Pamela Anderson's Stone Fruit Clafoutis

I threw this recipe in because I make it so often. It’s an elegant but simple dessert I fell in love with in France. My home, British Columbia, is a stone fruit clafoutis. And the custardy, creamy texture is luxurious and decadent. There’s always a time and a place to indulge. — Pam Anderson

Stone Fruit Clafoutis

Makes 1 (9-inch) clafoutis

Anderson's cookbook, "I Love You," began as a box of recipe cards for her sons.

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Cooking with Pamela

Anderson shared three recipes from I Love You with AARP members:

Buddha Bowls with Crispy Sesame Tofu

This hearty, flavorful bowl is packed with plant-based protein.

Crispy Saffron-Spinach Rice Cake

Crunchy texture and vibrant flavors make this a worthy main course or side dish.

Stone Fruit Clafoutis

This dessert looks like a work of art and takes less than 10 minutes to put together (plus baking time).

Ingredients

• About 1 pound cherries, pitted, or 6 small ripe plums, pitted
• 10½ ounces silken tofu
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ⅓ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened plant milk
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, plus more for the pan
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
• Tiny pinch of ground turmeric
• ½ cup unbleached organic all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons chickpea flour
• 3 sprigs lemon thyme
• Powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Oil a 9-inch cast-iron skillet or pie dish.

In a blender, combine the tofu, cornstarch, granulated sugar, plant milk, oil, vanilla, salt, and turmeric. Blend on high until smooth. Add the all-purpose and chickpea flours and blend again to incorporate. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Nestle the cherries or plum halves into the batter by pressing down on them gently with your fingertips. I like some to face cut-side up and others to face down. Scatter the lemon thyme on top. Bake until golden brown and set, about 50 minutes.

Let the clafoutis cool for 10 minutes or so, then dust with powdered sugar and serve warm.

Excerpted from I LOVE YOU by Pamela Anderson with Maria Zizka. Copyright © 2024 by Anderson Media Company, LLC. Photographs by Ditte Isager. Used with permission of Voracious, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company. New York, NY. All rights reserved.