Baking tends to be a more time-intensive, technique-heavy form of cooking. But it doesn’t have to be! I’ve recently started making these super easy fruit dessert (vegan clafoutis), and my smile and my waistline are both a little broader. These delicious, cake-like desserts are as simple as they come, plus it is extremely versatile. It takes very few ingredients, can be mixed all in one bowl, and can be made with whatever type of fruit you have around. The resulting confection is beautiful, delicate, sweet, and somewhat spongy- perfect for dessert, breakfast, or an afternoon tea. This dish is similar to a crisp or a cobbler, but fancier tasting, and even easier.
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About Vegan Clafoutis (Vegan Clafouti)
Clafoutis- I’ve thrown that word around once or twice, but lets get into what it really means. A clafoutis is a French dessert (French, so ignore the “s” and say “clafouti”). It is traditionally made with cherries tossed in a simple batter and baked. As an aside, unless you’re using black cherries, technically you’re not making a clafoutis, you’ve made a flaungardes- personally, I’ve decided to ignore that tidbit and call them all clafouti. I like the word better, and the term is more well known. Technical terms aside, the easy fruit dessert can be made with a simple vegan recipe, using just 7 ingredients (plus fruit).
Looking for Fruit-Desserts? Try one of these!
- Almond, Oat and Apple Cookies (Vegan)
- Easy 4-Ingredient Filo Maple Vegan Apple Tart
- Simple Vegan Lemon Cake with Coconut and Almonds
- Salted Dark Chocolate Blackberry Vegan Brownies
- Vegan Cranberry Banana Bread
Any-Fruit Baked Dessert
I made the bold claim that this recipe works with any fruit- I want to clarify and say that it has worked with every fruit I’ve tried so far. At the time of writing this, I have tried making a vegan clafoutis with apples, pears, blueberries, and blood oranges. Not a failure yet! My favorite so far has been the apple, because honestly I’m just an apple kind of girl- it’s the New Englander in me. My boyfriend was more a fan of the blood orange. I’m going to keep on trying out clafoutis (in the name of science), but if any of you find a fruit that doesn’t do well in this easy fruit dessert, let me know in the comments below. Let me know if you try a particularity good one too- I’d love to hear about your baking adventures!
How to Make These Clafoutis
When making the vegan clafoutis, mix the dry ingredients first and then add the wet to the dry. Let the batter sit for at least 10 minutes while you prep your fruit. Since fruit comes in all different shapes and sizes, there is no single way to prep, but you can follow these two steps, and get yourself somewhere great. First remove any parts you don’t want to eat (stems, peels, skins, pits, etc). Second chop the fruit into bite sized pieces, or into a size you would find pleasant in a pastry. Be extra delicate with oranges and more juicy fruit- you don’t want to wring too much juice out.
Add the fruit to the batter and gently fold- again, we’re not trying to juice the fruit in the process. Grease a pan and pour the fruit and the batter in, moving the fruit around if necessary to distribute it fairly evenly. Bake for around 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (and before the edges burn… oops!). When you remove it from the oven, it will still be fairly soft- wait 10 minutes before trying to remove it from the pan. Allow it to cool completely for a more cake-like dessert, or eat right way for a slightly more crumbly, pudding type dessert.
The Easiest, Any-Fruit, Baked Dessert (Vegan Clafouti)
The Easiest, Any-Fruit, Baked Dessert (Vegan Clafoutis)
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup vegan sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- Liquid from one can of chickpeas (about half a cup of aquafaba)
- 3 tbsp. vegan milk or water
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 4 tbsp. vegan butter or coconut oil, melted
- 2 cups of fruit, any type.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450°F (230°C). Grease a 9 inch cake pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add the aquafaba (chickpea liquid), vegan milk or water, vanilla extract, and melted vegan butter or coconut oil and whisk well. Let the batter stand for at least 10 minutes while you prepare the fruit.
- Prepare your fruit by washing and removing any inedible parts (peels, skins, stems, etc.) and cutting it into bite-sized pieces. After the batter has been sitting for 10 minutes, add the fruit and gently fold it so it is all covered. Transfer the fruit and all the batter into the greased pan and place in the oven.
- Bake for 30 minute, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean (and before the edges burn). Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before running a knife along the edges and flipping the pan over to remove the cake. Flip it right side up and let it cool all the way before serving.
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Let’s hear from you…
- What type of fruit would you try in your any-fruit vegan clafoutis?
- Do you like fruit desserts, or are you more of a chocolate fan?
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