Blackberry clafoutis recipe
Traditionally made with cherries, clafoutis is a soft-baked French dessert that sets fruit in a light batter. To give the dish a seasonal spin, we have used blackberries. Their sweet tang makes them a perfect pairing for the soft, sweet batter.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 40 mins to cook
- 392 calories / serving
Ingredients
- butter, for greasing
- 2 x 150g packs blackberries
- 75g caster sugar
- 1 lime, zested
- 2 medium eggs
- 50g plain flour
- 100ml double cream
- 100ml semi-skimmed milk
- 20g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp icing sugar, for dusting
For the sauce
- 150g pack blackberries
- ½ tbsp icing sugar
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1625kJ 392.0kcal
- Fat
- 24g
- Saturates
- 13g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 30g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 39.7gProtein 7.1gFibre 0.5g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C.
- Grease a 1.25ltr baking dish. Toss the berries with 1 tbsp caster sugar and the lime zest. Arrange in the dish in a single layer.
- In a bowl, whisk the eggs and remaining sugar until thickened and creamy. Sift over the flour, then beat into the egg mixture. Whisk in the cream, milk, butter and vanilla.
- Pour the mixture over the fruit and bake for 35-40 mins, until just set and golden.
- Meanwhile, make the sauce. Whizz the blackberries and icing sugar in a food processor. Pass through a sieve to remove the seeds, then add the lemon juice to taste.
- Dust the clafoutis with icing sugar and serve warm, accompanied by the blackberry sauce.
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