Juicy apple slices and a spiced batter are baked into a slice of deliciousness in this easy apple clafoutis. The batter is made with cinnamon and cardamom and works great with the caramelly cooked Honeycrisp apple.
For more easy apple desserts, check out this Stovetop Apple Crisp and these Mini Apple Cakes with Cinnamon Whipped Cream.
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What is clafoutis?
A clafoutis is a French fruit dessert made with a very thin batter that’s baked in the oven. It’s kind of a cross between a Dutch baby and a custard.
Ingredients:
*INGREDIENT NOTE: Don’t use any other apple variety for this recipe, you need the acidity and juiciness of a Honeycrisp apple here.
How to make it (overview with photos):
Prepare the batter and the apples:
- Whisk together egg and light brown sugar until well combined. Whisk in all-purpose flour, whole milk, heavy cream, cardamom, cinnamon and salt.
- Melt butter, then stir in light brown sugar and cook the apple slices until soft.
Bake the clafoutis:
- Butter your baking dish(es)*, then lay the apple slices into it.
*RECIPE NOTE: You can either use four 5-inch diameter ramekins or one 3-cup capacity casserole or pie pan.
- Pour or ladle the batter into the ramekins or the pan.
- Set the baking dish(es) on a baking sheet and bake until the batter is set. Let cool.
- Generously sift powdered sugar over the top of the clafoutis, cut into sections and serve.
How to store leftovers:
You can cover the ramekins or pan with plastic wrap and store leftovers in the fridge for up to 1 day. Warm up the clafoutis in the microwave.
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Spiced Apple Clafoutis
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided
- 1½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- pinch of salt
- 1 Honeycrisp apple, quartered, peeled, cored and sliced into about 20 slices total
- 1½ tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and 2 tablespoons brown sugar until well combined. Whisk in the flour, then the milk, the cream, the spices and the salt. Set the batter with the whisk aside.
- Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small saucepan or skillet. Stir in the remaining 1 tablespoon brown sugar and cook until the mix is bubbly. Add the apple slices and cook, moving them around a few times, until soft (~10 min.).
- Use the remaining ½ tablespoon butter to grease the ramekins or the pan.* Set aside. Lay the apple slices into the ramekins or the pan.
- Briefly whisk the batter again, then pour or ladle it into the ramekins or the pan.
- Set on a baking sheet and bake until completely set and no longer jiggly in the center (13 to 18 minutes).
- Let cool to almost room temperature, then sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and serve.
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