Chocolate Crepes with Fresh Strawberries
Source of Recipe
Stonewall Jackson Inn Bed and Breakfast
List of Ingredients
Crepes:
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3 Tbsp. confectioners sugar
1/2 pinch salt
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 cup milk
1 lg. egg
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. melted butter
Filling:
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup pureed strawberries
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract Sauce
Sauce:
1/4 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 lb. strawberries, steamed and quartered
1/8 cup strawberry liqueur
1/2 cup chocolate sauce Recipe
1. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium bowl. Whisk all wet ingredients in a separate bowl, then slowly add the wet to the dry, mixing until all lumps disappear.
2. Cover and refrigerate for an hour. Brush or spray a six inch skillet with vegetable oil and heat over medium heat.
3. Pour 1/4 cup of the batter into the skillet, swirling the skillet so the batter covers the entire bottom. Cook for 30 - 40 seconds, flip, cook for another 15 seconds. Stack crepes individually, separating with a sheet of wax
paper.
Filling
1. Beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream, sugar, strawberries, and vanilla and beat until smooth.
2. Place 3 tablespoons of filling on the bottom third of the crepe. Fold the end over and roll firmly. Repeat with remaining ingredients and crepes. Place stuffed crepes on a platter, cover and refrigerate for an hour.
Sauce
1. In large saute pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add sugar and cook for 2 minutes. Add strawberries and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the liqueur and chocolate sauce and simmer for 2 minutes. Add crepes to pan and cook for a minute or so, basting with the sauce.
3. Move crepes to a serving plate and top with remaining sauce.
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