Blueberry clafoutis is a classic French dessert made by baking blueberries in a custard. This simple blueberry clafoutis recipe is easy to make.
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Blueberry Clafoutis
What on earth is a clafoutis?
Pronounced clah-foo-tee, this French dessert originated in the Limousin region. Traditionally made with black cherries, clafoutis is a dessert of flan-like batter poured over fruit and baked in a buttered dish. It is served slightly warm and garnished with powdered sugar.
If you want to get technical, a clafoutis filled with any fruit other than cherries is technically known as a flaugnarde. Therefore, this recipe would actually be most accurately described as a blueberry flaugnarde. But since the term clafoutis is so much better known, we’ll stick with calling it a blueberry clafoutis.
This dessert falls roughly into the dessert category that includes dishes like flan and baked custard. The addition of flour into the batter gives it more heft.
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Tips for Making Blueberry Clafoutis
- Use fresh blueberries if possible.
- Plan ahead to let the blueberry clafoutis cool down to lukewarm temperature before serving. Or you can even served it chilled for breakfast!
- Optional garnishes include powdered sugar and cream. It’s up to you whether you add these on or not. I actually like my clafoutis just as it is, with no garnishes.
- Try substituting different fruits, or combining different fruits. There’s no need to be bound by tradition in this case. Peaches and berries are a good bet.
If you enjoy this blueberry clafoutis, try my other Fresh from Florida recipe for corn on the cob. Sweet corn is in season in Florida from October to June.
Blueberry Clafoutis
Blueberry clafoutis is a classic French dessert made by baking blueberries in a custard. This simple blueberry clafoutis recipe is easy to make.
Ingredients
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 F and butter a 9 inch cake or pie pan.
Toss the blueberries, wine, and orange zest in a bowl. Let marinate for 5 minutes.
Drain the marinade liquid into a blender. Add the milk, vanilla, flour, eggs, and salt to the blender. Put the blueberries in the pan.
Blend the blender mixture until frothy. Pour over the blueberries in the pan.
Bake for 15 minutes at 400 F. Then, turn the temperature down to 300 and bake 15 more minutes, or until the temperature in the middle of the custard reaches 170 F. Let cool to slightly warm. Serve slightly warm, or chilled.
robin rue
Mmmmm! That sounds so good. My family is really going to enjoy this.
Trisha Lyn Fawver
Looks good; I’m going to attempt it with raspberries since I’m not a blueberry fan. Wish me luck :p
tara pittman
I do love blueberries. This dessert looks so delicious, I need to make it.
Michelle Gwynn Jones
OMG that is so freaking simply. I need to make this and I need to make this with fruit from my kumquat tree.
Ladies Pass It On
I don’t think I have ever tried anything like this before! I love the idea of it and it looks delicious!
Karen Jolly
Thanks for the complete recipe and instruction. You’ve written them in organize manner.
Terri Beavers
Oh this does look and sound amazing. I use blueberries in a lot of my recipes. I’m going to take advantage of that free cookbook.
Ana De- Jesus
The French really know how to make delicious deserts. I love the look of this clafoutis, especially since it has blueberries x
Michelle Waller
This looks so delicious and yummy. My youngest daughter loves blueberries, so I know she would love this.
gingermommyrants
Blueberries are my favorite. I am excited to make this on the weekend. I am sure it will be a big hit with my family.
Annemarie LeBlanc
Oh wow. Look at all those juicy, plump blueberries. I have not tried having a clafoutis, so that also means I have not tried making it. I will try my best to make it by following your recipe. Wish me luck! 🙂
Elizabeth O.
I’ve never tried making this before. I’ve had this a few times and I think it’s an amazing dessert! Thanks for sharing the recipe. My kids will love this.
Carol Cassara
I don’t mind if it’s blueberries or cherries or any other kind of fruit. It’s still something that I would eat and enjoy. It looks so good and I’d love to try making it at home.
cakespy
The only thing I love more than saying “clafoutis” is eating it. This blueberry version looks crazy delicious!
Angela Milnes
looks a yummy dessert I love anything with blueberry and I think this will help me to relieve my stress a good food!
Rosey
I’ve never heard of it until now. It looks great, and the pronunciation makes me sound smart if I say it out loud. 😉
Coralie
This looks like a great recipe that my whole family would enjoy! I am going to make it this weekend.
Mauie
First time to read about this and I’m craving already. Thanks for sharin!
Claire Santiago
I love blueberries and this one is a must try for me. I hope to try baking this for my family, so we have a new kind of dessert.
Wildish Jess
I like how your first line was exactly what I was thinking! lol Looks interesting though, I’d give it a go.