Cranberries, fresh or dried, embody (at least for me) the spirit of fall. They're tart flavor and deep red hue just scream autumn. Simmered in wine and scented with cinnamon, they made the perfect base for these buttery clafoutis.
The Greek dessert wine Mavrodaphne is similar to port but sweeter and beautifully balanced the tartness of the cranberries here. Using the dried fruit made these clafoutis even simpler and though I loved every part of the dessert, I am looking forward to making clafoutis using fresh cranberries as well.
(Adapted from a recipe on Epicurious.com)
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup Mavrodaphne
1/2 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
3/4 stick unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp sugar mixed with 1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup Mavrodaphne
1/2 cup water
2 cinnamon sticks
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
3/4 stick unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tsp sugar mixed with 1/8 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 400 degrees with rack placed in center of oven. Butter either one 8- to 9-inch baking dish or 6 to 8 ramekins.
In a small saucepan, simmer the cranberries, Mavrodaphne, water and cinnamon sticks uncovered until it's of a syrupy consistency. Pour the simmered fruit into the baking dish or ramekins and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, butter, sugar, flour, vanilla and salt until smooth and pour into the dish or ramekins. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over top and bake until puffed and set in center, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool the clafoutis briefly and serve.
15 comments:
I must try these soon- they look absolutely divine!!
I have never tried these either, and yours are inspiring! I love the in the individual ramekins!
Great idea to use dried cranberries. I have poached frozen cranberries the same way with more spices and it was lovely.
Maria, the use of mavrodaphne in this is fantastic. Cranberries are just so good too! I made my first clafoutis recently as well, using cherries. It was great! Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Ever since I saw posts and posts about Julia Child's Clafouti's I had to make it. Love the additional touches here Maria.
I like the way you make the clafoutis in individual portion, more elegant to serve this way. Would love to taste the Greek dessert wine one day!
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YUM YUM YUM. I just recently made clafoutis too, and loved it. This is an excellent looking rendition.
I discovered clafoutis last summer and it is indeed so versatile! I love yours, it sounds amazing :)
I would have never thought of using mavrodaphne in a clafoutis, but I guess that it will work really well with the tanginess of the cranberries. Love the photos too, they make the dish look so decadent...
What a beautiful and tasty clafoutis! I love the idea of the mavrodaphne with the cranberries.
That greek dessert wine sounds so interesting! Gorgeous dessert!
I have never made clafoutis myself neither! However, yours look absolutely delicious and really inspiring... maybe time has come :D.
Thanks Maria!
Aren't they(clafoutis) so easy? It's a good last-minute dessert option and very pragmatic. Here, cranberries are the feature, next time it could be something else!
For some reason, I haven't made clafoutis this year at all ... no idea why, 'coz u're right abt it being so easy! Yours look light & fluffy & irresistible!
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