Peanut Butter Banana Clafoutis
This peanut butter banana clafoutis is the delicious result of having too many bananas while planning for this week’s reddit 52 week baking challenge. It’s a very Americanized version of a classic French dessert that’s both easy and elegant.
Clafoutis are made by layering fruit (traditionally cherries) into the bottom of a baking dish, covering the fruit with a custard, and baking. They’re served warm, usually dusted with confectioners sugar.
What else would you make with over-ripe bananas except for this loaf of chocolate chip banana bread?
Tips and tricks for this recipe
For this recipe, you can use any 9 or 10 inch pie pan, cake pan, or even cast iron frying pan. Butter the pan, sprinkle one tablespoon of sugar in the bottom, and then add the fruit in a single layer without overlap.
The batter will be liquid and the fruit may start to float. That’s ok. Try not to jiggle it around too much as you move it to the oven.
FAQs about this peanut butter banana clafoutis
Merriam-Webster seems to think so, but the French disagree.
Clah-foo-tee. The “s” is silent.
Yes, baked custards should be kept in the refrigerator. They will keep for a few days, though they are best served warm on the day they are made.
Yes. Just sub in the equivalent amount of flour.
Related recipes
Check out other Ugly Duckling Bakery recipes with custard or curd like this blackberry curd tart, rainbow fruit tart, or an apple curd.
Just love peanut butter? Make these double peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, this peanut butter chocolate ganache drip cake, or these peanut butter Rice Krispie treats?
Peanut Butter Banana Clafoutis
Ingredients
- unsalted butter for greasing the pan
- 2-3 very ripe bananas, sliced into half inch rounds
- ½ cup (65 grams or 2.3 ounces) bleached all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (25 grams or 0.9 ounce) peanut butter powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup (67 grams or 2.4 ounces) granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon for sprinkling the pan bottom
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream, half-and-half, or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Butter the pan and sprinkle it with sugar.unsalted butter for greasing the pan, ⅓ cup (67 grams or 2.4 ounces) granulated sugar
- Add the banana slices until they fill the pan in a single layer.2-3 very ripe bananas, sliced into half inch rounds
- Sift the flour, peanut butter powder, and salt into a small bowl.½ cup (65 grams or 2.3 ounces) bleached all purpose flour, ¼ cup (25 grams or 0.9 ounce) peanut butter powder, ½ teaspoon salt
- Use a mixer (or by hand) to mix the sugar and eggs until they are frothy (a few minutes).⅓ cup (67 grams or 2.4 ounces) granulated sugar, 3 large eggs
- Add the cream (or half-and-half or milk) and vanilla and mix.1 cup heavy cream, half-and-half, or milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Add the dry ingredients (flour, peanut butter powder, and salt) and mix by hand until the dry ingredients have been fully incorporated into the batter.
- Pour the batter carefully over the bananas.
- Bake the clafoutis on a rack in the middle of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is set (i.e. no longer jiggly!) and a golden brown.
- Let cool slightly. Dust with confectioners sugar just before serving.confectioners sugar
Notes
Nutrition
What’s next?
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Previous challenges:
Week 1: New Year new recipe – blueberry galette
Week 2: seasonal – Smitten Kitchen’s grapefruit pound cake
Week 3: Great British Bake Off – Kate’s sticky toffee apple caramel cake
Week 4: Australia – sausage rolls
Week 5: bite sized – bite-sized cookies
Week 6: Chinese New Year – mushroom bao
Week 7: new tool – baguette baker
Week 8: chocolate – chocolate peanut butter bonbons
Week 9: timed bake – under 1 hour! chocolate chip scones
Week 10: allergy/diet restriction – macarons
Week 11: quick breads – kale bread
Week 12: signature bake – purple cow bread
Week 13: enriched breads (kale and cheese babka fail)
Week 14: childhood favorite –fudgy triple layer chocolate cake with chocolate ganache frosting
Week 15: decorating challenge – purple velvet cake
Week 16: crispy crunchy – bacon cheddar popcorn
Week 17: p52 of a favorite cookbook, or your favorite blog – chocolate peanut butter drip cake
Week 18: pâte à choux – bacon cheese puffs
Week 19: veggies turned sweet – red velvet beet waffles
Week 20: plating – mini chocolate chip cookies
Week 21: Birthday Party! – chocolate orange cake
Weed 22: Scandinavian – Swedish apple cake v sourdough apple cake
Week 23: Layers – Pecan apple oat bars (post is pending)
Week 24: Tarts – rainbow fruit tart
Week 25: Bagels and donuts – maple donut cake
Week 26: Surprise inside – surprise heart yeast bread (pending)
Week 27: Local favorite – Rainier cherry crisp
Week 28: Seasonal ingredients – blackberry lemon bread
Next week: savory baking
