🇫🇷 French Cuisine

Clafoutis aux Cerises

Cherry Clafoutis

Prep Time 45 min

Servings 6

Difficulty Easy

Calories 263 kcal

A rustic Limousin baked custard studded with dark cherries — somewhere between a flan and a pancake, golden and puffed from the oven.

Ingredients

1 Butter a baking dish and scatter the cherries in a single layer.
2 Whisk eggs and sugar until light. Add flour and salt, whisk until smooth.
3 Gradually whisk in milk, cream, melted butter, and vanilla.
4 Pour the batter over the cherries.
5 Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 35-40 min until puffed, golden, and just set in the centre.
6 Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm. It will deflate slightly — this is normal.

Did You Know?

Traditionalists insist cherries must be left unpitted — the pits release a subtle almond flavour during baking that defines true clafoutis.