Clafoutis
With a thick custard like filling a Clafoutis is a quick and easy way to enjoy fresh cherries or blueberries. Simple enough for breakfast or for an elegant dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh cherries (pitted and halved, or blueberries.)
- 3 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ cup flour
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º. Butter a large pie pan or an 8 x 8 inch casserole dish.
- Whisk together eggs and sugars. Add salt and flour and whisk until smooth. Add half-and-half and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
- Sprinkle almond slices over the bottom of the pie dish. Place cherries on top and pour the egg mixture over the cherries.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes until lightly browned and the custard is set, it can be slightly jiggly in the middle. Let cool on wire rack before serving. Can dust with powdered sugar if desired.
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Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Don't use low fat milk in this recipe.
- If using frozen cherries, let thaw and drain the juice before adding.
- Don't have a cherry pitter, you can put a cherry over a wine bottle and push the seed into the bottle with a chopstick.
- You can also make this in an iron skillet but will need to decrease the time.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 173mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg