I adore making clafoutis – especially with cherries. However, I had never tried it with plums. To be honest – and I have a bit of a confession here – I never cooked with plums that I can think of. I tend to eat them as is, if that makes sense. So, this recipe was a huge eye opener for me. I decided to add a little warmth to the batter with some cinnamon and nutmeg and, well, since we’re at full on confession mode, I added a bit more amaretto to the batter as well. I don’t know what I was thinking but I was rather happy with the outcome. Sadly, it was humid as all heck in Philly when I made this and, while it was set when the clafoutis came out of the oven, it was like a bit of a bread pudding when I went to serve it. No worries – a scoop of vanilla ice cream served alongside made it all better.
Gather the Ingredients
Nothing like a little fruit maceration, right?
Pouring in the batter.
Puffed and golden – straight from the oven.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs. plums, pitted cut into large dice (about 5 plums)
- Zest and juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1/3 cup of brown sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- Pinch of nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons of melted butter (cooled)
- 3 tablespoons of Amaretto (I used DiSarrano – I say don't cook with it unless you'd drink it ?)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, add the plums, lemon juice and zest and brown sugar. Toss well to coat and set aside.
- In a blender, add the eggs, sugar, milk, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cooled melted butter, Amaretto and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
- Tumble the macerated plums into a shallow baking dish that has been buttered or sprayed with a non-stick spray.
- Pour the batter over the plums.
- Bake in the oven for 35 – 45 minutes, until fully set.
- Serve warm with a bit of ice cream or whipped cream and enjoy!
