Red Velvet Crepes With Peach And Cinnamon Filling |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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So this is a creation that came from my love of crepes and the fact that Red Velvet pancakes are delicious, but lets face it ladies our hips HATE us for eating them! So this is my healthy take on the Red Velvet pancake using a very simple, yet delicious crepe batter, filled with fresh peaches and cinnamon, and topped with fresh whipped cream, freshly sliced pears and a dollop of apricot preserves. Read more . Served along side of that is a very simple cream cheese scrambled eggs, with some diced turkey ham. Looks simply elegant and as if you spent HOURS in the kitchen, but you really didn't! Ingredients:
crepe batter |
1 cup flour (i use a cake flour but you can use regular) |
1 cup of whole milk, ( i use a 50/50 combo of milk and half n half) |
1/2 cup buttermilk |
2 eggs |
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 tablespoons bakers sugar, (or use regular but grind it in a blender first) |
pinch of salt |
red food coloring |
filling |
1 can of peaches in natural juices, or use 4 fresh ones,( i use peaches that were home canned, but store bought is okay) |
1 tablespoon of cinnamon |
1 teaspoon of brown sugar |
pinch of freshly minced orange zest |
topping |
1 cup of heavy whipping cream |
1 fresh pear, thinly sliced |
4 teaspoons apricot preserves |
Directions:
1. Crepes:
2. In a bowl combine all dry ingredients, then make a well in the center, add eggs and the buttermilk and whisk until thoroughly combined, next add the milk and whisk again until frothy and smooth. The batter should slightly coat the back of spoon. Next add your red food coloring until you reach the desired color.
3. Heat a crepe pan, or if you don't have one you can use a small non stick egg pan over medium high heat, lightly grease the bottom of the pan, and when just hot enough add 1/4 cup of the batter and spread quickly along the bottom of the pan just coating the bottom, you HAVE to be quick with this process or you will end up with some weird looking crepes! It takes only about a minute to cook the crepe, then flip it and cook for a few seconds and remove from heat.
4. After your crepes are done you can do your filling. Add to a pot the peaches, if using fresh add a tablespoon of water or orange juice to them to help break them down. dice the peaches and cook until heated through, add the cinnamon and the brown sugar.
5. For the topping, put the cream in a bowl and beat with a mixer at high speed until stiff peaks form,
6. for plating, take a crepe, spoon some of the peach mixture in it, roll it up and place on a plate, top with some whipped cream, a dollop of the apricot preserves and garnish with the fresh pears. Viola you have an elegant yet super simple brunch!
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