Saskatoon Berry Clafoutis
While you can adapt a basic clafoutis in all sorts of wonderful ways, this goes beyond simply swapping in different fruits. The sweet-tart and somewhat almond-like flavour of saskatoon berries (aka service berries) is enhanced with a bit of freshly ground almonds, making for a wonderful, easy and surprising dessert-slash-breakfast.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1.25 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp butter (for greasing the pan)
- 1 tbsp sugar (for sprinkling in the pan (see instructions))
- 250 g saskatoon berries (about 1 cup (see note))
- 2 tbsp ground/crushed almonds (fresh (see note))
- powdered sugar ((optional))
- candied lemon peel ((optional))
Instructions
- 1
Preheat an oven to 325°F (160°C).
- 2
Place all of the batter ingredients into a blender. Blend until well combined. (Alternatively, place everything into a bowl and blend thoroughly by hand or with a mixer).
- 3
Grease a large cast iron frying pan, pie plate, or similar dish with butter. Sprinkle the reserved 1 tbsp of sugar evenly over the butter.
- 4
Pour the batter into the pan, then sprinkle the saskatoon berries evenly throughout the mixture.
- 5
Crumble the ground almonds all over the surface of the clafoutis, then place in the oven. Bake until the the clafoutis is puffy (especially around the edges) and nicely browned on top - about 35-40 minutes. To check if it's done, remove it from the oven and gently wiggle the pan. It should shake softly, but not look overly liquid. You can also pierce the center with a knife to ensure that it's set.
- 6
Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with candied lemon peel (if desired) and serve immediately.