This custardy dessert comes from France, where the verb clafir means “to fill.” In other words, clafouti is a dessert filled with fruit.
Because a clafouti is basically a combination of a custard and a pancake, it’s important for it not to have too much flour (it would be too pancake-y) or too many eggs or too much cream (too custardy). Ours strikes a nice balance between the two, especially when studded with fruit.
Clafoutis are traditionally made with cherries; we chose raspberries because they’re easy to find year-­round, but you can experiment with whatever seasonal fruit you find!…