Instant Pot or Oven Grape Clafoutis

Extra summer fruit and a few staples find their way into a happy and delicious desert called Clafoutis. A cross between a cake and custard, a clafoutis is the French solution to a summer treat. I love desserts that come together quickly and taste absolutely amazing. There are so many simple treats like this that are the mainstay of a busy home cooks repertoire.  And this came to my rescue when I suddenly found myself with a fridge full of grapes and some very hot weather. And since I did not wish to turn on the oven, the instant pot came to my rescue.

Made with milk, butter, eggs, sugar and fruit it is just the easy kind of dessert you want in your back pocket.

What Fruit to Use

Yes, I made this version with grapes. However, any small fruit such as cherries, berries or such are all great ideas. In fact, you can even use frozen cherries. Essentially any fruit that you have an abundance of can be whipped together into this moist and comforting dessert.

Method of Cooking

The same recipe can be worked with either the instant pot or the oven. They are both great options. The oven results in a more cake like texture, while the instant pot yields a softer pudding like consistency. In fact, people often think it is a variation of bread pudding. Now I am a little biased, but, I also feel that the Instant Pot results in a more hands-off and hence easy to put together version. This said, you do need to wait a little bit to allow the texture to dry out before serving for the instant pot version.

What to Serve this With

Warm Clafoutis is perfect by itself, maybe dusted with a little powdered sugar. There is however something quite magical about topping this with ice cream or whipped cream. Letting it melt over the warm moist and comforting goodness of the custard like base.

Some Interesting Notes

I added just a little powdered cardamom into the batter. This gave it a slightly different flavor. And I used brown sugar for some hints of richness. But that is me. Vanilla and regular sugar are just fine if that is what you have on hand.

The bottom line is whip yourself a batch and you will be making this easy treat over and over again.

PrintInstant Pot or Oven Grape Clafoutis

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

A delightful and easy to put together dessert using a few ingredients and fresh summer fruit.

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup of whole milk or half and half
1 and half cups seedless small grapes or pitted cherries

Instructions

Place 1 and 1/2 cups of water in the base of the instant pot insert or pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a round 8-inch pan well.
In a mixing bowl, add in the eggs, brown sugar, ground cardamom and mix well. Sift in the all-purpose flour and the baking powder and the vanilla extract. Stir in the milk and beat well.
Stir in the fruit and pour this into the round pan.
If cooking in the oven place in the oven and cook for about 25 minutes until set. Turn off the oven and let it cool for 10 minutes and serve warm.
If using the instant pot. Cover the container with foil, place this on a raised trivet and set to cook on cake setting for 20 minutes. Release the pressure after 10 minutes.
Carefully remove the foil opening, let the dessert cool for 10 minutes before serving.3.1https://spicechronicles.com/instant-pot-or-oven-grape-clafoutis/

 

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