AIP Mixed Berry Clafoutis (Paleo, Coconut-free)

I love summer, I love berries, and I love celebrating 4th of July. End of story, need I write anymore? But really, in all seriousness there is not much to explain about this recipe except for it came from my love for the latter three things mentioned above. If you’ve never heard of or ever had a clafoutis, think of it as a fancy custard, but a bit less pudding-like thanks to the added flour. While traditionally made from a base of eggs, cream, and flour, I transformed this delightful French dessert into an Autoimmune-Paleo Protocol classic using bananas and tigernut products. If tigernut milk is not sold near you and you can tolerate coconut, feel free to use full-fat coconut milk in place of it. For the berries, feel free to use any you have on hand, or substitute with cherries (my original plan but Kroger was out of them). Overall, this recipe is a true crowd-pleaser, getting a two thumbs up from the older kids who definitely *don’t* eat AIP. My hope is that you will be able to enjoy it with friends and family on a hot, 4th of July day. Enjoy!

AIP Mixed Berry Clafoutis

Ingredients

• 1 cup raspberries
• 1 cup blackberries
• 2 small yellow bananas
• 1 cup tigernut flour
• 1 1/4 cup tigernut milk
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp vanilla
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1/8th tsp sea salt

Process

• In a food processor, blend together bananas, tigernut milk, lemon zest, vanilla, sea salt, and honey, and tigernut flour.
• Grease a flame-proof baking dish that is atleast 1 1/5 inches thick, then pour in half of the batter and place the dish over a stove burner.
• Slowly heat the dish over the stove until the batter is bubbling and beginning to set.
• Remove from the heat, add 1/2 of the berries, then pour in the remaining batter, topping with the rest of the berries.
• Place the baking dish in a preheated 350 degree oven and allow to bake 45-50 minutes until the berries are bubbling and the filling is set and golden around the edges.
• Remove the dish from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving.

Jeremiah 17:9-10 “The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”