Cherry Clafoutis with Sweet Almond Cream
Yield: 8 servings
This quick and easy French dessert is light and tender, with big juicy pops of fresh sweet dark cherries. The almond flavored whipped cream is just lightly sweet, and adds a delightful finishing touch to this summer dessert!
Ingredients
Cherry Clafoutis
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, at soft room temperature
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons white granulated sugar, divided
- 2½ cups pitted fresh sweet dark cherries
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
- powdered sugar, just a bit for dusting over the top of the finished dessert right before serving
Almond Whipped Cream
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
Instructions
Cherry Clafoutis
- Place oven rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 10″ pie pan (or another same-sized baking dish) with the 1 tablespoon of butter and sprinkle it with 1 tablespoon of the sugar. Add cherries to the pan in a single layer.
- In a medium bowl, briskly whisk eggs and ¼ cup of the sugar until smooth and well combined. Add flour and salt, and whiskly brisk until smooth. Add milk, cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract; whisk briskly until smooth. Pour batter over cherries in the pie plate.
- Bake for 20 minutes, then remove clafoutis from oven and sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar. Place back in oven and bake for about 15 minutes more, or until it looks puffed and lightly golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. The clafoutis will deflate as it cools.
Almond Whipped Cream
- While clafoutis is in the oven, use an electric mixer to beat cream until softly firm. Add powdered sugar and almond extract, and whip for a few more seconds to combine evenly.
Serve
- Clafoutis is best enjoyed on the day it's made. I like to serve it about an hour after it comes out of the oven, so the center is set and it's still super fresh. Add a light dusting of powdered sugar over the top, cut into wedges, and serve each piece with a dollop of almond whipped cream.
Nutrition Information:
Serving: 1 Calories: 280kcal Carbohydrates: 26g Protein: 5g Fat: 18g Saturated Fat: 11g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g Monounsaturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0.1g Cholesterol: 111mg Sodium: 82mg Potassium: 211mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 18g Vitamin A: 757IU Vitamin C: 3mg Calcium: 79mg Iron: 1mg
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