South Beach Style Flourless Tortilla Crepe Food

TORTILLA CREPES

Steps:

• Reserve 2 tsp. sugar. Toss strawberries with remaining sugar.
• Spread tortillas with cream cheese. Spoon 1/4 cup strawberries onto each tortilla; fold in half. Whisk egg, milk and reserved sugar in pie plate until blended.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Dip filled tortillas, 1 at a time, in egg mixture; cook 1 min. on each side or until lightly browned on both sides.
• Serve topped with remaining strawberries and maple-flavored syrup.

FLOURLESS CREPES

Steps:

• Wisk all ingredients together till frothy. (Maybe 15-20 strokes).
• Heat a small non-stick skillet or crepe pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
• Pour 1/3 of batter (about 1/8 of a cup) into pan and swirl to coat. You want the entire bottom of the pan evenly covered. (If there are 'holes' in your batter take a little of the batter to fill in.).
• Cook about 1 min until nicely set and slightly browned - the top will look cooked.
• Flip to brown the second side.
• Remove from pan onto waiting plate and repeat until batter is gone.
• Fill with your choice of toppings - fruit, ricotta cheese, etc -- .

HEALTHY LOW-CARB CREPES - SOUTH BEACH DIET

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flours and salt.
• In small bowl, whisk together apple juice, 1/2 c water, egg, and 2 tsp of margarine. Whisk into flour mixture until smooth batter.
• Melt 1 tsp of remaining margarine in 8" nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Pour 3 Tbs of batter into skillet and tilt to coat the bottom with thin layer of batter. (If too thick, add 1-2 Tbs water).
• Cook the first side for 1 min or until lightly browned. Turn and cook the second side for 30-60 seconds. Slide crepe onto plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Continue making crepes in same fashion, adding the last teaspoon of margarine to pan after making the second crepe.

FLOURLESS CREPE TORTILLAS

Steps:

• Mix water and ghee together in a bowl; beat in eggs until mixture is frothy. Add tapioca flour, coconut flour, and sea salt; whisk until batter is smooth.
• Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Spoon 2 tablespoons batter into the hot skillet, swirling the skillet to cover the bottom evenly. Cook for about 30 seconds; flip and cook other side for 30 seconds. Transfer to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.

SOUTH BEACH STYLE FLOURLESS TORTILLA CREPE

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients with a submersion blender or in a blender (this helps break down the grainy bits of ricotta.
• Heat a non-stick 8" skillet over medium-low heat (I used Calphalon's crepe pan).
• Spray with Pam.
• Pour 1/4 of the mix into skillet - turn pan until coated.
• Cover for 2 minutes (this helps to set the top a bit and makes flipping easier).
• Check crepe to see if bottom is browned.
• Flip when slightly brown.
• cook another 1 - 2 minutes.
• Move to a baking sheet lined with silicone baking mat and into a 200 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Flip and bake another 5 - 10 minutes move to a cooling rack - cool completely.
• These make a nice roll up - but don't fill too much - they'll break!

MANGO CREPE

Steps:

• Crepe batter: (from Bread flour to vanilla).
• Stir all ingredient until smooth. Strain.
• Let sit 30 minute.
• Cook, as thick as possible, until golden brown on Medium heat.
• Sauce: Whisk egg, sugar until stiff and fluffy.
• Fold whipped cream (soft peak) and add grand marnier/curacao.
• Assemble: Crepe - peaches/mango - top with remaining cream ( I place mine in 9x13 pyrex dish).
• Pour Prepared sauce on top.
• Bake 450F/232C for 5 min or until the top is light brown.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar before serve.

ZONE-STYLE FLOURLESS PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well.
• Pour into a hot, no-stick pan and cook like a regular pancake.
• Turn pancakes when bubbles form on uncooked top.

SOUTH BEACH DIET BREAKFAST CREPES WITH RICOTTA COCOA FILLING

Steps:

• For the crepe mix, beat the eggs in a small mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients and beat until well blended.
• Spray a small skillet, crepe or omelette pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Pour the crepe mixture into skillet/pan and cook on medium heat until almost cooked through.
• Meanwhile, combine together the crepe filling ingredients.
• Flip crepe and cook just a bit more; put filling mixture in a line down the middle and roll crepe over top and cook until done.
• *You can also flip this like a pancake and top it with the ricotta filling, rather than rolling it over.
• *Top with sprinkled ground cinnamon, sugar free syrup or a squirt of Redi Whip, optional.

HEALTHY LOW-CARB COTTAGE CHEESE CHERRY CREPES - SOUTH BEACH DIET

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flours and salt.
• In small bowl, whisk together apple juice, 1/2 c water, egg, and 2 tsp of margarine. Whisk into flour mixture until smooth batter.
• Melt 1 tsp of remaining margarine in 8" nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Pour 3 Tbs of batter into skillet and tilt to coat the bottom with thin layer of batter. (If too thick, add 1-2 Tbs water).
• Cook the first side for 1 min or until lightly browned. Turn and cook the second side for 30-60 seconds. Slide crepe onto plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Continue making crepes in same fashion, adding the last teaspoon of margarine to pan after making the second crepe.
• Place crepe on plate, attractive side down. Arrange 1/4 c of cheese and 1/2 c cherries in a line in the center of crepe and fold in quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 crepes.
• Drizzle with syrup.