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chocolate clafoutis with caramelized oranges

servings
6-8

method

The nice thing about this recipe is that the fruit accompanying it can be varied – certain things work really well with chocolate, like oranges, clementines, apricots or cherries, so give them a try.

Preheat your oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. Firstly zest 3 of your oranges, then carefully remove the outer peel and slice them across into wheel-shaped pieces just under 1cm-inch thick. Break the dark chocolate up, place in a small bowl and slowly melt it over some simmering water, giving it a stir once in a while with a spatula.

You will need a deep 20cm metal tin or earthenware dish to cook the clafoutis in. Rub the inside of it with a little of the butter. To make the clafoutis, sift the flour into a separate bowl, add the almonds, half the sugar, the salt, eggs, yolks, orange zest and milk. Whisk up until smooth and then add the rest of the butter to the melting chocolate. Scrape all the melted chocolate and butter into the batter mix and pour into your tin. Poke little pieces of white chocolate into the batter, then place the tin in the oven and bake for around 16 to 20 minutes. It will rise and should be firm around the edges but sticky and gooey in the middle. This doesn’t mean it’s undercooked... it means it’s perfect! So be careful not to overcook it or it will just be like a boring sponge.

While it’s cooking, bring the other half of your sugar to the boil with about 6 tablespoons of water on a medium heat until you have a golden caramel. Remove from the heat, add the juice from your remaining oranges and stir it in to loosen the caramel syrup slightly. Arrange your oranges nicely on a plate, pour over the caramel and serve with your chocolate clafoutis and a bowl of crème fraîche.

• from Jamie's Dinners

ingredients

• 5 oranges
• 100g best-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 80g unsalted butter
• 115g self-raising flour
• 115g ground almonds
• 115g sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 2 large free-range or organic eggs
• 3 free-range or organic egg yolks
• 180ml full cream milk
• 100g best-quality white chocolate, broken up
• 1 x 500ml tub of crème fraîche

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1. by ashleigh on Thu 04 Aug 2011 @ 21:42

hi jamie <br /> i was do a 3 cource dinner for my family and they loved this dish so i will be using this recipe again thanks

2. by Beavercoat on Wed 22 Jul 2009 @ 01:23

LOL to comment 5 i meant .....!!

3. by Audrey Whelan on Wed 15 Jul 2009 @ 12:47

Looks yummy Jamie!

4. by Beavercoat on Thu 09 Jul 2009 @ 07:34

LOL to comment 3!
too funny ...

5. by Sam on Mon 15 Jun 2009 @ 14:43

This looks absolutely lovely, but instead of oranges I'm thinking of using the mangoes that come from the family orchard: wonderfully sweet with a bit of tartness to them, as they tend to be in my country.I think they'd work well with that clafoutis.

6. by Nikki on Thu 25 Sep 2008 @ 09:59

this recipie sounds great for my GCSE coursework!

thankss x x

7. by veronica west on Tue 09 Sep 2008 @ 10:03

these work really wel for rubbing all over my nipples me and my boy friend love them

8. by Callum on Sat 21 Jun 2008 @ 10:52

This dessert sounds delicious, i am using it as one of my desserts in my Food Tech class

Thanx Jamie

9. by Gus on Tue 20 May 2008 @ 10:41

OMG IM ON A WEBSITE OF JAMIE OLVIER I LOVE YOU AND I WANT UR BABIES

10. by daphne on Tue 20 May 2008 @ 10:37

yummy i am making this dessert in my food tech lessons and omg they are so good! but i have a dilemma im not sure if i need to eat it straight away? :)

11. by roisin on Sun 13 Apr 2008 @ 17:51

my all time favorite chocolate dessert, has served me well ;-)
also makes great brownies when cold the next day!

12. by noah on Sun 16 Mar 2008 @ 06:30

NICE RECIPIE!THOUGH ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS WHAT A CLAFOUTIS IS. IVE BEEN THINKING OF THE QUESTION FOR WEEKS!!!!

PS:WILL U HAVE A NEW SHOW ON

13. by rosanne on Wed 24 Oct 2007 @ 13:38

Hello jamie
i made it for my family when they finally allowed me to cook !
They absolutely loved it i think i've increased my chances to cook again in the near future ;)
lots of love from holland,
rosanne x

14. by Shirley on Fri 27 Jul 2007 @ 17:02

My fiance made this dessert and I fell in love all over again! It's delicious!! Thanks Jamie!

15. by chris yorke on Mon 16 Jul 2007 @ 15:59

this dessert is easy to make and everyone at work and even my future mother in law loves it, i'm making it for a wedding desert. many thanks jamie.

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