Recipes
Red plum clafoutis
This French dish is traditionally made with black cherries – plums add a British orchard twist
This French dish is traditionally made with black cherries – plums add a British orchard twist
(101 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour 10 Mins
Serves: 8
Price: 16p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 117g serving contains
Energy
549kj
131kcal
549kj
131kcal
7%
Fat
2.8g
2.8g
Low
4%
4%
Saturates
1.1g
1.1g
Low
6%
6%
Sugars
13.6g
13.6g
Med
15%
15%
Salt
0.14g
0.14g
Low
2%
2%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
469kj/112kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
469kj/112kcal
Ingredients
20g unsalted butter
3tbsp caster sugar
300g plums, halved and stoned
3 eggs
300ml semi-skimmed milk
75g plain flour
1tsp vanilla extract
½tsp cinnamon
2tbsp icing sugar, plus a little extra, to serve
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 180C/ 160C Fan/Gas 4.
2
Grease a 1L shallow dish with the butter.
3
Sprinkle 1tbsp caster sugar in the base, arrange the plums on it, cut-side down, and sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
4
Beat together all the remaining ingredients until smooth. Strain through a sieve over the fruit, pressing any lumps through with the back of a spoon. Leave to rest for 15 mins.
5
Bake for 45-50 mins until firm, well-risen and golden brown.
6
Leave to stand for 5 mins, dust lightly with icing sugar and serve warm.