Cherry Clafoutis
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen and Food Network Kitchen.
Roasted sweet cherries baked in a vanilla custard batter in a hot buttered pan until puffed and golden, then finished with a sprinkle of sugar.
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Method
- 1
Roast the cherries. Heat the oven to 200 °C (180 °C fan) with one shelf high and one low, and put the empty frying pan on the low shelf to heat. Spread the cherries cut side up on the tray and roast on the high shelf 15 min until just tender and dry on top. Toss with the lemon juice, cool 5 min, then dust with the 2 tsp flour and cinnamon; roasting drives off juice that would otherwise make the batter wet and purple.
- 2
Whisk the batter. Whisk the eggs, sugar, vanilla and salt 1 min until pale, whisk in the 70 g flour until smooth, then the cream and milk. Adding the liquid last prevents lumps.
- 3
Bake. Lower the oven to 190 °C (170 °C fan). Take out the hot pan (the handle is hot), add the butter and swirl to coat, then pour in the batter and scatter the cherries over; some will sink. Bake on the low shelf 20-25 min until puffed and golden with darker edges and the centre reads about 90 °C. The preheated pan sets the base fast for a browned, lightly crisp edge.
- 4
Finish. Cool on the rack 20-25 min (it will sink a little), sprinkle with the sugar and cut into 8 wedges. It is best warm the day it is made; keep leftovers chilled up to 2 days.
Storage
Best warm on the day it is made. Keep leftovers covered in the fridge up to 2 days and serve cold or briefly warmed at 180 °C (160 °C fan).
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.25 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 125 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
17.4 g per serving
34.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 69.6 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- baking tray lined with foil
- 25-26 cm ovenproof frying pan (cast iron is ideal)
- large mixing bowl
- whisk
- instant-read thermometer
- wire rack
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 322 kcal |
| Protein | 6.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 40.3 g |
| of which sugars | 30.3 g |
| of which free sugars | 17.4 g |
| Fat | 15.7 g |
| of which saturates | 9.1 g |
| Fibre | 2.1 g |
| Salt | 0.31 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
