Dessert for 8
Cherry Clafoutis
This French baked custard surrounds cherries with a lightly sweet batter and cooks until puffed, set, and gently browned.
Typical price
$3.00for 4 servings
$0.75 per serving$3.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 0.8 lb | $3.90Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 3 | $0.90Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $0.34Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.46Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.99 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 cups cherries
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup whole or 2% milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp almond extract
- confectioners’ sugar (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and butter a 9-inch baking dish.
- Arrange the cherries in the dish.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth.
- Pour the batter over the cherries and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until puffed and firm in the center.
- Cool the clafoutis for 15 minutes, then dust with confectioners’ sugar if desired.
Swaps
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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