Crepe Fillings
Whether savoury or sweet the choice is limited only to your imagination. Here are a few ideas to get your taste buds tingling.
Orange scented chocolate banana Crepes
Raw cacao is rich in antioxidants and tastes delicious teamed with potassium rick bananas.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons of raw dark cacao
1 ½ tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons of coconut oil
2 teaspoons of orange juice
1 teaspoon of orange zest
2 bananas
Method
Add cacao, honey, coconut oil & orange juice to a blender
Blend together until smooth
Pour into a small bowl and stir through orange zest
Slice up bananas
Drizzle the chocolate sauce onto the crepe
Lay banana slices over ¼ of the crepe
Fold crepe in half and then in half again.
Variations
Try with other types of fruit, e.g. berries, poached apple or pear, or stone fruit.
Spice it up by adding some chilli powder to the chocolate sauce
Sprinkle on some crushed hazlenuts
TIP
If coconut oil is solid place glass bowl with coconut oil in a larger bowl filled with hot water to melt the oil prior to blending.
Mixed Berries with passion fruit mock mascarpone
Quark is a fermented German cheese that’s a healthier option than marcarpone cheese as it is a prebiotic that keeps your gut healthy.
Add some berries rich in fibre, vitamin C and phytonutrients and you have a delicious dessert or breakfast treat.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons Quark
2 teaspoons organic maple syrup
1 passionfruit
Fresh or frozen mixed berres
Method
In a bowl blend quark & maple syrup together with a spoon until smooth.
Cut the passion fruit in half & add the pulp & seeds to the mix & stir well
Lightly rinse berries and remove leaves on strawberries.
Slice large berries
Spoon some quark onto a crepe and spread over half
Layer with berries on ½ of crepe
Fold over and serve
Lay banana slices over ¼ of the crepe
Fold crepe in half and then in half again.
Variations
Delicious with sliced peaches, mango or papaya
Omit the passionfruit and serve quark mixed with honey.
Savoury crepe fillings
Savoury crepes are called Galettes in France.
Try these fillings and have some fun with different combinations
Kale cheese & mushroom crepes (hot)
Ingredients
Shredded kale
Soy cheese or ricotta
Mushroom slices
Method
Add a small amount of coconut oil or butter initially to a non stick pan (should be sufficient for 3-4 crepes)
Pour batter into pan & cook one side
Flip over and layer ½ of crepe with cheese & mushrooms
Top with spinach or kale
Check underside of crepe by lifting side without filling slightly & when lightly brown fold over filling so that crepe is folded in half
Allow to cook a little longer
Then flip over and finish browning previous top side
Remove from pan and keep warm until serving
Savoury crepe ideas (serve cold or hot)
Cook crepes first and then add fillings at table or just before serving.
Roasted pumpkin slices with fetta, pine nuts & rocket
Smoked salmon, Spanish onion, quark & spinach (serve hot or cold)
Avocado, tomato, cucumber & rocket (serve cold)
Roasted pumpkin slices
Slice kent pumpkin in 10mm thick slices including skin
Lightly spray non stick pan and add slices.
Spray top of pumpkin and squeeze a little lemon juice over slices
Season with oregano leaves, herbamare or a little Himalayan salt & ground pepper
Roast for 20mins in medium (180oC) oven or just cooked through
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