Julia Child's Cherry Clafouti

I used a combination of frozen peaches and blueberries, which I simmered in some cognac and agave syrup. I also used three egg whites and one whole egg and agave syrup to lighten the recipe a bit. It turned out very well--a simple recipe with an impressive outcome. I simmered some additional blueberries in cognac and pureed for a warm sauce to serve on top. Got great reviews from my fiance.

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I loved this recipe! I had some delicious fresh cherries, and I wanted a simple recipe to make something great. This was it! I also added about a cup of blueberries...wonderful! I especially liked that all the ingredients for the batter are things you usually have on hand. I will make this again for sure, and may try it with some other fruits mentioned in the comments here!

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this was a wonderful dessert! i used rainer cherries and it turned out to be a sweet and sour dessert. delightful! it had an eggy flavor though, which wasn't bad. thanks for posting this recipe!

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This was a simple and delicious dessert! It was so pure in flavor-how can you go wrong with sugar, eggs, milk and flour, right? Yummy! I will try it with different fruits soon, but it was scrumptious with sour cherries and blueberries! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

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Julia's done it again! Perfect French comfort food. I've used this recipe as a base for about three or four different fruit(s) and all have come out wonderfully. While black cherries were, in my opinion, one of the better ones, I've also made it with other fruit that I had around and wanted to use up. Fresh peaches, assorted berries and fresh mangoes. We Americans tend to expect our desserts to be very sweet. As posted this one is not all that sweet so one may want to add additional sweetener(s) to it. However, left as is, it's perfect both as a dessert and if "nuked" the morning after for a quick breakfast. Thanks for posting.

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Oh my god this was delish and so easy to boot, I didnt have cherrys so i substituted frozen blueberries and OMG,.. so easy and delish .. for one of the eggs i substituted EGG Replacer and it was still very light and fluffy,.I think mixing everything in the blender attributed to that .. Will def make again using another fruit.. YUMMMM-O

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Loved it! This was my first time making a clafouti, and Julia Child's recipe was an excellent place to start. Simply delicious and very easy to make.

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This was very, very, very good! I made a couple of changes to fit our lifestyle: 1. Rice Milk for the milk 2. Gluten Free flour combo for the flour 3. Only 1/4 cup of raw cane sugar in the batter and none on the cherries. It was divine and I can't wait to try with whatever fruit is in season. Thanks for posting.

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I'm updating my review to say that I tried this recipe using canned apricots, putting them cut-side down in the pan. The flavor was amazing! I highly recommend trying that variation as well. I've made this clafouti a number of times and I, as well as those I 've served it to, have loved it. I espcially like the extra step of baking a little of the batter first, making a thin crust to put the fruit on. Sort of an "impossible pie" type of thing, but mucb, much better.

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This is very good, and very simple. I have made it with peaches and with cherries. With the peaches, which were very sweet, I skipped the extra sugar altogether. With the cherries, I only added an extra 2 tablespoons over the fruit and didn't pit the cherries. Very easy, very good!

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I made this two nights in a row. Once with the cherries and once with blueberries. Both were wonderful.

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Delicious!! This is on page 655 From Volume I of Mastering The Art Of French Cooking and it's great!! There are many variations of it after that. You can do this with different fruits and add liqueur, etc. While I was pitting my cherries and mixing my flan part, I soaked the cherries in a little cognac and sugar to enhance the flavors. It tasted wonderful!!! Since I did that, I might have added a little bit more flour for better presentation of the flan but it still baked up wonderfully keeping it the same! I have yet to get a cherry pitter. I just stuck all of my cherries into the bottom of my stainless steel sink with some clean stopped up water and halved them with my thumb and removed the pits. It didn't take too long and I was watching TV while I did it. Love Julia and any recipe of hers so thanks for posting this one!!!

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This is truly a keeper. It tastes like a gourmet dessert. I used blueberries instead of cherries. DH can't wait to have it again.

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I purchased a "cherry pitter" so I can make this recipe easily. It is wonderful and I made it with egg whites, so it is almost guiltless.

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This is a wonderful dessert that is pretty enough to impress guests or for a special occasion. I used peaches instead of cherries. We all loved it and I am sure we will make again. Thanks Julesong!!

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