Clafoutis
If you've got cherries, eggs and whole milk, you're most of the way to this French dessert: about 60 minutes of cooking across 6 steps. You'll find the full ingredient list (with a scaler to change the servings), 6 steps of method, substitutions, and ideas for what to serve alongside.
You'll mainly reach for oven and whisk. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 180C and generously butter a 24 cm baking dish, then dust it lightly with a little of the sugar to give the custard something to grip.
- Wash and stem the cherries (leave them whole with stones for traditional flavour, or pit them if you prefer) and scatter them evenly across the base of the dish.
- Whisk the eggs with the sugar and salt until pale, then whisk in the flour until smooth, followed by the milk, vanilla and melted butter to make a thin, lump-free batter resembling crepe batter.
- Pour the batter gently over the fruit so the cherries stay distributed, then bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the clafoutis is puffed, golden and just set with only a slight wobble in the centre.
- Let it cool for at least 15 minutes so the custard firms up, as it will sink slightly as it settles.
- Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or at room temperature, reminding guests to watch for stones if you left the cherries whole.
You'll use: Oven · Whisk · Baking dish
Ingredient substitutions
- Eggs
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking) · 1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water per egg
- Milk
- any unsweetened plant milk · ½ cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
What to serve with Clafoutis
- Baguette Vegan
- Croissant Vegetarian
- Galettes Bretonnes Pork
- Gratin Dauphinois Side
Tips & common questions
How long does Clafoutis take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of eggs?
Try ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce (baking). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Clafoutis vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Clafoutis is an original French recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Clafoutis cerises.jpg by Popo le Chien, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.