Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis

Name: Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar; 1 pint blueberries; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk*; 3 large eggs; 1/3 cup blanched almond flour**; 3 tablespoons gluten-free multi-purpose flour**; 2 tsp vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean (scraped); 1/2 tsp lemon zest; 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1/8 tsp salt; powdered (confectioners sugar, for dusting); butter (for greasing the pan)

posted by Izzah Cheema on June 23, 2017 (updated September 7, 2022)

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This recipe for gluten-free blueberry lemon clafoutis couldn’t be easier to make. All you need to do is toss some simple ingredients in a blender and the result is a smooth, not mushy, perfectly custard-like dessert that’s perfect for any occasion, including Eid. Clafoutis is quick to make and elegant enough to be guest worthy!

Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis dusted with powdered confectioners sugar in a baking pan.

“Thank you for the recipe! You are right very easy and so enjoyed it!”
Barbara

I’m a relatively new blogger (8 months on and off), so naturally I was excited to participate in a digital potluck like Eid Eats 2017, hosted by myninjanaan (now known as Chai & Churros) and chocolateandchillies. It’s a pleasure to virtually meet like-minded bloggers, something I hadn’t anticipated when I first started blogging.

I wanted to bring something that I would bring to a face-to-face potluck…something easy to make, seasonal, pretty healthy (in this case, gluten-free) but still elegant.

One of my favorite bloggers on Instagram is Beth Kirby at Local Milk. While browsing through her blog, I ran across this Gluten Free Cherry Clafoutis recipe. Seeing how easy and simple this French dessert (pronounced KLA-FOO-TEE) seemed, I was eager to give it a try. And by eager, I mean I ran into the kitchen as soon as my baby dozed off and attempted to prepare it within 15 minutes (that’s really about how long its prep takes).

“Buttermilk. I don’t have buttermilk. I’ll make my own with vinegar. I have blueberries, not cherries, and so I’ll make a blueberry clafoutis. I can just use the scrapings of a vanilla bean instead of ginger. Not sure how I feel about ginger in my desserts anyway. Blueberries have more moisture. Will they work as well as cherries?” Before these thoughts could come to a rest, I had all my ingredients blending away right before my eyes. As soon as I placed the pan in the oven, I found out – in my flurry, I had left out an egg.

Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis dusted with powdered confectioners sugar in a baking pan.

Attempt 2: The next day, I had to give it another try. The first one, with its slightly off texture, was devoured by my husband and me (mostly me) in 1 day. This time, the thoughts continued… blueberries and summer..and no lemons? Let’s include lemons! This time I also included the third and essential egg. It was perfect.

Attempt 3: I wanted to try it one last time before uploading the recipe. And I wanted to try it with good-old all-purpose flour just for tradition’s sake. For that, I did some research. Did you know – to find authentic recipes of a certain culture, it helps to type the word recipe in the language of the recipe you’re looking for (for example, in French: recette)? Then you take the results and google translate it. I had some good laughs while doing this. For example when this:

Dans un saladier, mélanger les oeufs et le sucre, puis ajouter le beurre fondu, la farine et enfin le lait.
Beurrer une tourtière, y verser la préparation puis y parsemer les myrtilles.
Faire cuire 40 min à four chaud à 180°C (thermostat 6).
A la sortie du four, saupoudrer du sucre vanillé.
Servir tiède ou froid avec de la crème fouettée.

translated to this:

In a bowl, combine the eggs and the sugar, then add the melted butter, the flour and finally the milk.
Butter a turkey (suddenly, it’s Thanksgiving) pour in the mixture and then sprinkle with blueberries.
Bake for 40 minutes in a hot oven at 180 ° C (thermostat 6).
When leaving the oven, sprinkle with vanilla sugar. (why were you in the oven?)
Serve warm or cold with whipped cream. (but never room temperature)

Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis dusted with powdered confectioners sugar in a baking pan.

This last gluten-filled attempt also turned out delicious, so I realized clafoutis is pretty adaptable…a wonderful dessert to bring to a potluck like Eid Eats. If you are looking for more Eid Recipes, check out my collection of 32+ Pakistani Eid Recipes.

Hope you all enjoy this as much as I did. Best Wishes and Eid Mubarak to all!

Gluten-Free Blueberry Lemon Clafoutis dusted with powdered confectioners sugar in a baking pan with a sliced removed alongside a partially eaten slice on a plate.

If you’re looking for South Asian gluten-free dessert recipes, try The BEST Instant Pot Kheer, Instant Pot Carrot Halwa (Gajar ka Halwa) or Sooji ka Halwa (Semolina Halwa).

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