clafoutis

or cla·fou·ti

[ klah-foo-tee ]

noun

, plural cla·fou·tis [klah-foo-, tee].

1. a tart made of fruit, especially cherries, baked in a thick, sweet batter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clafoutis¹

First recorded in 1925-30; from French dialect (central) clafoutis, clafouti ; further origin uncertain; perhaps a blend of dialectal clafir, claufir “to cover, fill, scatter, strew or decorate with ornaments,” from Old French “to nail, fix with nails,” from Latin clāvō figere “to fasten with a nail” (equivalent to clāvō, ablative singular of clāvus + figere ) and foutis, noun use of foutis, simple past of foutre “to have intercourse (with)”; fouter ( def )

Example Sentences

Sweet cherries, such as Bing and Rainier, are great eaten out of hand or can be baked into pies and clafoutis, cooked down into jam or simmered into a sauce.

From Washington Post

We are happy to receive a slice of clafoutis, winterized with cranberry and pear, and a showy gateau Saint Honore.

From Washington Post

Cherry Clafoutis by Lora Zarubin This is the classic clafoutis made with cherries.

From The Daily Beast

Fresh Fig Clafoutis by Marie Simmons A fresh fig tastes more like pure, rich honey than perhaps any other fruit.

From The Daily Beast

Pear Clafoutis by Tom Fitzmorris Sweet, ripe pears are a brilliant variation on clafoutis.

From The Daily Beast

Traditionally, French clafoutis is a cake of un-pitted sour cherries baked into a pancake-like batter.

From The Daily Beast