Mimis Cafe: Chocolate Hazelnut & Banana Crepe Recipe


Sweet Crepe Batter Ingredients:
1 cup All Purpose Flour
¼ cup Sugar
½ cup Whole Milk
½ cup Water
3 Eggs
2 TB Unsalted Butter (Melted)
½ tsp Salt

Chocolate Hazelnut & Banana Crepes Ingredients:
3 cups Nutella
4 Bananas, sliced

Variation: Sweet Cheese and Poppy Seed Crepes Ingredients:
16 oz Cream Cheese
1 tsp Lemon Zest
2 TB Lemon Juice

Variation on Sweet Crepe Batter Ingredients:
1 TB Poppy Seeds
1 tsp Lemon Zest

Sweet Crepe Batter Procedure:
In a blender, blend the flour, sugar, water, milk, eggs, salt and butter for 20 – 30 seconds. Cover crepe batter and refrigerate overnight for best results. Minimum chill is 1 hour. Heat a crepe pan or a nonstick pan over medium high heat. Brush lightly with butter or use a nonstick spray. Cook crepe approximately one minute and then flip over and finish for 20 seconds. Remove from plate and stack crepes as you finish them to keep them moist.


Additions: Fold all other additions into crepe batter after blending.
Chocolate Hazelnut & Banana Crepes Procedure:
Spread 1/4 cup Nutella on each crepe and layer in 1/3 sliced banana. 
Fold in half, heat in microwave for 20 seconds and enjoy.

Variation: Sweet Cheese and Poppy Seed Crepes Procedure:
In mixer cream, cream cheese, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt.
Place 1/4 cup in each crepe and fold.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy.




Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Mimis Cafe
Original Photograph By: Mimis Cafe
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Restaurant: Mimis Cafe
Source: http://www.mimiscafe.com/RecipesFrenchAppleTurnover.aspx