Written by Kevin Kapusi Starow
I do not have a favourite of anything, as I believe it limits one, though clafoutis always satisfies. This recipe Chocolate & Cherry Clafoutis takes the traditional recipe and adds cocoa, for something sublime. Again this is not a terribly technical recipe, though it does need attention till you are comfortable with making it.
Clafoutis combines vanilla and cherries, so the cherry season is the perfect time for this recipe when the fruit is at its peak.
Chocolate & Cherry Clafoutis is a sure winner with the kids, though I would strongly suggest you omit the kirsch, as it is not suitable for small children.
Chocolate & Cherry Clafoutis
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Baking dish
Ingredients
- 200 ml Double Cream
- 100 ml Milk - full cream
- 1 Vanilla Bean
- 3 Eggs
- 55 gm Caster Sugar
- 1 tsp Cocoa - bitter
- 70 gm Flour - plain
- 1 tbsp Kirsch
- 500 gm Cherries
- 1 Lemon - zested
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c
- Scrape the seeds out of the vanilla pod and add to the cream, and heat in a pan to 75c, then remove from the heat, and stir in the milk.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cocoa, and sugar till light in colour, then stir in the flour.
- Strain the cream mixture into the eggs, and combine well, with the kirsch, zest, and the cherries.
- Pour into a baking dish and bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown in colour.
- Remove from the oven, dust with icing sugar and serve.
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