Funny name. Fantastic dessert
Note that this can be made with many different fruits, any stone fruit works well as does cooked apples and pears.
1 1/4 pounds sweet cherries (fresh or frozen, thawed)
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup, plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided use
1 1/3 cup milk
Softened butter, for preparing the baking dish
Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Smear a 2-quart shallow baking dish liberally with butter.
Stem and pit the cherries. Lay them in a single layer in the baking dish.
In a standard blender, or mixer and a bowl, mix the eggs, flour, vanilla and almond extracts, ½ cup sugar, and mix together until smooth.
Pour the batter over the cherries and sprinkle the fruit and batter with the 3 tablespoons of sugar.
Bake the clafoutis until the custard is just set; a knife poked in the center should emerge relatively clean. It’ll take about 45 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temp.
