Sweet Crêpe Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated December 08, 2016
Credit: © Roy Zipstein
From Jaques Pepin's Crêpes Suzette to Francis Mallmann's dulce de leche version, here are the best recipes for sweet crêpes.
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Ricotta Crêpes with Honey, Walnuts and Rose

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Cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi invented these delicate crêpes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which is also called Pancake Tuesday in England. Their floral, aromatic sweetness comes from rosewater and honey, two Middle Eastern ingredients that Otttolenghi grew up with.

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Brown-Butter Crêpes with Nutella and Jam

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To give his crêpes a subtle, nutty flavor, Mike Price browns the butter for his batter. "Any jam will go with hazelnuts and chocolate," the chef says. "You can't screw that up."

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Crêpes with Strawberries and Muscat-Yogurt Sauce

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Nichole Birdsall tops these crepes with strawberries, a superfruit high in vitamin C and potent antioxidants, and a creamy, orangey sauce sweetened with a splash of Bonterra Muscat dessert wine instead of sugar.

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Crêpes with Sweet Yogurt and Raspberry-Apricot Sauce

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These crêpes are like free-form blintzes, with thick and creamy Greek-style yogurt standing in for the cheese filling and a quick topping made with preserves and frozen raspberries.

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Cornmeal Crêpes with Peaches and Caramel

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Pastry chef Nicole Krasinski adds sherry vinegar to make a tangy caramel sauce, which she drizzles over peach wedges and buttery-crisp crêpes. Apricots would also work here.

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Spelt Crêpes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache

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These spelt crêpes have a delicately nutty flavor and light texture to them and they are delicious served on the sweeter side with a warm drizzling of ganache. Adding just a little bit of peanut butter to chocolate will never fail to wow.

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Gluten-Free Crêpes with Strawberries and Mascarpone

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Crêpes make for the perfect vehicle for the season’s juicy, luscious strawberries. In this dish, slightly stewed strawberries and creamy mascarpone add just the right amount of decadence and sugar to be sweet without being overbearing or heavy⎯It makes for a perfect go-to brunch recipe.

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Poppy Seed Crêpes with Tangy Lemon Curd and Ricotta

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Tangy lemon curd is spooned over these warm ricotta filled and poppy seed studded crêpes. They are light, colorful, and perfect for an Easter brunch and buffet.

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Crêpes with Spiced Butter Fried Bananas

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Pan-fried bananas in sweet, spiced butter make for an extra decadent and wonderfully fragrant treat to spoon over crêpes.

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Crêpes Suzette

Credit: © Con Poulos
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While restaurants traditionally make the buttery, orange-flavored sauce for this famous dessert tableside from start to finish, Pépin finds it easier to prepare largely in advance when entertaining. He flambés the liquor in front of his dinner guests and pours it over the platter of crêpes while still flaming.

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Dulce de Leche Crêpes

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"We Argentinians have a very sweet tooth," says chef Francis Mallmann about this dessert of delicate crêpes filled with the Latin caramel sauce dulce de leche and topped with whipped cream.

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Mexican Chocolate and Dulce de Leche Crêpe Torte

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Stack multiple sweet crêpes to make a crêpe torte with Mexican chocolate.

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Crêpes with Creamy Caramel

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Make the perfect caramel dessert with dulce de leche filled crêpes.

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