Classic Cherry Clafoutis Recipe

Ingredients for this recipe:

• 3 cups pitted fresh dark cherries
• 1 cup + 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 ¾ cup whole milk
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 4 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• powdered sugar for garnish

Serves 8

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Procedures:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.
2. Rinse and pit the cherries and add them to a bowl along with 3 tablespoons of sugar and mix until coated. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl whisk together the milk, remaining 1 cup of sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, and eggs until completely combined and smooth.
4. Butter a 9”-10” glass tart dish.
5. Place the cherries flat into the tart pan and pour the batter over top and bake at 375° for 35 to 40 minutes or until browned around the edges, lightly browned on top and firm in the center.
6. Cool slightly on a rack at room temperature and garnish with powdered sugar and serve warm.

Chef Notes:

Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 1 day in advance and you can either serve it cold or warmed, just reheat slightly before serving.

How to Reheat: Since this recipe is classically eaten warmed, wrap the clafoutis in foil and bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until just warm.

How to Store: Cover with plastic and keep in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. This does not freeze well.

You do not have to toss the cherries in sugar if they are sweet enough, however if they are on the tart side then it is recommended.

If you wanted to greatly enhance the flavor of this recipe you could sub the vanilla extract for vanilla bean seeds.

You can bake this in a glass or ceramic coated tart dish, a cast iron skillet or a casserole style dish.

Make sure while whisking the batter that it is completely smooth. If you can’t get it this way blend in the blender for 20 seconds on high speed.

[sarahd]

My 13 yo made this today with fresh blueberries. It is wonderfully easy and so beautiful. Thank you for the recipe!

[HannnahRosch]

My stepson has been wanting to make this and yours was the first video to pop up when I googled it. I yelled "Billy the bartender from LongHorn!!! I used to work with this guy!"
Great video!!! Very helpful! Awesome job!

[darkmajor]

Bonjour, some observations: It is absolutely necessary to keep the pits, not for the taste of the almond but so that the juice of the cherry explodes in the mouth during the tasting.
And we do not coat the cherries with sugar but before baking we sprinkle the preparation with hazelnuts of butter. Take out of the oven and sprinkle with a little sugar (preferably brown sugar).🖐

[jelsner]

I just popped one in the oven! I tried whisking by hand but couldn't get it smooth so I used the immersion blender. I LOVE cherries and can't wait to dig in!

[hhhaemmm]

Where I live, the cherry season starts in late June. I will save this recipe and try it when the juiciest and sweetest fresh cherries are available. Looks so yummy. Thank you!

[Petlover]

I made this the 1st time with your recipe and used 2/3 frozen berries (Blueberry, Raspberry and Blackberry) and 1/3 fresh Blueberry., and also used 1/2 cup sugar instead of 3/4 cup. It turned out pretty good. I will use fresh fruits next time. Thank you very much for posting this recipe.

[NeeSan]

followed your recipe but with blueberries and it was phenomenal 🤩

[EcholocationSouth]

I’ve made this twice now, came out wonderful.

[Tristan-xiih]

One of my favorite desserts😋😋
My grandma makes it when I visit her in France🇫🇷

[kerenewell]

Your recipes look amazing Chef Billy! I LOVE cooking/baking and have learned from my mom, books, tv, and now youtube! Thanks for helping me expand my baking abilities!

[fahimep]

As a clafoutis fan, I wanted to make it myself for the first time and tried your recipe with tart cherries. It turned out pretty well, though the egg taste was a bit strong. Thanks for the recipe!

[zaaxi]

My dad always made it with peach and its one of my favourite desserts, I'm going to make it myself very soon

[explorerdarling]

Thank you for this video! Looks delicious and your instructions are perfect

[markrichards]

Try it with plums, when they ar e in season. Make sure the plums are still firm. It's delicious.
Also, when I make it with cherries, I use almond extract instead of vanilla, to boost the cherry flavor.

[TheBrysin]

Thank you!❤ Very tasty! Very easy to do!

[brenttesterman]

If you use a blender to mix the custard ingredients be sure not to incorporate too much air into it or it will rise too much and then collapse possibly causing problems.

[janeybakarbessy]

Ok, I got my tool to get those pits out and let's make this Clafoutis Recipe!

[monicalimon]

So so simple!!! Absolutely trying this!!
Looks delicious 😋

[probablynotdad]

Can this be done with strawberries? I have the alpine(he thiner smaller variety as opposed to those huge fig sized ones you can get in stores in America) varities to clarify, so they're more comparable to a large blackberry in size.

[riyamitraministries]

I will try to make this next week. Lots of cherries these days. Thanks for the recipe