Description
This Easy Cherry Clafoutis recipe features sweet cherries baked in a creamy French custard batter for a simple and elegant dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups fresh sweet cherries, pitted
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar for topping
- 1 cup whole milk or half-and-half
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Powdered sugar for dusting
- Butter for greasing baking dish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and butter a 9-inch or 10-inch baking dish.
- Arrange cherries evenly in the bottom of the dish.
- Add eggs, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt to a blender.
- Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Pour batter over cherries and sprinkle with reserved sugar.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until the custard sets and the top turns lightly golden.
- Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature.
Notes
- Drain canned or frozen cherries well before using.
- Do not overbake or the texture may turn rubbery.
- Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheat individual servings in 15-second microwave intervals if desired.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: French
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 12
- Sodium: 75
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 16
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 49