Strawberry Crepes Flambe Recipes

STRAWBERRY CREPES FLAMBE

Steps:

• Fold crepes in quarters. Heat in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high, flipping once, until warm and crisp, 5 minutes; divide between 2 plates.
• Return skillet to heat; melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in packed light-brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of kosher salt; cook, swirling pan, until darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add halved strawberries; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add silver rum.
• To flambe, return skillet to medium-high heat. If using a gas burner, carefully tilt pan away from you to ignite; if using an electric burner, use a lit long match held just above the sauce. When flame subsides (5 to 10 seconds), spoon strawberries over crepes. Return skillet to medium-high heat and reduce sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes; pour over crepes. Whisk heavy cream until thickened slightly. Drizzle over crepes; serve.

CREPE SUZETTE: THE RECIPE FOR THE FLAMBè DESSERT SERVED WITH GRAND MARNIER SAUCE

Steps:

• Start with the preparation of the crepes: place the sifted flour in a bowl, add sugar and milk, and then mix until a fluid mixture is obtained. Separately, beat the eggs with a little salt, add to the batter and mix. (1) Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. After the necessary time, cook the crepes pouring them with a ladle in a buttered pan, or in a buttered crepe pan. (2) Cook on both sides by turning them gently with a spatula. (3) Once ready, place them in a plate on top of each other.
• For the preparation of the sauce, put the butter in a pan with the sugar and let it melt on a low flame, stirring occasionally. Then add the grated peel of the oranges and the lemon juice. Let it cook until the sugar is completely melted. (4) Then fold up the crepes and place them in the pan. Finally add the Grand Marnier and make the flambè: burn the liqueur and turn off the heat by covering with a lid. (5) Once ready, serve the crepe suzette with the sauce and some orange peel. (6)

CREAMY STRAWBERRY CREPES

Steps:

• Place the eggs, milk, water, melted butter, flour, and salt in the pitcher of a blender; blend until smooth.
• Blend the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 2 tablespoons for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Flip over when the batter is set and the edges are beginning to brown. Cook until the other side begins to brown. Stack finished crepes on a plate, cover with a damp towel and set aside.
• To serve, fill each crepe with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1/3 cup of the cream cheese filling, roll up and top with a small dollop of the cream cheese filling and more sliced strawberries.

STRAWBERRY FLAMBE

Steps:

• Slice each strawberry in half. (if using frozen be sure to let thaw completely).
• Heat a large saucepan, and sauté the strawberries in butter lightly in one side of the pan.
• In the other side, melt sugar.
• When sugar almost melts, add the orange juice and zests.
• Carefully add brandy and watch out for the flame!
• Serve hot over ice cream.

STRAWBERRIES FLAMBé

Steps:

• Drain berries, reserving syrup.
• Stir reserved syrup in cornstarch in a wok or other wide deep pan.
• Stir in lemon juice.
• Bring to boil and cook for 2 minutes.
• Stir in berries and almonds.
• Heat 1 minute longer.
• Heat liqueur in a small saucepan or large ladle until just warm.
• Ignite with a long match and pour over berry mixture.
• When flame dies, stir and serve immediately over ice cream.

FUZZY NAVEL FLAMBE CREPES

Steps:

• To make the peaches: Place peaches in a medium bowl. Pour boiling water over peaches and let stand for 30 seconds. Remove the peaches from the hot water and plunge them into a bowl filled with cold water and ice. When the peaches are cool enough to handle peel the skins using a pairing knife. Cut each peach into eighths. In a medium bowl, combine the peach slices, peach schnapps, sugar and orange zest. Set aside.
• To make the flambe: In a large saute pan over medium heat, melt the clarified butter. Briefly saute one crepe at a time, just long enough to heat through. Fold each crepe into quarters and place on a warm serving plate. Add one third of the peaches and saute for 30 seconds. Carefully add 2 tablespoons of the orange liqueur. At full arm's length, slightly tip the back side of the saute pan towards the gas flame to ignite the liqueur. Let the flame extinguish. Ladle peaches over the crepes. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
• Combine the pastry flour and salt in a medium bowl. Add 1 cup of milk. Whisk until all the lumps are removed and a paste is formed. Add the butter and whisk until well incorporated. Slowly whisk in the 2 cups of milk and the eggs. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 1/2 hour in the refrigerator.
• Heat the crepe pan over very low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile, thin the batter with the remaining milk as needed. Ladle 2 ounces into the dry pan and quickly swirl the batter around until the bottom of the pan is evenly coated (see Cook's Note**). Turn the crepe when the top looks firm, after about 1 minute. Cook for 15 to 30 seconds on the other side. Layer crepes between pieces of wax paper to prevent sticking (see Cook's Note***). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.

STRAWBERRY CREAM CREPES

Steps:

• Mix eggs, milk, butter, flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, and salt in a bowl. Whisk until smooth. You can also use a blender. Cover and refrigerate the batter for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the filling. Mix cheese and 1 tablespoon sugar in a separate bowl. Add basil and lemon juice. Add strawberries, mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat. Grease skillet with butter. Spoon about 3 tablespoons crepe batter onto the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on one side, then flip over. Cook the rest of the batter this way.
• Spoon filling over each crepe and roll up. Serve and enjoy!

STRAWBERRY CREPES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl, toss the strawberries with the confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon of the rum. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the berries over the paper. Bake for 10 minutes or until the sugar begins to brown and the berries are soft.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet set over medium heat, melt half of the butter. Add the granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons of the rum and stir until combined. One by one, dip each crepe in the butter, making sure to coat both sides. Fold each crepe in quarters while still in the skillet. Arrange the crepes around the outside of the pan. Continue adding more crepes and the remaining butter as necessary. When all 12 crepes have been coated and folded, drizzle the remaining 1 tablespoon rum over the crepes and ignite (be careful). When the flames have subsided, serve while still warm and top with the warm roasted strawberries.