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Cherry Clafoutis

Baked cherry puffy pancake-like
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl, whisk, spatula, baking dish
  • cherry pitter

Ingredients
  

  • 2-1/2 cups cherries, pitted
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tspn powedered sugar for dusting
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole milk (can also use 2%)
  • 2 tspn vanilla extract or yet better, Kirsch

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F
  • Butter a baking dish (around 10 x 7 inches). Scatter the cherries at the bottom
  • Whisk the eggs, sugar, salt till well blended. Add the flour, mix well. Add the milk, vanilla extract (or better yet, Kirsch). Mix well.
  • Pour the batter over the cherries.
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes. After around 25 minutes, check that it's baking evenly, if some parts are more brown, cover with foil. It's ready when golden brown and a clean knife inserted into the center comes out clean
  • Remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream if you wish!
Keyword easy dessert