I haven’t done a dessert in a while because I have a very difficult time not “sampling” the wares when they come out of the oven. I want you to know that I have decided to embrace my curves and make the monumental sacrifice and whip up a decadent dessert this week – Cherry Clafoutis!
California Girl Comments: The Brit perked up when you talked about French things and embracing curves. I think you are giving him ideas! Mm cherry. This looks so fancy and easy. I will be making this for our next guests.
This week’s dessert is a rustic French dessert, called Clafoutis Aux Cerises. If you don’t speak French, you can just say Cherry Clafoutis. First, you need to learn to pronounce it…it’s klah/foo/tee. Now say it a few times… Excellent!
This classic French dessert can be more than a dessert and can be served for brunch as well. I have made it for breakfast when we have guests, and they have raved about it! Now it’s your turn to get the rave reviews…
The best part about this dish is that I don’t mix it up in a bowl. You can, by just using a whisk, but then you have the dirty whisk, and the bowl to clean up. I just bring out my blender and starting with the wet ingredients first, add them together. Then, just hit the “stir” button on the blender and mix it all up. Mix it for a good 30 seconds to make sure it is nice and smooth. Don’t you just love it already?
When this recipe is made in an authentic fashion, you don’t remove the pits. Apparently, when you cook it with the cherry pits, some sort of amazing flavor akin to almond flavoring comes out of the pits and into the dessert. We, however, are removing them and using almond extract to duplicate this. Tell your dentist I said, “you’re welcome.”
You will need:
3 cups of pitted fresh cherries
1 cup of heavy cream, half and half, or milk. ( I use heavy cream whenever I can)
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup white flour
pinch of salt
2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted and cool)
powdered sugar
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a pie or tart pan, rub a little butter so grease the pan (or you can spray with a non-stick spray, which is usually what I do).
3. Cut the cherries in half and remove the pits and stems.
4. Place the cherries in your prepared pan and spread around evenly with your fingers.
5. Add wet ingredients to the blender or bowl, followed by the dry ingredients. If you are using a blender, mix for about 30 seconds so your batter is smooth. If you are mixing by hand, use a whisk and mix until there are no lumps and batter is like velvet.
6. Pour batter over the cherries. If you like you can reserve some cherries and place them on the top of the batter randomly, so they all aren’t “covered” in batter.
7. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden around the edges. Do not overcook!
This delicious French treat is best served warm. Definitely let it cool down, because it does not slice and serve well if it is too hot. I prefer to serve it at room temperature, so feel free to make it ahead of time!
Garnish with a scoop of ice cream if you like, or a dollop of whipped cream!
Before serving, dust generously with sifted powdered sugar. Cut in wedges and serve. I hope you enjoy this week’s sweet treat! See you next week! ~Ms. April
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oh my goodness that looks so amazingly good!!