Crepes, a versatile and delectable delicacy, have captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. Originating in France, these thin pancakes boast a rich history and are a cornerstone of French cuisine. Crepes can be enjoyed as both a savory or sweet dish, making them a perfect choice for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. From the classic crepe Suzette to the indulgent chocolate crepes and the savory galettes, the possibilities are endless. This article presents a collection of mouthwatering crepe recipes, each offering a unique flavor profile that will tantalize your taste buds. Whether you prefer the simplicity of a classic crepe with lemon and sugar or the extravagance of a crepe filled with berries and whipped cream, this article has something for every crepe lover. So, gather your ingredients, heat your crepe pan, and embark on a culinary journey that will transport you to the heart of France with every bite.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
BERRIES AND CREAM CREPES
These berries and cream crepes are light and simple crepes filled with a creamy, cheesecake like filling, and juicy berries. They're perfect for a decadent breakfast or brunch!
Provided by Aimee
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Add all the ingredients for your crepes to a blender. Cover.
- Blend on low speed until everything is mixed together well, and smooth.
- Place the batter in an airtight container and place it in fridge for at least one hour, up to overnight. **
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, with the sugar and vanilla extract until it is smooth. Set it aside
- Whip your heavy cream in a large bowl until stiff peaks have formed.
- Fold the whipped cream and cream cheese mixture together till smooth. Refrigerate till needed.
- Mix together the berries, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl of in a pot.
- Heat the berries in the small pot over medium low until the juices start to run, and a saucy mixture is created. Set aside till needed.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet, and spray with nonstick spray over medium heat.
- Pour about 1/4 cup batter into the pan and swirl around to spread it thinly to the edges.
- Cook for 1 minute until the edges start to crisp.
- Flip the crepe over and cook for another 20-30 seconds.
- Stack the crepes and cover while you cook the remaining crepes.
- Fill each crepe with about 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture, and 2 TBS berry sauce.
- Roll up and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 332 kcal, Carbohydrate 41 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 10 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Sodium 203 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 30 g, UnsaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving
MIXED BERRY CREPES WITH MASCARPONE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield about 36 crepes
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the batter: Blend the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor or blender. Add the milk, water, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract, and process until smooth. Set aside for at least 30 minutes.
- For the fruit: While batter rests, hull and halve the strawberries. Toss with blackberries, sugar, and orange liqueur, if using, in a medium bowl; set aside.
- For the filling: Whisk the cheeses with the sugar, orange zest and juice, and the vanilla extract.
- To make the crepes: Heat an 6-inch nonstick skillet or crepe pan over medium heat until a drop of water bounces and sizzles briefly on its surface before evaporating. Quickly pour in about 2 tablespoons of crepe batter and swirl it to coat the skillet evenly. Cook until the batter sets, about 30 seconds. Flip the crepe and cook the other side until just barely golden. Repeat with the remaining batter, stacking the crepes as they cook.
- Place 1 tablespoon of the cheese filling on the lower left-hand corner of each crepe. Fold crepe in half, then half again to make a triangle with filling in the tip. Repeat with the remaining crepes and filling. Stack filled crepes neatly on serving platter (or hotel pan). (The crepes can be prepared up to this point a day ahead, covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated overnight.)
- To serve: Preheat an oven to 250 degrees F. Cover crepes with foil and warm in the oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.
- Spoon the macerated berries over the crepes and serve.
MIXED BERRY SAUCE
Very quick and simple mixed berry sauce. Tastes lovely on most citrus or white cakes, along with waffles, crepes, and griddle cakes.
Provided by Misoweeby
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Dessert Sauce Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine berries, sugar, and lemon juice in a small saucepan set over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Pour water and orange juice into the mixture and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Raise the temperature to high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 66.1 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 0.3 g, Sodium 0.3 mg, Sugar 15.7 g
CHOCOLATE CREPES WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE
Everyone at the table will feel special eating this scrumptious treat. Seemingly rich and decadent, these crepes are just 2 grams of fat per serving! -Rebecca Baird, Salt Lake City, Utah
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Breakfast Brunch Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small bowl, whisk milk, evaporated milk, egg whites and egg. In another bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, cocoa and salt; add to milk mixture and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour., In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and remaining 1/3 cup sugar; set aside. Place water and 3-1/2 cups raspberries in a blender; cover and process until pureed, 1-2 minutes., Strain puree into cornstarch mixture and discard seeds. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until chilled., Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet over medium heat. Stir batter. Fill a 1/4-cup measure three-fourths full with batter; pour into center of pan. Quickly lift and tilt pan to coat bottom evenly. Cook until top appears dry; turn crepe over and cook until bottom is cooked, 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing pan as needed. When cool, stack crepes between pieces of waxed paper or paper towels., Spread each crepe with 2 tablespoons sauce. Fold each crepe into quarters. Garnish with remaining 1 cup berries and, if desired, whipped cream and confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 202mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
MIXED BERRY CREPES
You will love these crepes!
