I was having a few friends over on Saturday night for wine and appetizers and I was searching for a dessert that was easy to make, that was yummy, and that I had never made before. Since it is rather hot here now, I wanted something that also was not too heavy and used fruit. Thats when I found Clafouti. Clafouti is a traditional French dessert that has two main components: fruit and a batter. What sealed the deal for me, is that traditional Clafouti uses cherries, and I love cherries. In traditional clafouti recipes, fresh cherries that have not been pitted are used. I opted to use some frozen cherries that I had on hand. It is a yummy dessert that is easy that I am definitely going to try again!
Clafouti
1 cup milk (I used low fat because I had it)
1 cup half-half
3 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 bag (10-16 oz frozen cherries)
1. Spray a 10 inch pie dish/baking dish with cooking spray. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine milk, half and half, eggs, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl. Once blended, add the flour and beat well.
3. Arrange cherries in baking dish.
4. Pour batter over cherries. Bake 35 to 45 minutes until puffed and golden.
