Cherries may be traditional, but we'll make a clafouti out of any fruit that looks fresh and delicious! This creamy baked custard is so simple to throw together and makes a great dinner party dessert. What's even better? The leftovers make an incredible breakfast!
Straight out of the oven, clafouti is still soft, milky, and luscious. After a night in the fridge, the custard has set into something like a thick pancake - smooth and slightly chewy. Amazing.
We're looking forward to trying these recipes as both dessert and breakfast!
• Plum Clafouti from Gourmet Magazine - You macerate these plums in Armagnac before mixing them with the batter.
• Rhubarb Raspberry Clafouti from La Tartine Gourmande - Rhubarb. Awesome. We might even skip the raspberries!
• Strawberry Clafouti from NPR - A recipe from Clotilde Dusoulier from Chocolate & Zucchini!
• Cherry Clafouti from Saveur Magazine - Traditional and always good, especially as fresh cherries come into season.
• Roasted Pear and Cinnamon Clafouti from Epicurious - We love the idea of adding a dash of cinnamon to the mix.
Oh goodness, we can't wait for more fruit to come into season! What's your favorite kind of clafouti?
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Yumm!!! just looking at the picture is making my mouth water!
Mmm, I love clafouti! I can't remember where my long-trusted recipe came from but it's been a foolproof base for all kinds of fruits and flavorings. Apples and calvados in the fall, cranberries and orange zest in the winter, rhubarb in the spring, I love 'em all.
It's the same amount of effort as mixing up pancake batter so with or without company in the house, I often throw one together for dessert after a week-night dinner.
I love clafoutis, too! Especially rhubarb!!! But any soft fruit works well - peaches, cherries, plums, apricots, berries, etc.
Got some blackberries sitting in the fridge, might have to make some this weekend!
I made a berry lemon clafouti this past Easter.
I never heard of 'clafoutis' and it looks sooo good and sounds pretty simple to make. I can't wait to try this.