Gingerbread Crepes with Brown Butter Cream Cheese
Spiced gingerbread crepes made with molasses, filled with a brown butter cream cheese and topped with sautéed pears. A holiday breakfast or dessert.
Dessert and brunch crepes, from a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkle of sugar to flambéed crepes Suzette and a twenty-layer mille crepe cake. Most start from the same basic batter, with a little sugar and vanilla added.
Spiced gingerbread crepes made with molasses, filled with a brown butter cream cheese and topped with sautéed pears. A holiday breakfast or dessert.
The best drinks with crepes and galettes: Breton cider, coffee, tea, wine and a thick French hot chocolate, with pairings for sweet and savory crepes.
Five sauces for crepes with exact quantities: béchamel and Mornay for savory crepes, orange butter, chocolate sauce and berry coulis for sweet ones.
How to make crepes with kids: a forgiving kid-friendly batter, jobs for every age, stove safety, a toppings bar and notes on serving crepes to toddlers.
Flourless banana crepes made with just one ripe banana and two eggs. Naturally gluten-free and kid-friendly, with tips to keep them from tearing.
Thin, flexible vegan crepes with no eggs or dairy, made with plant milk and a spoonful of chickpea flour. Exact quantities, plus sweet and savory fillings.
Classic cheese blintzes: crepes cooked on one side, filled with sweet farmer cheese, folded and fried in butter. Plus how blintzes differ from crepes.
Warm crepes filled with chocolate-hazelnut spread and sliced banana, folded right in the pan so the filling melts. Exact quantities and easy variations.
How to make a mille crêpe cake at home: about 20 thin crepes layered with light mascarpone whipped cream, with exact quantities and a make-ahead plan.
Chocolate crepes made with cocoa powder in the batter, filled with whipped cream and fresh strawberries. Exact quantities and tips for cooking dark batter.
Classic crepe Suzette recipe: thin orange crepes warmed in a buttery orange caramel sauce, with an optional flambé. Exact quantities and make-ahead tips.
Spiced pumpkin crepes filled with sweet cinnamon cream cheese, finished with maple syrup and toasted pecans. Exact quantities for a fall breakfast or dessert.
Fall crepes filled with buttery cinnamon apples cooked until tender and syrupy. Exact quantities, the best apples to use, and serving ideas.
Summer peach crepes filled with sweet mascarpone cream and ripe sliced peaches, finished with honey. Exact quantities, plus how to use canned peaches.
Strawberry crepes with a fluffy sweetened cream cheese filling and juicy macerated berries. Exact quantities, make-ahead tips and serving ideas.
The simplest French crepe: buttered while still in the pan, sprinkled with sugar and finished with fresh lemon juice. Exact quantities and tips.
30+ crepe filling ideas with amounts per crepe: sweet classics, fruit, chocolate, cheese, savory breakfast and dinner, vegetarian, plus a basic batter.
Christmas crepes with gingerbread, cranberry orange and eggnog, plus latke and blintz crepes for Hanukkah and three Kwanzaa-inspired crepes. Nine recipes.
Four seasonal crepe fillings with exact quantities: asparagus, ham and Gruyère, berries with lemon ricotta, maple-roasted pears, and caramelized onion.