Apple Clafoutis
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: French
Apple clafoutis is one of the easiest apple dessert you could possibly make, yet completely irresistible and slightly addictive. It features soft and tender apples cooked in butter, and a delicious creamy custard. A classic French dessert you can make all year round.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4–5 medium apples, peeled, cored and sliced into wedges
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, divided and melted
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 4 large eggs
- ½ cup (100g) sugar + 1 extra Tablespoon for cooking the apples
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract*
- ⅔ cup (80g) all-purpose flour
- 2 ¾ teaspoons (20g) cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup + 1 Tablespoon (250 ml) milk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°C (180°C). Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch (23 cm) round pie dish or a 9×13 (23×33 cm) baking dish with butter. Set aside.
- Melt 1 Tablespoon unsalted butter in a large skillet, then throw in the apple wedges, 1 Tablespoon of sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring often, until apples are soft. Transfer to the baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs and sugar with the vanilla extract.
- In a separate medium bowl, mix flour, cornstarch and baking powder. Add to the egg mixture and combine.
- Pour 1 Tablespoon melted butter, then gradually pour in the milk, whisking until combined.
- Pour onto the apples and bake for about 35-40 minutes. Let cool slightly at room temperature before serving.
Notes
* For even more flavors, you can use vanilla seeds scraped out from a pod. Your apple clafoutis will be utterly delicious!
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