This month, I looked in my refrigerator and saw the two-pound container of green grapes I bought at the grocery store. I usually eat fresh grapes as a snack or add them to a salad. Sometimes I freeze them or add them to gelatin. I’ve never cooked them. Why not?
The easy answer is that they’re perfect as they are, and you shouldn’t mess with perfection. The other answer is that I’d never thought of it.
I scoured the internet for recipes using grapes and found an interesting looking recipe for a grape clafoutis.
A clafoutis is a baked French dessert that isn’t difficult to make and requires few ingredients. It’s a thin flan-like batter with fruit. This recipe uses grapes, but according to the blog, you can substitute other fruits. I found this link on Jo Cooks, https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/grape-clafoutis/
I really like the layout and content of Joanna Cismaru’s blog. The directions are easy to follow, and she includes the nutritional information for this recipe. Best of all, she shares her love of cooking in such a way that it inspires me to want to cook more.
As promised, the ingredients are all simple items easily found in most kitchens. The most time-consuming part of the preparation is drying the grapes before arranging them on the bottom of the baking dish. There’s more surface area on a sphere than you’d imagine. Once I was satisfied that my grapes were properly dry, so any extra moisture wouldn’t make the flan watery, I arranged the grapes to cover the bottom of a buttered pie pan. I added the ingredients for the batter into the blender and hit the switch. When I was satisfied the ingredients were properly blended, I poured the batter over the grapes and put the pie pan in the preheated oven.
One hour later, my beautiful clafoutis was done.
It smelled heavenly and tasted even better! I rarely eat dessert, but I had two servings. I’m definitely making this recipe again and I’ll try other fruits. Who knew cooked grapes could be so delicious???
The Twelve Months of Fruit (2025)
January – Fruit salad with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and grapes (No recipe link)
February – Pears - https://jessicainthekitchen.com/cinnamon-baked-pears-vegan-video/
March – Plantains - https://eatthegains.com/fried-sweet-plantains/ and Cuban Black Beans and Rice with Roasted Peppers and Plantains
April – Bananas - https://rachlmansfield.com/healthy-chocolate-chip-banana-bread-oatmeal-bars-vegan-gluten-free/
May – Pineapple - https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/foodcooking/recipes/a36068289/homemade-dole-whip/
June – Grapes - https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/grape-clafoutis/
