chocolate cherry cafloutis - la tartine gourmande

Chocolate and Cherry Clafoutis

(For 4 individual clafoutis)

You need:

• 14 oz cherries
• 2 large eggs
• 3/8 cup whole milk
• 1.5 Tbsp cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 oz dark chocolate at 65 or 70 % cocoa, as you prefer
• 4 Tbsp butter
• 2.5 Tbsp cane sugar
• Confectioner’s sugar, to sprinkle

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix 1 egg with 1 Tbsp sugar and add the milk. Add 1 Tbsp sifted flour and keep on the side.
• Melt the butter and chocolate in a double-boiler.
• Beat 1 egg with the rest of the sugar until pale in color.
• Add the rest of flour and cornstarch. Mix well.
• Add the butter/chocolate and mix well. At this point, you will mix the two preparations together.
• Preheat your oven at 350 F.
• Take 4 individual baking molds and grease them.
• Wash the cherries and remove the stalks (or not) and arrange them at the bottom of the molds.
• Divide the cream between them and place in the oven for 20 min remove and let cool slightly.
• When ready to serve, sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar.