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Maple apricot clafoutis

Traditionally made with cherries, this dish from the Limousin region of France bakes up to a beautiful finish, with the eggy batter nestling chunks of fresh fruit.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100 g maple sugar
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 250 ml milk
  • 200 g apricots
  • 60 g salted butter
  • 3 tbsp pure maple syrup preferably amber syrup for its rich taste

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 150C. Halve the apricots, remove the stone and place into a bowl. Pour maple syrup over the apricots and leave to soak.
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan and in a separate bowl mix the sugar and eggs, then stir in the flour. To complete the batter mixture, stir in the melted butter and milk.
  • Grease a baking tray with butter and pour in the batter mix and top with the soaked apricots and maple syrup.
  • Bake for 40 minutes at 150C and then for a further 20 minutes at 180C.
  • Serve with crème fraiche or ice cream.