Creamy Strawberry Crêpes
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
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Creamy Strawberry Crêpes
Yield: Makes 5 servings
Ingredients:
Crêpes (recipe follows)
4
ounces cream cheese, softened
1-1/2
teaspoons vanilla
1
cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1-1/2
cups chopped fresh or unsweetened frozen strawberries (do not thaw)
1/2
cup plus 2 tablespoons no-sugar-added strawberry fruit spread
Strawberry halves (optional)
Sour cream or créme fraîche (optional)
Fresh mint leaves (optional)
Preparation:
1.
Prepare Crêpes; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese and vanilla in food processor or blender container; cover and process until smooth. Add ricotta cheese; process until smooth. Stir in chopped strawberries. Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons filling down center of each crêpe; roll up. Place seam side down in lightly oiled or buttered 12X8-inch baking dish. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve warm with fruit spread. Top with strawberry halves and garnish with sour cream and mint leaves, if desired.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 43 g |
| Cholesterol | 132 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Total Fat | 17 g |
| Calories from Fat | 40 % |
| Calories | 377 |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Sodium | 198 mg |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 3 |
| Fruit | 1 |
| Starch | 2 |
Crepes
Yield: Makes 10 crêpes
Ingredients:
3/4
cup all-purpose flour
3/4
cup fat-free (skim) milk
2
eggs
1
tablespoon butter or margarine
Preparation:
1.
Combine flour, milk, eggs and butter in food processor or blender container; cover and process until smooth. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour or cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours. Process to combine again just before cooking crêpes. Heat 5- or 6-inch crêpe pan over medium heat; lightly brush with oil or melted butter. Pour scant 1/4 cup batter into hot pan all at once, tilting and rotating pan to spread batter evenly. Cook until bottom of crêpe is lightly browned; turn over. Continue cooking 30 seconds. Remove each crêpe to separate sheet of waxed paper. Repeat with remaining batter.
This recipe appears in: Pastries & Crepes
