Fresh cherries bake beneath a soft almond-and-vanilla custard in this eight-serving clafoutis. Preparation takes 10 minutes and baking 50–60 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 5 tablespoons granulated sweetener
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 teaspoon almond essence
- 500 g fat-free fromage frais
- 400 g fresh cherries
Method
- Preheat the oven to 150°C.
- Beat the eggs, sweetener, almond essence, vanilla essence, and fromage frais until thoroughly mixed.
- Halve and stone the cherries. Scatter them across the base of a large flan dish.
- Pour over the egg mixture.
- Bake for 50–60 minutes, until springy, beginning to brown at the edges, and 160°F (71°C) at the center.
- Cool completely before slicing into eight servings.
Spread the cherries evenly so each slice includes fruit. The springy texture and browned edges are more useful doneness cues than color alone.
