Clafoutis - Recipe - Dessert from Auvergne and Limousin

Clafoutis facts

The clafoutis is a traditional dessert from Limousin and Auvergne in Central France.

In some other regions, it is known as milliard or millard.

An authentic Limousin clafoutis is made with black cherries baked in a custard style batter.

The origin of the name, which can also be spelled clafouti, dates apparently from 1864.

It comes from the Occitan word clafotis, which evolved from clafir or claufir that means to fill.

You can replace the cherries with other fruits such as apples, plums and apricots if you want.

There are also many trendy variants.

You can indeed use different species of cherries and more sophisticated batter.

All these alternative recipes are very good, however, they don't produce a genuine Limousin clafoutis!

Clafoutis is a simple and quick dessert to bake, and here is the basic method, the best!

The trick for a perfect dish:

1- Don’t pit the cherries otherwise they'll lose their flavour.

2- Don’t slice them as their juice will turn the dough soggy.