Cherry Clafoutis
This classic version is a blank canvas for inspiration. You can add flavor to the base with spices, citrus zest or different liqueurs, while any type of fruit, particularly stone fruit, is also welcome to the party.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup flour
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 1½ cups whole milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, Kirsch or Cognac
- 1½ tablespoons melted butter
- Butter and sugar for the baking dish
- 2 cups cherries, pitted
- Powdered sugar, to serve
Instructions
- In a bowl using a wire whisk, combine eggs and sugar. Add flour and salt, and continue whisking. When incorporated, mix in cream, milk, vanilla extract and butter.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, butter and sugar an 8-inch, square ovenproof dish. Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Pour batter into dish and distribute cherries evenly over the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Serve warm, sprinkled with powdered sugar.
About the author
Analuisa Béjar loves exploring flavor routes as the chef at her Sunny Bakery Cafe in Carmel Valley. She is a recent transplant from Mexico City, where she was a food critic, award-winning writer, editor, recipe developer, culinary teacher and organizer of Latin American gastronomy competitions.
