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Martha’s Cherry Almond Clafoutis (…no not that Martha!)

Cherry Almond Clafoutis. A french classic dessert that beautifully incorporates sweet cherries, almonds and a creamy baked custard.

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Cherry Almond Clafoutis

Our recipe today comes courtesy of Martha, a Rock Recipes reader who kindly sent it to me. This was after I read her hubby raving about it on Facebook.

Judging by her own cooking and canning related status updates on Facebook, she can find her way around a kitchen pretty darn well. And I don’t think she minds a little culinary experimentation herself.

Bowl of cherries for Black Forest Pie

Cherries for Cherry Almond Clafoutis

I think she could probably give that other Martha a run for her money. 😉

Clafoutis is a classic French dessert, best served slightly warm. It reminds me of a baked flan but with fruit suspended in the custard. It is one delicious comfort food dessert.

Cherry Almond Clafoutis fresh from the oven cooling on a wooden cutting board

Cherry Almond Clafoutis

I have made a couple of adjustments to her recipe to suit my own taste. I’ve replaced half the milk in the recipe with cream to improve the texture of the custard like center.

Then, I substituted the vanilla paste in the original recipe for some easier-to-find good vanilla extract.

Whole and slivered raw almonds in a pile on white background for Cherry Almond Clafoutis

Whole and slivered almonds

Also, I like to toast the almonds a little before adding them to the recipe to bump up their flavour. With good cherries from Chile now on the market shelves, this dessert makes a great winter warm up treat.

I wouldn’t hesitate to use thawed frozen cherries in this cherry almond clafoutis recipe either. First, drain off any juice that appears after they thaw, as this may interfere with the setting of the custard.

If you liked this recipe check out our very popular recipe for Blueberry Sour Cream Custard Flan. Sounds a little odd but tastes incredible.

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Blueberry Sour Cream Flan

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Originally published January 2010. Updated September 2019, to provide additional nutritional information and a printable recipe page.

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Yield: 8-10 servings

Martha's Cherry Almond Clafoutis

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Cherry Almond Clafoutis. A french classic dessert that beautifully incorporates sweet cherries, almonds and a creamy baked custard.

Ingredients

  • 3 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups fresh cherries, pitted whole cherries or cut in pieces
  • 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1 Tbsp butter, softened

Instructions

To toast the almonds, sprinkle them evenly over a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 oven for 5-7 minutes or until just a little golden brown. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large 10 inch pie plate well.

Prepare fruit and chop them in bite size pieces, or leave whole, your choice. Mix with almonds and sprinkle on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

In a medium size mixing bowl, with a hand whisk, whip eggs and sugars together until light and frothy. Blend in flour.

Add milk, vanilla and almond extract, and mix well.

Pour gently over the cherries and almonds, being careful not to disturb fruit, and bake for 30 minutes.

While the clafoutis is baking, mix together the 2 tbsp brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour and 1 tbsp butter to make a streusel.

Remove clafoutis from oven and sprinkle streusel on top.

Return to oven and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes or until knife comes out clean and clafoutis is light brown and slightly puffed. It will fall slightly during cooling time but this is normal.

Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm with fresh whipped cream.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1

Amount Per Serving Calories 214Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 73mgSodium 43mgCarbohydrates 30gFiber 1gSugar 19gProtein 5g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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Margaret

Sunday 22nd of September 2019

Can you make this ahead by a couple of days?

Barry C. Parsons

Saturday 5th of October 2019

No, not this recipe.

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Monday 1st of February 2010

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