We had an action packed weekend - a three year old's birthday party (with a puppet show!), a visit to my favorite Multnomah Village candy store (I got a blackberry ice cream cone!), two sushi lunches, three grilling / backyard parties, not too much time online and a lot of cooking.
We live outside the city limits, just past the county line in Portland. Our neighbors across the lake LOVE the fourth of July, and usually start celebrating with (big booming, bright blooming) fireworks a couple days early. This year, we started hearing them Thursday evening. Some years we hear fireworks after the fourth.
I'll just say that Basil is not a fan.
We aren't big firework folk, preferring instead to have people over, jump in the pool and fire up the grill. The pool is not yet open, but the weather is holding in the 80's so any day now... the grilling and cooking happened, though.
My idea of a perfect four day weekend.
Some of my creations were patriotic with a theme of red and blue. In the case of this vegan and gluten free clafoutis, the white would be the custard like dough.
Red white and blue deliciousness.
berry clafoutis
1 ½ cups silken tofu (12 ounce container)
3 tablespoons agave honey
1 cup almond milk
⅓ cup brown rice flour
3 cups berries
Combine tofu, agave, milk and flour in food processor. Blend until smooth. Prepare pan (I used three small spring-form pans) - spray or butter (earth balance) and line the bottom of pan with a single layer of berries. Pour tofu mixture over berries, bake at 350 for 40 - 50 minutes.
This clafoutis is just how I like it - custardy and light, with the flavor of the berry bringing the sweetness. I used fresh blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries, and I like a higher fruit to custard ratio. More fruit means the cooking time is longer, but it does set up, and is well worth the wait.
How did you spend your holiday weekend?
What's your favorite berry?
Fireworks - like them or no?
Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons says
ps: we had to build a blanket fort for madison the cat and get in it with her. its the only thing that stopped her from crying from the fireworks! hope basil was ok!!!
spabettie says
poor Madison. that's how Basil was, I had to shut the bedroom door because he kept running in there and hiding under the bed. 🙁 it's all over - 10:15 here and not a peep out there! 🙂
Jenn L @ Peas and Crayons says
blueberries are my weakness! this berry clafoutis looks delish!!!!!! I made berry trifles all weekend b/c...well... its my lazy girl dessert! haha! this looks like a dessert on a festive restaurant menu! yum!
love ya girl! one of these days i'll lure you back to the WIAW dark side =) we have cookies!
bahaha!
spabettie says
trifles are awesome! and girl, you know I love you and I'll Be Back! 😀 and I'll take a cookie...
Rivki Locker (Ordinary Blogger) says
What a lovely weekend. I like weather in the 80s too. Even though it's too cool to swim.
This recipe looks wonderful. I have been wanting to try a clafoutis for some time - I make loads of crisps and cobblers, but this will be a great new dish for me to try. Thanks for sharing!
spabettie says
I hope you love it like we did! yes, 80 is pretty much perfect. we have a heater for our pool (if you're crazy enough to HAVE a pool in Oregon there better be a heater!) 😀 so... yes, 80 is kinda cool but pretty much anything above that? we're swimmin! 🙂
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
Aaaah, that clafoutis sounds amazing! I've been drooling over them ever since I saw Averie's the other day. YUM!
spabettie says
thanks! 🙂 it was funny, I made this the day Averie posted hers! 🙂
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
The clafoutis looks great. I'm sure you probably saw the one I made over the weekend.
I love mixed berries that are sweetened and baked. Pretty much can't go wrong!
Lots of people asked me about a vegan/GF version and I told them to use rice flour and make a flax/chia egg and use coconut milk.
Tofu...good idea!
🙂
spabettie says
yes, remember I said I made one earlier that same day? 🙂 here it is! 😉 the silken tofu makes a SIMILAR result, not as dense a custard but still somewhat... it was GOOD.
spabettie says
yes, remember I said I made one earlier that same day? 🙂 here it is! 😉 the silken tofu makes a SIMILAR result, not as dense a custard but still somewhat... it was GOOD...
Lindsey Johnson//Cafe Johnsonia says
I have a container of silken tofu in my fridge that I've been wanting to use. I love this idea so, so much.
spabettie says
hi Lindsay! I hope you use it for this... so SO good! (remember some patience with cooking... it took much longer than a traditional clafoutis! ENJOY!!
(what runs) Lori says
Wow. I had no idea recipes could be this easy. Thanks!! I love the way this looks. Sooooooo pretty and only a few ingredients! LOVE it. (per usual)
Glad you had a great 4th! Sorry Basil didn't. lol
spabettie says
yes, this is one of those recipes many could intimidated by (I was), and when you actually make it you realize How Stinkin EASY it is! 🙂 Basil is a happy pup again today - we've already been on TWO walks! Have a great week, Lori!
Stephanie @ extremebalance.net/blog says
Are cherries berries? Because then it's cherry. If not, strawb.
Love your clafoutis! I love to *say* clafoutis! And as for fireworks, I like---but only when they're professionally done. 🙂
spabettie says
cla fooo teeeee!! I love to say it too, obviously. 😉 I couldn't find cherries, that's what I initially wanted to fill this with. DANG, guess I'll have to make another!
spabettie says
oh, and professionally done. YES. our neighbors around here sure sounded like they THOUGHT they were pros. there were some BIG booms last night - we saw some pretty big sparklies in the sky too.
Cat@ Breakfast to Bed says
I want to make out with that. Just sayin.
spabettie says
I totally get that.
Heidi @ Food Doodles says
Beautiful! Just from looking at it I had no idea it was tofu! Awesome 🙂 I think I probably love blueberries or strawberries the most, but there isn't a berry I don't like 😀
spabettie says
agreed - all berries are great in my book. blueberries are probably my most used, so must be my favorite... I also like the marionberry. not the former mayor. 😉