Sweet Crepes With Jam Food

EASY CREPES WITH JAM OR FRUIT PRESERVES

Steps:

• Make the crepes from scratch using detailed, step-by-step instructions for my homemade crepes. If you are gluten free, use my recipe for gluten free crepes.
• Add 2-3 tablespoons of strawberry or raspberry jam/preserves on top of the open crepe, fold the crepe in half, then fold it one more time to form a triangle. That's it!

SWEET CREPES

Steps:

• Mix well (or blend) all the ingredients together, excluding the butter.
• Heat a lightly-buttered frying pan over a medium-high heat.
• Pour the batter onto the pan, using about 1/4 of a cup for each scoop.
• Tilt the pan and rotate it with a circular motion to help the batter spread evenly.
• Cook for about 1 minute per side on medium heat. Repeat until the batter is finished.

SWEET CREPES

Steps:

• Put the flour and salt and in a large mixing bowl. Gradually whisk in the milk. Whisk in the eggs, 1 at a time, and then whisk in the sugar, melted butter, and vanilla. Cover and let rest in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
• Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt a small pat of butter in the pat and swirl around so that it lightly coats the surface.
• Add 1/3 cup of the batter and move your wrist in a circular pattern to coat the pan with thin even layer of batter. Cook for about 1 minute or until the first side browns lightly, then flip and cook 45 seconds to 1 minute longer. Remove to a plate and repeat with remaining batter.
• Fill with jam, honey, sugar, chocolate hazelnut spread, peanut butter, bananas - anything sweet that you enjoy from your pantry.

CHEF JOHN'S STRAWBERRY CREPE CAKE

Steps:

• Pour eggs, flour, sugar, salt, oil, milk, and vanilla extract into a blender. Blend, starting on low speed and finishing on high, until combined. Refrigerate batter for at least 30 minutes.
• Scoop strawberry jam into a saucepan. Rinse out jar with water and pour into the saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and stir. Simmer for 1 minute, remove from heat, and stir. Let cool to room temperature.
• Brush some butter over a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Pour in 1/4 cup batter; tilt pan to coat evenly. Cook until crepes bubble and brown, about 1 1/2 minutes per side. Transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining batter, buttering the pan between crepes. Let cool completely before stacking, at least 15 minutes.
• Combine mascarpone cheese, cream, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Whisk together until stiff peaks form.
• Lay a crepe onto a large plate. Spoon on 2 or 3 tablespoons of the cream mixture, spreading it almost to the edge. Swirl in some strawberry jam. Transfer finished crepe onto a flat serving plate. Repeat with remaining crepes, cream, and jam. Center each crepe over the previous one in a stack. Gently press on a final plain crepe to finish.
• Refrigerate until completely chilled before cutting and serving.

SWEET CREPES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together flour, sugar, salt, eggs, milk and butter until smooth. Let batter sit 30 minutes before using.
• Heat a 7-inch skillet, preferably nonstick, over medium-high heat and brush with clarified butter or oil. Swirl 3 tablespoons of batter over bottom of pan, tilting to spread evenly. Cook until center is set and edges are lightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Use a thin spatula to turn crepe and brown second side 30 seconds. Slide crepe out onto a plate. Repeat with remaining batter, stacking crepes as you finish them.

JAM AND CREAM FILLED CREPES

Steps:

• Blend milk, eggs and oil in blender until smooth. Add flour; blend well.
• Refrigerate 30 min.
• Spray small heavy skillet with cooking spray. Heat on medium heat. Pour about 3 Tbsp. batter into skillet; tilt skillet to evenly coat bottom of skillet with batter. Cook 1 min. or until bottom of crêpe is golden brown.
• Loosen crêpe from side of pan with rubber spatula, then invert skillet onto paper towel to remove crêpe. Repeat with remaining batter to make 11 additional crêpes. Stack crêpes between sheets of wax paper until ready to serve.
• Place 1 crêpe, browned side down, on each dessert plate. Spread with 1 Tbsp. COOL WHIP and 2 tsp. jam. Fold in half twice. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.