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black cherry clafoutis

Black cherry clafoutis

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The Limousin clafoutis: whole, dark cherries baked under a milk, egg, and flour-based custard, sprinkled with butter, and baked for 45 minutes.

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Recipe from DavidL, Ano666, ChronosLibre and 7 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Clafoutis is a specialty of the southwest of France, but it adapts very well to our Belgian ingredients. Here’s how to make this simple and delicious dessert.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories317 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.14 $1.19 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $4.40
  • $1.60
  • $0.10
  • $0.13
  • $0.50
  • $0.04
  • $0.37

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Wash and pit the cherries, then arrange them in a well-greased baking dish.
  2. Whisk the eggs in a bowl, add the salt and sugar, then the sifted flour, until you have a smooth mixture. ≈ 4 min
  3. Mix with milk. ≈ 4 min
  4. Pour the over the cherries and sprinkle with hazelnut butter. ≈ 2 min
  5. Bake for 45 minutes, until the clafoutis is set and golden brown: a knife should come out clean when inserted into the center.
  6. Let it cool, sprinkle with vanilla sugar, and serve warm.

The bill

Black cherry clafoutis

  • 500 g of black cherries$4.40
  • 4 whole eggs$1.60
  • 125 g of semolina$0.10
  • 80 grams of flour$0.13
  • 1/2 liter of milk$0.50
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 40 g of butter, plus extra for the dish$0.37

Total$7.14

that's $1.19 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Nutrition per serving

Calories317 kcal
Fat10.3 g
Saturated fat5.7 g
Carbohydrates46.8 g
Sugars34.9 g
Fiber1.8 g
Protein9.3 g
Salt0.19 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of black cherries
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 125 g of semolina
  • A pinch of fine salt
  • 80 grams of flour
  • 1/2 liter of milk
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 40 g of butter, plus extra for the dish

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