Goat’s Cheese and Cherry Ciafoutis

Episode 122 - Goat's Cheese and Cherry Ciafoutis

Ingredients:

  • 670g jar Morello Cherries (drained)
  • 250g Soft Goat’s Cheese
  • 140g Caster Sugar
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1½ cups Almond Meal
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • Icing Sugar (to dust)
  • Pure Cream (to serve)

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C fan-forced.
  2. Grease 1 large 30cm cup or six ¾ (185mL) gratin dishes.
  3. Place the pitted cherries in a single layer in the base of each gratin dish.
  4. Place the goat’s cheese, caster sugar, eggs, almond meal, vanilla extract and almond extract in a food processor and process to form a smooth mixture.
  5. Pour the goat’s cheese mixture over the cherries.
  6. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes until the batter is raised and golden.
  7. Dust the clafoutis with the icing sugar and serve warm with the cream.