Strawberry Plum Clafoutis with Orange Zest Whipped Cream
By the end of April, I always long for plum season! I absolutely love plums and all the yummy treats I can make with them. Around the end of April 2021, I had the same hankering for plum treats and ended up making this for a baking show that recruited Mer & I to audition on NBC. They asked that I create a sweet item and savory item for the producers and this strawberry plum clafoutis with orange zest whipped cream was born! Invite your friends over and make this clafoutis as a delicious breakfast with a cup of coffee. It’s super easy to make, so you can spend more time catching up and not attached to your stove. But the custard texture and fresh fruit will surely impress everyone!
*The savory item that I made for the audition were bacon rosemary scones with a hot honey bacon infused drizzle, which you can find the recipe here.
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups whole milk
4 large eggs
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp pure almond extract
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Dash of salt
8 strawberries, sliced
3 plums, sliced
Powdered Sugar for dusting on top
Butter for greasing pie dish and sugar for dusting bottom and sides of dish
Whipped Cream
1 cup of heavy whipping cream
2 tbsps of powdered sugar
Zest from half an orange
Instructions
Butter pie dish and sprinkle in sugar. Roll the dish around so the sugar sticks to the butter
In a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, mix together the whole milk, eggs, brown sugar, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour and salt. Blend until there are no clumps
Arrange strawberry and plum slices on the bottom of pan, pour batter over the fruit
Bake for 30 minutes in a preheated oven at 375 degrees
While the clafoutis is baking, add heavy whipping cream to mixer with whisk attachment
Whisk on medium, add in zest and powdered sugar
Whisk until you have whipped cream, don’t over whisk or you will get butter
Top the clafoutis with orange zest whipped cream and powdered sugar
