It was Bastille Day last Sunday so I made a French dessert - a clafoutis! You can eat clafoutis for dessert or even breakfast. I decided on a Mango Clafoutis since I had mangoes on hand. A clafoutis is a baked French dessert that is custard and flan-like. I love all custard based desserts by the way! A traditional clafoutis is made with black cherries but you can use almost any fruit. So while I was researching clafoutis, I found out that a clafoutis made with other fruit should be called a "Flaugnarde." Hmm...well I think clafoutis sounds better and is more well known so I'll stick with that for now. Also be sure to let the clafoutis rest for about 10 minutes after removing from the oven, you will notice that it puffs up while baking and then deflates as it cools. This Mango Clafoutis turned out beautiful and was delicious for breakfast during the week. Enjoy!
Mango Clafoutis
Ingredients
2 mangoes, peeled and sliced thinly
3 eggs
½ cup sugar
½ cup butter, melted
1 cup flour (all purpose)
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Arrange sliced mangos in a buttered pie dish.
In a bowl, beat eggs and sugar with a whisk. Slowly add in melted butter.
Next, add the flour and whisk to combine.
Next, whisk in vanilla and milk.
Batter should be smooth and shiny, similar to pancake batter.
Pour batter over mangos.
Bake for 45 minutes or until slightly browned and almost
completely set in the middle.
Serve warm, at room temperature or cold.
Optional: top
with powdered sugar or serve with fresh whipped cream.
