Pear Clafoutis (Dairy, Gluten/Grain and Sugar Free)

I just discovered this delicious French dessert or breakfast.  Clafoutis or Clafouti, in some Anglophone countries is generally made with cherries and can be served warm or cold.  I had some ripe pears so I made it with those instead.  Usually Clafoutis is made with cream and some wheat flour, I decided to try it with ground cashews and coconut milk. The ground cashews did make it nice and creamy so I believe an almond milk might work as well instead of the coconut milk.  I didn't add any sweetener as the combination of the ripe pears and ground cashews made it plenty sweet.  For this dish I used my cast iron frying pan but any oven safe dish should work.

This recipe tastes great as an apple clafoutis as well.

I will definitely be making this more often.  It was delicious and very filling!

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon coconut oil or grapeseed oil
• 2-3 sliced ripe pears
• 3/4 cup ground unsalted, raw cashews
• 1 cup coconut milk or perhaps another non dairy milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla powder or gluten free vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease 8x8 dish with 1/2 tablespoon oil or use oven safe skillet.
3. Line sliced pears in a single layer on bottom of dish or skillet.
4. Combine all other ingredients and blend or mix until smooth.
5. Poor over pears.
6. Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown on top.