White Chocolate and Raspberry Clafoutis
By on December 9, 2010 9:02 PM
There are certain flavour combinations that compliment each other so well that when one is presented without the other, it just doesn't seem right or complete. For instance, I find that I can't have tomato without basil or lamb without rosemary, dark chocolate without burnt caramel, lemon without the tart, quince without the blue cheese, gin without tonic and white chocolate without raspberries.
There are also certain times during a woman's cycle that can only be endured and made right with chocolate. Thus, over the decades I've tried all manner of suggestions, supplements and homeopathic treatments to help curb this craving, but at the wise old age of forty-something I've decided to throw caution to the wind and just roll with my hormones and enjoy the chocolate too.
One of the ways I explain away or justify this 'phase' of my cycle to those around me (including the little people), thereby making my food choices appear more responsible, is to pair the chocolate craving with a fruit. Hence, this white chocolate and raspberry clafoutis is a perfect example of me trying to convince everyone, that what I'm eating is in fact both healthy and nutritious because of the inclusion of fresh fruit, organic eggs and almond meal.
White Chocolate and Raspberry Clafoutis
Ingredients
1 cup fresh/frozen raspberries
80g unsalted butter
120g self-raising flour
100g almond meal
3 organic eggs
200ml thick cream
100g good quality white chocolate, chopped into chunks
120g caster sugar
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and grease and sugar dust a baking dish.
2. Place flour, almond meal, sugar and butter in the food processor and process for 10-15 seconds or until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the eggs and cream and continue to process until well combined.
3. Pour the combined mixture into the baking dish and stud the clafoutis with chunks of white chocolate and raspberries. Pop the baking dish into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. When you insert a skewer in the clafoutis it will not come out clean as the clafoutis is meant to be slightly gooey. Serve warm with crème fraîche or good quality vanilla ice cream.
There are also certain times during a woman's cycle that can only be endured and made right with chocolate. Thus, over the decades I've tried all manner of suggestions, supplements and homeopathic treatments to help curb this craving, but at the wise old age of forty-something I've decided to throw caution to the wind and just roll with my hormones and enjoy the chocolate too.
One of the ways I explain away or justify this 'phase' of my cycle to those around me (including the little people), thereby making my food choices appear more responsible, is to pair the chocolate craving with a fruit. Hence, this white chocolate and raspberry clafoutis is a perfect example of me trying to convince everyone, that what I'm eating is in fact both healthy and nutritious because of the inclusion of fresh fruit, organic eggs and almond meal.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh/frozen raspberries
80g unsalted butter
120g self-raising flour
100g almond meal
3 organic eggs
200ml thick cream
100g good quality white chocolate, chopped into chunks
120g caster sugar
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/gas mark 6 and grease and sugar dust a baking dish.
2. Place flour, almond meal, sugar and butter in the food processor and process for 10-15 seconds or until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the eggs and cream and continue to process until well combined.
3. Pour the combined mixture into the baking dish and stud the clafoutis with chunks of white chocolate and raspberries. Pop the baking dish into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. When you insert a skewer in the clafoutis it will not come out clean as the clafoutis is meant to be slightly gooey. Serve warm with crème fraîche or good quality vanilla ice cream.
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Oh my, oh my! I've made countless clafoutis in my life as they're usually easily adaptable for the dairy- and gluten-free people in my family, but I've never tried one with chocolate involved! I even have some dairy-free white chocolate on hand. *Add raspberries to grocery list...*
Thank you!
We adore clafoutis in this house and regularly have it for breakfasts on the weekend... never made raspberry and white chocolate one though!
Must fix that pronto!
You had me at chocolate!
Awesome post. The chocolate craving cannot be denied; I like how you embrace it. Also, I have to say I LOVE the name of your blog...!
I bake white chocolate with strawberries usually. I think all berries complement white chocolate well but raspberry's floral aroma is especially good with it.
WOW This is the best clafoutis recipe i have used I didn't have the white chocolate but added extra raspberries and everyone loved it the almond meal gives a great flavour, will be used again
So glad you enjoyed it!
I've just served this to eight guests and it was such a hit with everyone after seconds. Delicious! By the time I got to putting it together I had a few wines and just slapped all ingredients together whisking furiously and pouring into a flan dish-- served with cream and a raspberry coulis.