Clafoutis (clah-foo-tee) is a 19th century dessert that originated in the region of Limousin in central France. In the traditional version, cherries are left unpitted to impart more flavor and covered with a thick flan-like batter. (When I decided to include this French grandma dessert in our weekly menu, I remember thinking no one in Mexico would find it odd since flan is one of the most common and loved desserts across the country.) If you can’t find fresh cherries, use other kinds of seasonal fruits instead: poached pears, prunes, apples, apricots, blackberries, and even chocolate!
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Ingredients
Marinated fruit
- 1 lb cherries, thoroughly washed and pitted
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
Custard
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup almond flour
- 1,5 Tbsp all-purpose flour (substitute your choice of all-purpose gluten-free flour, if needed)
- ½ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- Pinch of sea salt
Unsalted butter and brown sugar, to grease the mold
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Instructions
Marinated fruit
1- In a medium bowl, marinate the pitted cherries with the powdered sugar. Refrigerate for at least 15 minutes while you prepare the custard.
Custard
2- Preheat oven at 375°F.
3- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, salt, powdered sugar, vanilla, almond meal and flour. Throw in the heavy cream and milk and whisk to combine.
4- Grease a baking mold or frying pan with softened butter and coat it with brown sugar -a nonstick technique that will slightly caramelize the bottom of your dish, Pour in half of the batter, arrange pitted cherries. Pour in the juice from the marinade into the remaining batter and cover the cherries with it. Bake for about 35 minutes. Serve warm, sprinkled with some powdered sugar.
About the Author
Eating is an act of celebration at Xinalani. We cook with love, and believe that every meal should be an opportunity to nourish both body and soul. After all, food is one of the main sources of prana: the vital life energy that fuels our physical and mental wellbeing.
