Clafoutis batter
Clafoutis is a cake from the Limousin region of France, made with a liquid batter similar to pancake batter, into which fruit is added before baking.
Here's a recipe for clafoutis batter, which you can use with any fruit you like.
Here's a recipe for clafoutis batter, which you can use with any fruit you like.
27 K 5/5 (3 reviews)
6 min.
Easy
590 g
7 IngredientsLast modified on: August 27th 2025
For 590 g, you will need:
- 1
2⁄3 cup milk - 2
2⁄3 cup cream - 3
¼ cup noisette butter - 4
½ cup caster sugar - 5
1 tablespoon vanilla sugar - 6
2 eggs - 7
1⁄3 cup flour
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 6 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Pour 2⁄3 cup milk, 2⁄3 cup cream, ¼ cup noisette butter, ½ cup caster sugar and 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar into the bowl of a mixer.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Blend for 1 minute, until well combined.
Stage 4
Your clafoutis dough is ready, but if possible leave to rest for 5-10 minutes before use.
Remarks
You can replace the flour with cornflour if you wish.
If you're in a hurry, just melt the butter rather than baking it.
If you're in a hurry, just melt the butter rather than baking it.
Keeping: Use during the day.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 180 RDI=20 % | 120 RDI=20 % | 1,630 RDI=80 % | 6,810 RDI: 80 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 30 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 280 RDI=10 % | 1,150 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 590 g : 1.80 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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