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    » Home » Recipes » Summer Fruit Recipes » Blueberry Clafoutis

    Blueberry Clafoutis

    Posted: Aug 22, 2020 · Updated: Jul 12, 2021 by Jenny McGruther · This site earns income from ads, affiliate links, and sponsorships.

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    When you've eaten your fill of summer's fresh blueberries, make this blueberry clafoutis. Brimming with inky, sweet berries in a slightly sweet custard-like batter, this clafoutis is perfect for a lazy Saturday morning breakfast. Or, you can serve it as a light summer dessert, too. Like whole-grain blueberry muffins, it's a staple on our summer table.

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    Blueberry clafoutis in a copper baking dish, dusted with powdered sugar and garnished with fresh blueberries,

    What is a clafoutis?

    A clafoutis is a French dessert that hovers between custard and cake. To make a clafoutis, you'll whisk eggs, milk, flour, and sugar to form a thin batter, pour it over fruit and let it bake until set.

    Traditionally, a clafoutis is only made with sweet black cherries, and when you make the dish with other fruit, such as blueberries or pears, the dish is technically called flaugnarde. However, more recently, the term "clafoutis" is used more loosely both in France and beyond, to refer to both savory and sweet baked dishes made with this custard-like batter.

    Baking tips

    One of the biggest appeals of a blueberry clafoutis is that it's mercifully easy to make. In addition, as a fruit-heavy dish, it requires much less sugar than comparative desserts. While making the batter is simple and baking it is a cinch, there are a few tips you can follow to make sure it comes out right each time.

    • Use a blender to make the batter. A smooth batter with no lumps is the key to a really nice clafoutis. And while you can make the batter by hand if you prefer, a blender ensures that all your ingredients come together smoothly.
    • Butter your baking dish. otherwise, the batter will stick firmly to the pan and you'll need to soak it.
    • Bake the clafoutis until set. If you insert a toothpick into the center of the clafoutis, you should see streaks of blueberry juice but no signs of wet batter.
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    5 from 3 votes
    6 servings

    Blueberry Clafoutis Recipe

    Tender and custard-like, this slightly sweet morning cake is studded with blueberries.  And it's mercifully easy to make, too.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time45 minutes mins
    Total Time50 minutes mins
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    Ingredients

    • salted butter (for the pan)
    • 1 ¼ cups whole milk
    • ½ cup unrefined cane sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon finely ground real salt
    • ½ cup all-purpose einkorn flour
    • 2 ½ cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

    Equipment

    • High-Speed Blender
    • 1 ½ Quart Baking Dish

    Instructions

    Prepare your pan.

    • Butter a 1 ½-quart baking dish, and then heat the oven to 350 F.
    • Arrange the berries in an even layer in the bottom of your baking dish.

    Make the batter.

    • Pour the milk into a high-powered blender along with the sugar, vanilla, salt, eggs, and flour. Blend until they form a smooth batter.

    Bake and Serve.

    • Pour the batter over the berries and then transfer to the oven and bake until set, and golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Let the clafoutis cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
    Rate this recipe!If you loved this recipe, give it a rating. Let us know what works, what didn't and whether you made any adjustments that can help other cooks.

    Variations

    Using all-purpose wheat flour. We favor cooking with einkorn flour, an ancient wheat variety with incredible flavor; however, you can use all-purpose wheat flour, but increase the milk to 1 ½ cups.

    Gluten-free. To make this recipe for blueberry clafoutis gluten-free, try substituting an equal amount of your favorite all-purpose gluten-free flour, but increase the milk to 1 ½ cups.

    Dairy-free. To make a dairy-free version, try substituting low-fat coconut milk for the whole milk, and grease your baking dish with coconut oil instead of butter.

    Swap sweeteners. We use unrefined cane sugar which has a lovely sweetness with mineral-like undertones, but you can also use maple sugar or honey. If you use honey, decrease the milk in the recipe by 1 tablespoon.

    Swap the fruit. Instead of blueberries, plums, sweet black cherries or apricots.

    Swap the vanilla. Instead of vanilla, try adding noyaux (homemade almond extract) or freshly grated lemon peel.

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