Thursday 13 August 2015

Cherry Clafoutis


Cherry Clafoutis.  Cherries in a dish with a thin, pancake type batter, poured over top.  Baked into a creamy, custard like treat.  Simple and delicious.


The kids said it tasted like bread pudding with cherries.





The original clafoutis originated in the Limousin region of France and traditionally used black cherries, complete with the pits.  It would seem that the cherry pits lent an almond like flavour to the baked clafoutis.  I ditched the pits and used almond extract instead.

I can imagine making this with blueberries.  The batter is simple and versatile, and would likely work well with almost any kind of fruit.



Cherry Clafoutis

2 cups cherries, pitted
3 large eggs
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar + 3 tbsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp almond extract
Pinch of sea salt

Preheat oven to 375°F.  Arrange cherries in the bottom of a buttered 1.5L casserole dish.

Whisk together remaining ingredients, except for the 3 tbsp of sugar, to form a thin batter.  Pour over cherries and sprinkle remaining sugar on the surface.  Bake until the custard is just set, about 45 minutes.

Best served while still warm.  Refrigerate any leftovers.  But there won't be leftovers :)








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27 comments:

  1. That looks delicious. I think you are right, no worries about leftovers!

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  2. I made a blueberry clafoutis a few years ago. It was heavenly!! I'm pinning this. I love cherries, too. :) Linda @Crafts a la mode

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  3. This looks so yummy :)

    Thanks for sharing at the weekend blog hop.. pinned!!

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  4. I love this dessert! There is a French restaurant near our house that does this seasonably; I had no idea it's so easy! Thanks for the idea, have a great weekend! Visiting from Miz Helens BH.
    ~Amber
    @hungrymountaineer.com

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  5. Thanks for sharing your delicious Cherry Clafoutis recipe with Foodie Friends Friday party this weekend. It looks so delicious. Pinning/sharing. We look forward to seeing you again soon with another delicious recipe.

    A FFF co-host,
    Joanne/WineLady Cooks

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  6. Looks delicious! I wouldn't mind some of it right now.

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  7. YUM!! It would be amazing with vanilla ice cream! Any now I'm hungry... :) #MummyandUs

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  8. Very nice tutorial on making Cherry Clafoutis recipe. It sure does sound and look delicious. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  9. I knew from the name of this dish, it had to be French! :-)
    I love cherries, and I love versatile recipes like this - blueberries would definitely be delicious in this. And I'm thinking maybe peaches...

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  10. Ooo doesn't this look soo yummy! I think blueberries would be just as good in this batter too. Thank you for sharing with us at Merry Monday!

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  11. This dessert recipe looks really nice! Thanks for joining and sharing at Cooking and Crafting with J & J this week Jenn!

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  12. Hi Jenn,
    Your Cherry Clafoutis looks fabulous! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  13. I love cherries! I keep having Spinach-Cherry-Apple Smoothies! I wonder how your recipe will turn out with gluten-free mix. I try to be gluten-free as much as I can!

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  14. Visiting from the Tutorials & Tips Link Party because I just had to see how you made this! Looks incredible!

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  15. Love simple meals and desserts! Thanks for joining the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop and have a blessed weekend!

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  16. Thank you for sharing at the Recipe Swap. Any recipe that includes cherries has to be good and this exception. Looks really good!

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  17. yummy, just looks and sounds amazing #mummyandus thanks for sharing xx

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  18. This sounds delicious!

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  19. You have such a nice blog, thanks for sharing this cherry post on dream create and inspire.
    Maria

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  20. Your Clafoutis looks amazing, Jenn, really delicious! You may have solved a mystery for me too - my husband (who is British but spent a great deal of time in France while he was growing up) has an intense dislike of cherries. He always tells me this was because he bit into a cherry pie that had pits in it when he was little. I couldn't understand why a pie would have pits in it but you've solved that mystery! And now my husband thinks it may actually have been clafoutis he bit into... :-) I'm glad you ditched the pits and added almond flavouring! What a lovely dessert. Wonderful post - thank you so much for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul hop.

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  21. This looks delicious, and easy enough for me to make! Thanks for linking up at the Bloggers Brags party, I pinned your post to our group board.

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  22. Looks delicious! Thanks for sharing at Submarine Sunday!!

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  23. This looks delicious - Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.

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  24. This looks absolutely gorgeous! Great instructions & images too! Thanks so much for linking up with #foodpornthursdays x

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  25. Yum! This looks delicious! Thank you so much for linking up at the #HomeMattersParty and hope to see you again next week.

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  26. This looks amazing!!! Seriously.. YOU ROCKED IT THIS WEEK! Thank you for linking up at the Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays! I have pinned your post to our Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board!! I hope to see you again this week! xo

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  27. Easy, comforting and delish! Well done! I am glad you shared it over at Country Fair Blog Party! Please join us again for October, I can not wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

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