My wonderful clients Sarah and Vipul had their friends over for an impromptu dinner party. More than excited I jumped at the chance and made a 4 course dinner. Mind you gluten-free- It’s a new challenge, but when I actually sat down to UNTHINK – I realized that eating a gluten-free diet isn’t as bad as I thought, considering my love for pasta and Tartine bread – actually most of my diet is fairly gluten-free. So I began to create their menu…
The dinner was a success! But a flour-less and low in sugar w/little or no dairy??? desert?? Oh me oh my…what could it be ?
I scoured the internet to find this little gem of a recipe from Scandi Foodie Blog. I thought it would be the perfect ending to this savory dinner. I made a few changes including using fresh berries, tossing the berries in some honey before baking, adding lemon zest, almond milk and cashew butter into the batter. They loved the desert and I equally loved making it! I never saw myself committed to baking or sweets but being a personal chef gives me room to experiment. I wanted a bit more richness to the desert which sometimes lacks when you exclude butter and sugar in warm deserts. The result was…there was a crackle of the clafoutis, the almond meal gave it a denseness and the cashew butter lent a hand to give it a richer warm cookie dough consistency.
Dinner Party 2011 April 8th
Chicken Pate w/Sea Salt and Dill & Roasted Artichoke w/Olive Tapenade – Over Sliced Apples. Crisped Black Sesame Kale w/ a Flageolet Bean Ragout – Radish and Tarragon Tri Colore Beat Salad w/ Avocado and Preserved Lemon Relish – Chervil Cod Stew -w/Spring Vegs in a Porcini Broth topped w/Braised Endives Double Berry Clafoutis.
thank you so much for posting the recipe! we had some left over and the next day, shared it with some friends. cold, right out of the fridge. it was an emergency, we needed something sweet asap 😉 everyone who tasted it wanted the recipe! and was shocked to find out it was gluten free!
Thank you so much for your feedback! I am so glad you liked the recipe and you have adapted it beautifully!
Wow, I love that Purity Ring track. You sure have some flavor Ms. Dang. Sup with a Tecate!? ❤