Fruit Clafoutis

Name: Fruit Clafoutis
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: cherries or plums 250 g; eggs 3 ea; milk 250 ml; all-purpose flour 80 g; sugar 70 g; butter 20 g

Quick answer

Total time: 50 min
Level: Easy
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6

About this dish

Cherries or plums are laid in a single layer, and a thin batter of eggs, milk, sugar and a little flour is poured over just until the tops of the fruit peek through.

Straight from the oven the edges are puffed and golden; after a few minutes they sink and the custard settles. Spooned out warm, each serving gets soft fruit, a moist middle and some of the browned edge.

Ingredients

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IngredientAmount

eggs3 ea

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180C.

Grease the baking dish evenly with 20 g butter, then arrange 250 g cherries or plums in a single layer after removing excess moisture from the fruit.
2

Place 3 eggs and 70 g sugar in a bowl and whisk just until the sugar grains mostly dissolve and the mixture looks slightly lighter.

Avoid whipping in too much air, which can make the custard rise unevenly.
3

Add 250 ml milk gradually while whisking.

Sift in 80 g all-purpose flour, then whisk from the center outward until the batter is thin and smooth with no dry pockets or visible lumps.
4

Pour the batter slowly over the fruit, leaving some pieces partly visible so the top bakes attractively.

Tap the dish gently on the counter to release large air bubbles before it goes into the oven.
5

Bake on the middle rack at 180C and start checking after 30 minutes.

It is ready when the edges are puffed and golden while the center still gives a gentle wobble like soft custard.
6

Bake for about 35 minutes total, but remove it before the center becomes firm and dry.

Let it rest for 10 minutes so the puffed edges settle, then serve while still warm.