clafoutis (pronounced klah-foo-tee)

Name: Clafoutis (pronounced klah-foo-tee)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon(s) butter - cultured unsalted; 1 cup(s) cherries; 2 - large eggs; 1/4 cup(s) heavy cream; 1/4 cup(s) milk - whole; 1/4 cup(s) sugar - granulated; 1/4 cup(s) flour - all-purpose; 1/2 - tahitian vanilla bean

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christina obrien

naples, FL

Updated on Jul 31, 2014

Clafoutis is one of the simplest French desserts and yet its elegant and delicious. Somewhere between a cake and a flan, the black cherries provide juicy bursts of fruit between the rich bites of tahitian vanilla spiked custard.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 4 slices

Ingredients

1 teaspoon butter - cultured unsalted
1 cup cherries
2 - large eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup milk - whole
1/4 cup sugar - granulated
1/4 cup flour - all-purpose
1/2 - tahitian vanilla bean

How To Make clafoutis (pronounced klah-foo-tee)

Step 1

Move your oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Generously butter an 7" tart dish and then arrange the pitted cherries in an evenly spaced fashion.
Step 3

Add the eggs, cream, milk, sugar and flour to a blender or small food processor and then scrape the vanilla beans into it as well. Blend until smooth and free of lumps.
Step 4

Slowly pour the mixture over the cherries, being careful not to clump the cherries together.
Step 5

Place on a baking sheet and bake until puffy and golden brown (about 25-30 minutes).
Step 6

Slice and serve hot or at room temperature dusted with powdered sugar.
Step 7

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