Name: Plum Clafoutis
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 6 – 8 ripe plums; 4 eggs; 300 mL milk; 80 grams plain flour; 6 tablespoons caster sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla essence; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 tablespoons icing sugar; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 1 pinch salt

Plum Clafoutis

Prep Time: 10
Cook Time: 60
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Description

A clafoutis is a type of flan made of fruit (typically cherries) baked in a sweet batter. This plum variant will fill your house with delicious aromas.

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Ingredients

6 – 8 ripe plums
4 eggs
300 mL milk
80 grams plain flour
6 tablespoons caster sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons icing sugar
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 pinch salt

Instructions

Heat your oven to 190°C.
Grease a 25cm flan tin or similar with butter and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of caster sugar over the bottom.
Place plum halves, cut side down, so that they cover the entire bottom of the pie dish.
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of sugar over the top of the plums.
In a blender whizz 3 tablespoons of sugar, the eggs, milk, flour, lemon zest, cinnamon, vanilla and salt.
Process until smooth, about 2 minutes.
Pour over the fruit in the pan.
Bake for about one hour or until firm and lightly browned.
Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Serve warm as is or with a little cream

Notes

You can also substitute the fresh plums with other fresh fruits like pears or nectarines etc – or use canned sliced/halved fruits if it is more convenient or better availability due to season e.g.; apricots, plums, pears, peaches etc.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 8