An Easy Recipe for Blackberry Lime Clafoutis

Blackberry Lime Clafoutis Recipe

As a mom who occasionally (ok, frequently) gets caught up in the busy mom stereotype of messy buns, t-shirts, sweatpants, and hurried lunches of half-eaten pb&j remnants, it’s nice to get a little bit fancy with things some of the time. Fancy around here means clean clothes, fresh hairstyles on the kids, and maybe even a shower for me! It also means whipping up a simple French dessert. If it’s French, it has to be fancy, right?

Our favorite French dessert is a Clafoutis. Pronounced kla-foo-tee, it’s like a cake that’s almost a custard that’s almost a pancake. Filled with fresh fruit and served warm out of the oven with a dusting of powdered sugar, it’s easy to make and is SO delicious. Sometimes I make them with fresh cherries, but this time I decided to take advantage of the fruit-laden blackberry vines just outside of my front door and we made a Blackberry Lime Clafoutis.

We love to make individual desserts, but if you wanted to make one large dessert instead simply bake it in a 9×13 baking pan and increase the baking time by 10 minutes.

What You Need

Makes 6 individual Clafoutis or 1 large Clafoutis (baked in a 9×13 baking dish).

Ingredients for Blackberry Lime Clafoutis
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 2 cups blackberries
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 6 eggs
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • Powdered sugar, for dusting

How To

Blackberry Lime Clafoutis Recipe

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Divide the melted butter between 6 ramekins (about ½ in volume each), spreading the butter around the bottom and sides of each dish with a basting brush. Place the buttered ramekins on a baking sheet.

Blackberry Lime Clafoutis Recipe

Step 2
Place the heavy cream, sour cream, lime juice, eggs, sugar, vanilla, salt and flour in a blender and blend until smooth. Scrape the sides down with a rubber spatula to loosen any flour that may not have been mixed in and blend one more time to make sure there are no lumps.

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Step 3
Divide the blackberries evenly between the buttered ramekins. Pour the batter in the blender over the blackberries in each ramekin, dividing evenly between the dishes.

Blackberry Lime Clafoutis Recipe

Step 4
Place the baking sheet of ramekins in the preheated oven and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the top is just golden brown and puffed.

Blackberry Lime Clafoutis Recipe

Let cool slightly and dust with powdered sugar. Serve warm.