Pumpkin & Pomegranate

Grain Free, and boyfriend made!

I baked M a big pan of cinnamon rolls for breakfast this past Sunday, and since he usually does breakfast on Sunday he wanted to make me something *new*. Our usual is a big pan of sautéed veggies (Swiss chard, mushrooms, tomatoes, etc.) plus 2-3 eggs each. But since he has requested a special breakfast of cinnamon rolls, he wanted to make me something new too. I had been craving a clafoutis for a while. My father used to make them for us for breakfast and that warm custardy flavor has always been a favorite. M is a bit too modest about his cooking skills, so he had me come up with a recipe that I could safely enjoy.  I had fresh cherries, but M isn’t a fan of cooked cherries and I wanted him to be able yo enjoy a taste as well, so I went with his plum preference (which coincidentally was my father’s usual  clafoutis choice as well). My father just so happens to be in France as I type, so this goes out to him. Here is a healthier version of your clafoutis, suitable for breakfast and dessert alike!

Plum Clafoutis

Ingredients:

• 1/4 C. Coconut flour
• 1/4 C. Date sugar
• 1 Pinch salt
• 3 Pastured or Backyard Eggs
• 3/4 C. Coconut milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 C. Sliced plums
• Coconut oil for greasing pan

Method:

1. Sift together the coconut flour, date sugar, and salt.
2. beat the eggs lightly and combine with coconut milk and vanilla.
3. Mix wet and dry ingredients together and let sit in refrigerator for 12 hours (or overnight).
4. preheat oven to 350°
5. Grease 10″ tart or pie pan with coconut oil and pour in batter.
6. Arrange sliced plums on top.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until set.

**It has just come to my attention that this recipe is actually a “flognarde”. Apparently when you make a “clafoutis” with fruit that isn’t cherries it is called “flognarde”. No clue why, but that’s the French for you. I grew up calling it a clafoutis, and I probably will keep on calling it that. I am sure there will be gasps of horror all across the great nation of France. **