Delicious & Easy
Stone Fruit & Edible Flower Clafoutis
Cherries, peaches, and edible flowers from Specialty Produce sit atop custardy clafoutis. Creamy and custard-like, crisp and puffed like a dutch baby, making clafoutis is as easy and delicious as it is flexible. Top batter with whatever seasonal fruit you can get your hands on.
Ingredients for
Stone Fruit & Edible Flower Clafoutis
1 lemon
1 cup cherries
1 peach
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
edible flowers to garnish
1 tablespoon powdered sugar (for serving)
SERVES 2–4
Instructions for
Stone Fruit & Edible Flower Clafoutis
Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 350° F. Coat a 9-inch pie pan or 10-inch cast-iron skillet with butter and set aside.
Prepare the Fruit
Zest the lemon and juice ½ lemon, yielding about 1 tablespoon of juice.
Stem and pit the cherries; pit and thinly slice peach. Set fruit aside.
Make a Batter
In a large bowl, combine the milk, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla. Whisk until sugar is dissolved
Add the flour and salt and whisk until smooth.
Add the Fruit
Pour batter into prepared pan and top evenly with the fruit and edible flowers
Bake
Bake until set, puffed, and light golden brown around the edges, about 35 to 40 minutes.
Let cool for 5 to 10 minutes.
To serve, dust with powdered sugar and cut into wedges or scoop and serve warm.
