Simple and versatile,crêpesare the perfect blank canvas for savory and sweet fillings from chicken and cheese to chocolate and fruit. They freeze well too, so it makes sense to make big batches, then pull them out of the freezer when the mood strikes. Here, you’ll find plenty of inspiration for what to do with these supple, buttery pancakes.
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Clementine Crêpes Suzette
This riff on a French classic is made fresher with clementine juice rather than orange juice. The classic requires flambéing to caramelize the sugar, but here, a caramel-based sauce lends that bittersweet note of burnt sugar without the pyrotechnics.
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Baked Crêpes Cacciatore with Parmesan Cream Sauce
In this comforting casserole, crêpes are filled with a fragrant chicken, tomato, and mushroom mixture, topped with a cheese sauce, and baked. For speed and ease, this recipe calls for leftover or store-bought rotisserie chicken.
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Ricotta Blintzes with Dried Fruit Compote
This classic brunch dish consists of a creamy ricotta filling wrapped in tender crêpes and cooked in butter until golden-brown. It's topped with a sweet-tart compote of dried cherries, apricots and figs.
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Smoked Salmon Cocktail Crêpes
The classic salmon-cream-cheese-dill combo is so delicious; this recipe adds a little mascarpone for creaminess and wraps it all up in tender crêpes.
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Apple-Filled Crêpes with Caramel Sauce
Pie à la mode’s got nothing on this luscious dessert. The apple filling here can be made a day or two ahead for easy entertaining.
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Crêpes with Pears, Gouda, and Fresh Thyme
这种甜美的cr饼可做午餐或小吃:多汁的炒梨与陈旧的糖酱的咸味,坚果味和新鲜百里香的草药味。
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Crêpe Cake with Coffee Cream & Hazelnut Praline
Here, a stack of crêpes layered with two sweet fillings—one creamy, one crunchy—becomes a luscious, sophisticated, make-ahead dessert.
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Leek, Apple, Fennel Sausage, and Goat Cheese Crêpes
The leeks in the filling of these crêpes are cooked slowly until they're soft and caramelized, and the apple plays up their sweetness, contrasted by tangy goat cheese. -
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咖喱鸡肉薄饼
A French classic meets Indian flavors in this recipe, which is proof positive that leftover chicken is truly something to look forward to.
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Walnut & Rum Raisin Crêpes with Chocolate Sauce
These crêpes, known asgundel paliscinta, are deep, dark, and delicious. The sauce is both unusual and outstanding, with whipped cream folded in at the end giving it an amazingly velvety texture.