the stones in is traditional: they add a faint almond flavour, so warn your guests.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 15 g butter, softened, for the dish
- 1 tbsp caster sugar, for the dish
- 500 g ripe black cherries, stalks removed
- 3 eggs
- 75 g caster sugar
- 60 g plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 200 ml whole milk
- 100 ml double cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1618 kcal · P 42.8g · C 200.3g · F 74g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan). Butter a 24 cm round baking dish and sprinkle it with 1 tbsp sugar.
- 2Spread the cherries over the base in a single layer.
- 3Whisk the eggs with the 75 g sugar until frothy, then whisk in the flour and salt until smooth.
- 4Gradually whisk in the milk, cream and vanilla to a thin, smooth batter.
- 5Pour the batter over the cherries and bake for 35–40 minutes, until puffed, golden at the edges and just set in the centre.
- 6Cool for 15 minutes (it sinks as it cools), then dust with icing sugar and serve warm.
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Questions and answers
How long does Cherry Clafoutis take to make?
About 55 minutes: 15 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Cherry Clafoutis?
10 ingredients: butter, caster sugar, ripe black cherries, eggs, plain flour, salt, whole milk, double cream, vanilla extract, icing sugar.
How many servings does this Cherry Clafoutis recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Cherry Clafoutis?
About 270 kcal, with 7.1 g protein, 33.4 g carbohydrate and 12.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Cherry Clafoutis recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Cherry Clafoutis?
Cherry Clafoutis comes from French cuisine.
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