CHERRY CLAFOUTI

Cherry Clafouti

Clafoutis, sometimes in Anglophone countries spelled clafouti, is a baked French dessert of black cherries arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter. The clafoutis is dusted with powdered sugar and served lukewarm.

This dessert is an amazing combination of fluffy almond flavored custard studded with a handful of ripe sweet cherries. The biggest, darkest fresh cherries are best for the ultimate flavor, but frozen cherries work well in a pinch if you drop them into the batter while still frozen. If you can’t find cherries in the market, fresh (or frozen) blueberries will also make your mouth water. Learning to live well after bariatric surgery means that you need to be creative in finding substitutes for the high fat and sugar desserts that we used to devour.

½ cup low fat milk
½ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
2 large eggs
½ cup granulated Splenda
½ cup flour * you could use your favorite unflavored or vanilla flavored proetin powder here, adjust nutritional values accordingly.
½ teaspoon pure almond extract
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup fresh pitted cherries
Confectioners' sugar

Preheat oven to 425º. Combine the milk, ricotta, eggs, Splenda, flour, vanilla, and almond extract in a food processor or blender, blending until smooth. Let batter rest for 20 minutes. Spray the bottom of a 9 inch round ceramic baking dish. Pour the batter into the dish and evenly arrange the cherries in the batter. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm, dusted with 1 teaspoon of confectioners sugar and cut into wedges.

Serves 10
Full portion,

Calories 82,

fat 2 grams,
carbs 8 grams,

protein 5 grams