Cherry Clafoutis

Cherry Clafoutis

A Simple And Classic French Dessert!

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 35-45 minutes

Ingredients

3 cups fresh black or Bing cherries, pitted 

2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 cups whole milk

1 cup sugar

3 tbsp kirsch

1 tbsp vanilla extract

4 eggs, 1 egg yolk

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cup flour 

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Cooking Tools

Blender

Baking dish 

Directions

Heat oven to 400 Degree F, grease a cast-iron skillet or baking dish with butter; set aside. Combine milk, sugar, kirsch, vanilla, eggs, and salt in a blender. Blend for a few seconds to mix ingredients, then add flour and blend until smooth, about a minute or two. Pour batter into buttered skillet, then distribute cherries evenly over top. Bake until a knife inserted into batter comes out clean and a golden brown crust has formed on top of Clafoutis, about 35 to 40 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving. 

Serves 6

Cherries Jubilee

Cherries Jubilee
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
1 pint vanilla ice cream
1 lb. fresh, ripe sweet cherries, such as Bing
1/2 cup sugar
1 lemon
1/2 cup black cherry jam
1/3 cup Cassis (optional)
whip cream
Directions
Evenly scoop the ice cream into 4 dishes or decorative glasses and put in the freezer until ready to serve (this can be done up to 4 hours ahead).
Wash and pit the cherries. Put the cherries and sugar in a large skillet. Peel 2 strips of zest from the lemon in wide strips with a peeler and add to the cherries. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon over the top and add the cherry jam, stir to combine evenly. Cover and cook the cherries over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high until cherries get juicy, about 5 minutes more.
To flambé the Cassis: If cooking over a gas flame, pull the pan off the heat and add the Cassis.  Ignite the alcohol with a long match or one held with tongs. Swirl the pan slightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
Ladle the cherries and their juices over prepared ice cream scoops, top with whip cream. Serve immediately.
Serves 4