Julia Child Inspired Berry Clafoutis
A light and elegant dessert that celebrates the best of fresh fruit! It has a custard like base that is super creamy and melt-in-your-mouth! If you have slightly tarter berries, feel free to increase the sugar to 2/3 cup. Also try making this with apples, plums, peaches, and pears!
Servings: 1 Clafoutis
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar divided
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract optional
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest optional
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 3 cups berries or sliced fruit
- powdered sugar for dusting on top optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Generously grease a medium flameproof baking dish (around 9 inch diameter) with butter or oil.
- Add the milk, half of the sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, lemon zest, and flour to a large blender. Blend on high for 1 minute until smooth and bubbly. If you don't have a blender, whisk all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
- Pour a layer of batter into the greased dish, around 1/4 inch thick. Heat the dish over low heat until a thin layer sets on the bottom of the dish. Remove from the heat and scatter the berries on top. Sprinkle the remaining sugar over the berries. Pour the remaining batter over the berries.
- Bake the clafoutis in the preheated oven for 45-50 minutes. The top should be lightly browned and an inserted toothpick should come out clean. Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Optionally dust with powdered sugar and serve warm. Enjoy!
Notes
If you are using a large pan, the clafoutis will be thinner and bake in around 45 minutes.
Feel free to experiment with different fruits!
If using frozen berries, do not thaw.