Provided by Seema
Categories Crepes and Blintzes
Time 30m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook frozen berries and maple sauce for sauce in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit has defrosted and mixture is gently boiling, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and mash berries with a potato masher until sauce reaches desired consistency.
- While the sauce is cooking, beat eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until lemon colored, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in milk. Sift flour, sugar, and salt into the bowl and mix until batter is smooth.
- Grease a skillet with butter and heat over medium heat. Drop several tablespoons batter into the hot skillet and cook until light brown on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook another 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to a plate and repeat to cook remaining crepes.
- To serve, fold crepe and place on a plate. Add a big spoonful of berry sauce and top with whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 143 calories, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 67.9 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 184.3 mg, Sugar 13.5 g
MIXED BERRY CREPES WITH LIGHT BERRY SAUCE
Found this on mealsforyou.com. Have had it for a while and today is so hot that I thought I would hurry the winter along. We went to the store early this morning and made these miniature-crepes by cutting the ready-made crepes in 4, just so the residents that wanted to taste could! They aren't too big on berries - they like guavas, mangoes, fruta bomba(papaya), & all the tropical fruits. Can't blame them really, that is what they came here knowing and continued to believe that the island would be free of Castro and that they would return to their beautiful homeland, NOT! I didn't allow for cooling time, this can be prepared earlier in the day and then warmed slightly and assembled.
Provided by Manami
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- PREPARE BERRIES:.
- Place sugar, berries and lemon juice in medium saucepan.
- Heat over medium heat, stirring gently, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved (about 5 minutes).
- Remove from heat; allow to cool slightly.
- PREPARE CHEESE:.
- While berry mixture is cooking or cooling: In a medium mixing bowl, stir together cream cheese, honey and lemon zest until thoroughly blended; set aside.
- TO ASSEMBLE:.
- Place 2 crepes on serving plate; spoon 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture & chopped macadamia nuts, if using, down the center of each crepe.
- Spoon approximately 1/4 cup berry mixture over cream cheese.
- Fold 2 sides of each crepe up and turn over to form roll.
- Repeat with remaining crepes, cream cheese mixture and berry sauce.
- **Replace cream cheese mixture with whipped cream. Allow berry mixture to cool before assembling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.8, Fat 12.9, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 39, Sodium 106.2, Carbohydrate 50.2, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 42.9, Protein 3.9
MIXED BERRY SAUCE
Great topping for fruit crepes with Vanilla Cream Pudding (see my recipes). Great for topping pound cake, or even just with a scoop of whipped topping.
Provided by The Miserable Gourm
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Cook over med/low heat until bubbly. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes until slightly thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.5, Carbohydrate 50, Sugar 50
CREPES WITH MIXED BERRY SAUCE
Steps:
- Put the frozen berries, sugar, water, and vanilla into a small pot and simmer on medium heat until all of the berries break down and melt together into a sauce-like consistency. This will take about 15-20 minutes. Mix all of the dry and wet ingredients for the crepes together with a wisk until well blended and smooth. Heat a medium-sized pan to medium heat and cover the pan lightly with butter or vegetable oil. Once heated, spoon out the batter into the pan. Spread the batter out so each crepe is about palm-size and circular. Once the crepe looks lighter in color and dry/cooked, flip the crepes and do the same on the other side. You can cook until a little bit browned too, depending on what consistency you prefer. Once you finish cooking the crepes, plate them and spoon the berry mixture over each crepe and serve. You can dust with powdered sugar as well.
Tips:
- Use a nonstick skillet or crepe pan to prevent the crepes from sticking.
- Make sure the skillet is hot enough before adding the batter. If the skillet is not hot enough, the crepes will not cook evenly.
- Pour the batter into the center of the skillet and swirl it around to evenly coat the bottom.
- Cook the crepes for about 1-2 minutes per side, or until they are golden brown.
- Fill the crepes with your favorite fillings, such as fresh berries, whipped cream, Nutella, or cheese.
Conclusion:
Crepes are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They are easy to make and can be filled with a variety of fillings, making them a great option for any occasion. With a little practice, you can make perfect crepes that will impress your friends and family.
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