Sweet Potato and Apple Clafoutis

Name: Sweet Potato and Apple Clafoutis
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 25 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 300 g (11 oz) orange-fleshed sweet potatoes; 300 g (11 oz) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into thick wedges; 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar; 120 ml (4 fl oz) full-fat milk; A pinch of salt; 2 drops of vanilla extract; 150 ml (¼ pint) whipping cream; Icing sugar, for dusting; 4 tablespoons Calvados; 25 g (1 oz) plain flour; 4 eggs, lightly beaten

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Passion for Potatoes

By Paul Gayler

Published 2010

About

A simple, satisfying and unusual dessert, ideal for a cold winter’s evening. I like it topped with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream.

Ingredients

300 g (11 oz) orange-fleshed sweet potatoes
25 g (1

Dessert
Winter
Vegetarian

Method

Put the sweet potatoes in a pan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until just tender, then drain. When the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel them and cut into 1cm (½ in) cubes.

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/gas mark 5. Melt the but