Cherry Clafoutis

Classic Cherry Clafoutis (pronounced “klafuti”) is a traditional French dessert alongside a thick, rich, eggy custard together with enough of fresh cherries.

The tardily to make, delicious custard filling comes together inward but minutes making this a perfect, anytime dessert. The almond together with cherry flavor combination is 1 of my favorites together with this recipe does non disappoint. Next fourth dimension you lot wish to serve a rustic, but elegant dessert without spending much fourth dimension inward the kitchen, whisk upwardly this terrific French favorite.

 

We adore cherry season!

Whether snacking on a bowl of fresh cherries or soaking them inward Kirsch for a batch of homemade Cherry Ice Cream, cherry flavour is a welcome consequence at our house. These beautiful picayune rock fruits alongside the vibrant reddish color are depression inward calories together with practiced for you lot too! Cherries tin promote good for you lot sleep, are loaded alongside antioxidants, together with tin assist lower bad cholesterol. Click HERE to read to a greater extent than most the amazing wellness benefits of cherries. For longer storage together with meliorate flavor, operate along your fresh cherries inward a ziploc pocketbook inward the refrigerator. Rinse alongside mutual frigidity H2O but earlier eating.

 

Traditionally, the French operate out the pit inward the cherry when baking clafoutis.

Cherry pits are said to add together a touching on of almond flavor to the dish. Personally I don’t wish my companionship spitting out pits land trying to swallow dessert, or peachy a molar at the table. So nosotros pit our cherries together with add together 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract to convey the almond flavor to the front. Feel gratis to brand your clafoutis alongside or without the pits together with permit us know how it goes!

 

Cherry Clafoutis is also delicious topped alongside sliced almonds earlier baking.

My husband’s favorite agency to savor Cherry Clafoutis is alongside the optional topping of sliced almonds. I dissever the elementary batter betwixt ii smaller shallow baking dishes together with operate yesteryear 1 alongside sliced almonds. We beloved it both ways hence if you’re an almond fan, I recommend adding almonds. The crisp toasted almonds are a overnice contrast to the soft, warm, juicy cherries together with eggy custard. So good.

 

Our Cherry Clafoutis puffs upwardly almost similar a High German pancake or Dutch Baby.

The clafoutis grows almost twice its size together with hence collapses at nowadays 1 time removed from the oven. But don’t permit it bother you; it’s supposed to do that! Allow the clafoutis to residue for xv to twenty minutes, together with hence piece together with serve slightly warm dusted alongside powdered sugar.

 

I also savor my piece of Cherry Clafoutis served alongside a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream. It’s hence good, together with warm, sweet, creamy, together with delicious alongside pops of juicy cherries inward every bite!!

 

Pick upwardly some fresh cherries at the marketplace together with bake this Cherry Clafoutis today!

 

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Cherry Clafoutis

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hr

 

Course:

Dessert

Servings: 8

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

• 
  1
  tablespoon
  unsalted butter
  


• 
  granulated carbohydrate for coating the baking dish
  


• 
  3
  cups
  cleaned,
  pitted, whole cherries
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  granulated sugar
  


• 
  1/2
  teaspoon
  almond extract
  


• 
  1
  teaspoon
  vanilla extract
  


• 
  4
  large eggs
  


• 
  1
  cup
  whole milk
  


• 
  1/2
  cup
  heavy cream
  


• 
  3/4
  cup
  all-purpose flour
  


• 
  1/4
  teaspoon
  salt
  


• 
  1/4
  cup
  sliced almonds
  (optional)
  


• 
  powdered carbohydrate for serving
  


• 
  Lightly whipped cream for serving,
  if desired
  

Instructions

1. 
   
   Preheat oven to 350F
   
   


2. 
   

   Butter an 8 loving cup shallow baking/casserole pan, or combination of smaller baking dishes for private servings. Lightly sprinkle the buttered dish alongside granulated carbohydrate to coat. Spread the cherries evenly across the bottom of the pan(s). Set aside.

   
   


3. 
   
   In the carafe of a blender combine 1/2 loving cup granulated sugar, almond together with vanilla extracts, eggs, milk, cream, flour together with salt. Blend for 1 infinitesimal or until frothy. Alternatively, whisk, blend or trounce the ingredients together inward a medium bowl until combined together with frothy.
   
   


4. 
   

   Gently pour the custard mixture into the dish alongside the fruit. Try non to comprehend the cherries completely. The dessert is prettiest when the cherries peek through the operate yesteryear of the custard. Sprinkle alongside sliced almonds if using. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until the operate yesteryear is lightly browned together with the middle has a slight jiggle.

   
   


5. 
   

   Cool the clafoutis for 15-20 minutes together with serve warm dusted alongside powdered carbohydrate together with soft whipped cream if desired.

   
   

Recipe Notes

The base of operations custard recipe was originally adapted from Woman’s Day

Kitchen Essentials – the Cherry Pitter

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Our Peach & Raspberry Clafoutis is based on a traditional French dessert made alongside seasonal fresh fruit, covered inward a thick custard-like batter, together with hence baked. Click HERE to instruct the recipe for Peach & Raspberry Clafoutis.

I’m smitten alongside this recipe for Fresh Cherry Relish from Cooking Light. It’s great on pork or lamb together with fifty-fifty chicken. We all know chocolate together with cherries span perfectly together hence I experience pretty positive these Chocolate Chip Cherry Bars from Averie Cooks are phenomenal. Averie says they’re tardily to brand too! Bonus 🙂 And finally, banking company check out this postal service from The Pioneer Woman for Individual Cherry Almond Crisps. Bet they are practiced served warm alongside a scoop or ii of vanilla 🙂

Thanks hence much for stopping by! Tricia

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