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    French Cherry Clafoutis

    August 5, 2019 By Francoise 8 Comments

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    Cherry Clafoutis is a classic French recipe made with fruit, traditionally black cherries, covered with a crêpe-like batter. It is really easy to make.

    This is my favorite recipe of Cherry Clafoutis, because it is light, yet flavorful. It holds a special place in my heart because I used to make it during my childhood in Metz (France).

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    Clafoutis aux Cerises


    In my recipe, I use vanilla cane sugar, which is often used in France to flavor desserts instead of vanilla extract. It is a little hard to find this in the U.S., but you can make your own. I recommend this vanilla cane sugar recipe from Alton Brown. Do not skip the vanilla sugar at the end of the recipe because this adds a unique flavor to the Cherry Clafoutis.

    Some people find that keeping the cherries’ pits is not enjoyable, but personally, I prefer to not remove them because it adds more flavor to the Cherry Clafoutis. Just do not forget to warn your guests!

    Cherry Clafoutis

    This summer, I also used fresh peaches to make a clafoutis. It is wonderful too! But clafoutis is so versatile that the cherries can be substituted with many other seasonal fruits .

    Clafoutis aux Pêches

    Clafoutis aux Cerises

    French Cherry Clafoutis

    Francoise
    Cherry Clafoutis is a classic French recipe made with fruit, traditionally black cherries, covered with a crêpe-like batter. It is really easy to make.
    This is my favorite recipe of Cherry Clafoutis, because it is light, yet flavorful. It holds a special place in my heart because I used to make it during my childhood in Metz (France).
    4.75 from 8 votes
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    Prep Time 20 mins
    Cook Time 45 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine French
    Servings 6 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 eggs
    • 9 tablespoon sugar
    • 1 pinch of salt
    • 5 tablespoon flour
    • 250 ml milk
    • 60 g butter (I recommend Plugra)
    • 1 pound black cherries (2)
    • 1 packet (½ tbsp) of vanilla cane sugar (1)

    Instructions
     

    • Wash, remove stems, and pit the cherries (2) optional.
    • Heat the oven at 350 F.
    • Melt half of the butter (30 g) and let it cool.
    • In a bowl, beat the eggs, add salt and sugar. Mix well.
    • Sift the flour and add in the eggs. Mix until the mixture is smooth.
    • Add the melted butter and the milk.
    • Butter a 9.5 inches baking dish well. Add all the cherries and pour the batter over them.
    • On the top, evenly sprinkle tiny pieces of the other half of butter (30 g or less if you want).
    • Put in the oven for 45 min. until the custard is set and lightly brown.
    • As soon as the Cherry Clafoutis is out of the oven, evenly sprinkle the vanilla sugar on top.
    • Serve at room temperature or cold.

    Notes

    (1) In my recipe, you will see that I use vanilla cane sugar which is often used in France and Europe to flavor desserts instead of vanilla extract. It is a little hard to find this in USA, but you can make your own. I recommend this vanilla cane sugar recipe from Alton Brown. Do not skip the vanilla sugar at the end of the recipe because this adds a little something to the Cherry Clafoutis.
    (2) Some people find that keeping the cherry's pit is not enjoyable, but personally, I prefer to not remove cherry's pit because it gives more flavor to the Cherry Clafoutis. Just do not forget to warn your guests!
    Keyword Cherry, clafoutis, French
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    Comments

    1. Marsha Ramsdell

      June 12, 2020 at 5:54 pm

      What size baking dish?

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      • Francoise

        June 12, 2020 at 9:21 pm

        Hi Marsha, for this recipe I used a 9.5 inches baking dish. I am going to specify this on my recipe. Thank you!

        Reply
    2. Jennifer

      July 27, 2020 at 11:04 am

      Can I use buttermilk in place of milk?

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      • Francoise

        July 27, 2020 at 11:39 am

        Hi Jennifer, I have never tried my recipe with buttermilk so I am not sure how the texture and taste will be.

        Reply
    3. Diana

      March 20, 2021 at 10:50 pm

      If going gluten-free, do you have a preference of which type of gluten-free flour option to use?

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      • Francoise

        March 21, 2021 at 2:43 pm

        Hi Diana, I have never tried gluten-free and I am not an expert. I will try maybe a mix of almond flour with another GF flour of your choice but I can not tell you the right ratio. Do not use the almond flour alone this will not give you the right consistency. Maybe the safe option is to use a GF flour that you like and familiar with.

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    4. Liz

      October 16, 2022 at 3:37 pm

      5 stars
      I also love clafoutis and have made many variations. If a person wants to make it gluten free, they may substitute rice flour for the wheat flour, I have done this to accommodate a guest and it is delicious – I could not notice a difference.

      Reply
      • Francoise

        October 16, 2022 at 9:03 pm

        Thank you, Liz! It is great to know 🙂

        Reply

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