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Cranberry Orange and Cream Clafoutis

November 17, 2015 by Joy the Baker 30 Comments

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Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Clafoutis  //  noun, super French, [klah-foo-tee]:  An almost breakfast-y tart kind of dessert that’s eggy, custardy, fruit-studded, and somehow cake-like in structure and substance.  Best enjoyed warm, with soft whipped cream, powdered sugar, and your third cup of coffee for the morning.  Fruit is essential.  Cherries are traditional.  Cranberries are happening.  

See also:  firm but still really good flan.  See also:  really eggy cake.  See also:  Stop making poor comparisons when French breakfast dessert is what is, aka DELICIOUS.  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Did that get weird?  (Rhetorical.)

We’re making a French, custardy, I-want-to-call-it-breakfast-cake with fresh cranberries because tis the season.  Here’s where we start!

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

First let’s flavor our sugar.  Why not?  

When recipes have just a few simple ingredients, it’s important to pull out a few of our baking tricks.  This one:  rubbing fresh orange zest into granulated sugar to maximize flavor and aroma.  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Eggs are beaten into the orange sugar.  Structure and custard.  That’s where we’re going with this! 

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Flour into the sweet, eggy mixture.  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

We’re not using baking soda or baking powder.  We’re relying on the power of eggs to give us body and lift.  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Half-and-half is whisked into the mixture, creating a loose, pancake-like batter.  Sweet and lovely and ready for baking.  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Our pie dish is brushed generously with butter and filled with fresh cranberries (whole and chopped).  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Our clafoutis batter is poured over the cranberries, and the tart is ready to bake!  

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

After 30 minutes in the oven, we’ve got a slightly puffed, just golden brown, cranberry-busting, eggy tart.  

There’s no time to waste.  This tart is best served warm! 

Cranberry Orange Clafoutis

Dusted with powdered sugar and served with sweetened whipped cream and coffee.  

The texture of this tart is in between custard and cake.  Some might call it rubbery, but that’s unkind (though just slightly accurate).  I love its unique texture, especially when warm and the tart cranberries add the perfect burst of Fall flavor.  

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Cranberry Orange and Cream Clafoutis

  • Author: Joy the Baker
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 45
  • Yield: 1 1x
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Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
  • 1 teaspoon fresh orange zest
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • scant 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cup half-and-half or whole milk
  • 2 cups cranberries (1 cup whole, 1 cup coarsely chopped)
  • powdered sugar and whipped cream for topping

Instructions

  1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9 or 10-inch pie plate with butter and add two tablespoons of sugar.
  2. Tilt the pie plate around so that the sugar coats all of the butter on the bottom and up the sides of the pie dish. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine remaining sugar and orange zest. Use the back of a spoon to work the zest into the sugar, creating a fragrant, orange-tinted sugar.
  4. Whisk in the eggs until thoroughly combined and slightly thickened. Add the flour and salt and whisk to combine. Lastly, add the half-and-half (or milk, if using) and carefully whisk to combine.
  5. Add the cranberries (whole and chopped) to the prepared baking dish. Top with milky mixture. Bake for 30 minutes, or until puffed and just lightly golden brown.
  6. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving warm dusted with powdered sugar and dolloped with whipped cream.
  7. I like this tart best, warm, the day it is made.


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  • Serving Size: 6

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  1. Heather

    November 23, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    LOVED the flavour. I’m a huge fan of cranberries, so I thought this was amazing. I think I over baked (doing too many things at once) and next time I might go back to Julia Child’s recipe and use just half a cup of flour.

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  2. Elizabeth

    November 4, 2017 at 10:53 am

    I have made this several times and it is SO good! The christmas flavors are fantastic and it is very easy to make. Thanks Joy!

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  3. Lori

    December 16, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Joy, I made this this evening and it was amazing. Like a warm chocolate orange, the unsweetened whipped cream was the perfect addition to balance it out, thank you!!

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  4. Miranda

    November 23, 2015 at 8:14 pm

    I asked my fiance to make this for my birthday, and he totally rocked it! This was delicious.

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  5. Drumlessen Den Haag

    November 20, 2015 at 12:35 pm

    I never had clatoufis…never heard of it either but it looks absolutely amazing!! Maybe I’ll make this one for christmas :)

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  6. Nicole Randall

    November 20, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    I made this last night when we had friends over for dinner. Everyone loved it! And I just had a piece for breakfast with coffee. SOOOOO GOOD! We live in Hawaii and one of my friends (who had never had clafoutis before) remarked that the texture is similar to mochi, a common dessert treat here in the Islands. I agree. Thanks for another winning recipe, Joy!

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  7. Considering The Radish

    November 19, 2015 at 11:44 am

    That looks gorgeous. I love sweets that are half-dessert, half-breakfast. That way you can eat it for dessert and feel virtuous, or eat it for breakfast and feel indulgent.

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  8. Sara

    November 19, 2015 at 6:38 am

    Looks super duper delicious!!!!!
    -sara

    https://almostpaleokitchen.blogspot.com/

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  9. Alison Borgas

    November 18, 2015 at 10:57 pm

    I tried clafoutis last summer with cherries and it was complete stodge. Hoping for more success this year!

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  10. dessertfortwo

    November 18, 2015 at 6:34 pm

    This is so dang dreamy. And creative. This is exactly how I want to eat all my cranberries!

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  11. allysia

    November 18, 2015 at 8:27 am

    This looks so pretty! I live for cranberries this time of year. Also the pronunciation guide was very useful, I realized I’ve been saying clafoutis wrong all this time, ha ha.

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  12. Hala

    November 18, 2015 at 5:35 am

    Hello. Can this be made with other than cranberries?

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    • joythebaker

      May 24, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      I’m not sure, I’ve never tested it with cranberries. But if you do, let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  13. ladulceneta

    November 18, 2015 at 4:40 am

    Umm! Delicious!!

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