Gluten-Free Clafoutis
French cherry clafoutis: fresh sweet cherries baked in a simple custardy batter of eggs, milk, sugar and a little gluten-free flour blend, puffed and golden from the oven. Serve it warm with a dusting of powdered sugar.
At a glance: This easy desserts recipe yields 6 servings in about 1h 15m (15 min prep, 45 min cook). It uses 11 ingredients — including unsalted butter, granulated sugar, sweet cherries — and walks through 6 steps. Updated . Browse more desserts recipes or return to all gluten-free recipes.
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Cross-Contamination Warning for Gluten-Free Clafoutis: When preparing this desserts recipe, flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Gluten-Free Notes for Gluten-Free Clafoutis: Clafoutis needs only a small amount of flour, replaced with a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend. Use extracts, powdered sugar and a flour blend labeled gluten-free.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Tips & Notes
- Blend the clafoutis batter until it is completely smooth. Lumps of gluten-free flour blend do not dissolve in the oven.
- Pat the pitted cherries dry before adding them. Extra juice makes the clafoutis soggy and streaked.
- Serve the clafoutis warm, not hot. It sets and the custard flavor comes through after about 15 minutes out of the oven.
Common questions
How long does Gluten-Free Clafoutis take?
Gluten-Free Clafoutis takes about 1 hour 15 minutes, including resting time: 15 minutes to prep and 45 minutes to cook, for 6 servings.
What should I check before making Gluten-Free Clafoutis with celiac disease?
Written with gluten-free ingredients. Use products labeled gluten-free, check labels, and ask your clinician about your own needs.
What cross-contamination risk is specific to Gluten-Free Clafoutis?
Check unsalted butter, softened, for the dish, granulated sugar, for the dish, sweet cherries, pitted before they go into Gluten-Free Clafoutis. Flour dust travels. Bake this on a day the kitchen is not also handling flour that contains gluten, use clean bowls, beaters and baking sheets, and keep the gluten-free flour blend in its own sealed container.
Which gluten-free swaps does Gluten-Free Clafoutis use?
Gluten-Free Clafoutis relies on a gluten-free all-purpose flour blend. Keep those gluten-free-labeled products in place of a gluten-containing flour or sauce. If the blend already lists xanthan gum, do not add a second binder unless this recipe says to.
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