Thursday, January 24, 2013

Cran-Apple Clafouti/ Flaugnarde



Blogging Marathon #24
Theme: Moderator's Choice - Kid's Delight - Desserts

Clafouti is a classic French dessert made with cherries.  Although in other countries you will see clafouti made with other fruits, it is called flaugnarde in France when made with other fruits.

Cran-Apple Clafouti/ Flaugnarde
(click here for printable recipe)
Serves 6-8
Ingredients:
1  Granny Smith apple
1/4 cup fresh cranberries
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
powdered sugar

Peel and thinly slice 3/4 of the apple.  Reserve the remaining part of the apple for garnish.
Grease a pie plate.  Preheat oven to 350 F.
Arrange apple slices on bottom of pie plate.  Sprinkle cranberries on top.
In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla and spices well. Pour over fruit.
Bake for 30-40 minutes until puffed and golden brown.

Top with powdered sugar and serve at room temperature or chilled.

Hope you enjoy this spiced up version of flaugnarde!

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18 comments:

  1. Wow this looks so delicious and inviting..

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  2. love the flavour of Nutmeg in desserts, Mir... this looks so delectable..

    Kalyani
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  3. The first click looks very inviting Mir...

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  4. super click...loved the recipe as well..bookmarking

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  5. Very interesting twist to the usual cherry clafouti,my daughter's favourite.

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  6. wow, what a wonderful recipe.Very interesting recipe

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  7. This is something new to me so inviting.

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  8. A very new recipe to me Mireille!!! looking so tempting!!!
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  9. Sounds interesting and inviting,makes me drooling..

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  10. Nice and very different and new recipe for me. Good one.

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  11. First time I have heard about this lovely dish. Looks delicious. Bookmarking the yummy dessert.

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  12. These look absolutely great! Wish you had put a bigger picture, though :(.

    Bookmarking this!

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  13. Yummm. Never thought clafoutis can be made with other fruit. Sounds delicious.

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  14. wow!!this looks absolutely delicious...
    Thanks for sharing with the event..

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  15. Wow... very unique and temping... very new for me.. add in my bookmark list

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