Flaugnarde (pronounced[floɲaʁd]) also known as flagnarde, flognardeorflougnarde, is a baked Frenchdessert with fruit arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan-like batter.[1] Similar to a clafoutis, which is made with black cherries, a flaugnarde is made with apples, peaches, pears, plums, prunes or other fruits. Resembling a sweet batter pudding or large pancake, the dish is dusted with confectioner's sugar and can be served either warm or cold.
The name is derived from the Occitan words fleunhe[2] and flaunhard,[3] which both translate as "soft" or "downy". The dish is common in the Auvergne, Limousin and Périgord regions of France.
^Frederic Mistral, Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige: FLAUNHARD: (rom. flaugnard) Mignard avec niaiserie, qui se plaint pour peu de chose, douillet, faible, indolent