It’s Friday again and I’m ending the week on a sweet note… with dessert crepes! I love crepes simply for the fact that they are only a few staple ingredients away from using up leftovers and also elevating ingredients to a slightly fancier dish. Not too long ago I hosted a budget-friendly dinner party featuring crepes. Although it’s been a few weeks, I’m still making crepes since they’re not only budget friendly but are so versatile. I will admit that dessert crepes are my weakness and this time, I indulged in more Strawberry & Nutella Crepes. These crepes are studded with sweet strawberries, a spread of Nutella along with a creamy cloud of whipped cream. Heaven, I tell you…
Just because I’m gluten free doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy dishes made with flour. I just have to adjust things a bit by using different flours to get my fix. For these crepes, I used an all purpose gluten free flour, such as Tom Sawyer brand. What’s nice about this specific brand is that the ingredient xanthan gum is already incorporated. Xanthan gum is important in dishes because it helps as a binder in place of the gluten. Another brand that also has xanthan gum incorporated is Better Batter. Either of these work well in the following recipe. If you don’t have these brands available, use your preferred gluten free flour and add 1/2 teaspoon of xanthan gum to the recipe.
recipe adapted from Alton Brown
Crepe Batter:
2 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 cup all purpose flour or all purpose gluten free flour (Tom Sawyer brand)
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons melted butter + more for coating the pan
Filling:
2 cups fresh chopped strawberries
1/4 cup Nutella chocolate hazelnut spread, warmed
Whipped cream for garnish
Heat a small non-stick pan. Add butter to coat. Pour 1 ounce of batter into the center of the pan and swirl to spread evenly. Cook for 30 seconds and flip. Cook for another 10 seconds and remove to the cutting board. Lay them out flat so they can cool. Continue until all batter is gone. After they have cooled you can stack them and store in sealable plastic bags in the refrigerator for several days or in the freezer for up to two months. When using frozen crepes, thaw on a rack before gently peeling apart.
Taking one crepe, spread a tablespoon of Nutella down the middle of the crepe. Top the Nutella with chopped fresh strawberries. Fold the sides over the filling and carefully lay seam side down on a serving platter. Top with whipped cream, a sprinkling of more chopped strawberries and a drizzle of melted Nutella over the top.
These look incredible! I just want to just in and grab one. This looks like something I could make with my kids at school and we could fill with just about anything. I love that you are having GF recipes, as a few of my students are on GF diets. Thanks!
I am definitely going to make these this weekend! Cheers!
These look wonderful. This recipe would be a great Sunday morning treat!
your crêpe recipe looks very testy.i do not wait for this.
Sorry, the link was foodnetwork.com. Regardless, you appear to have copied their exact recipe and wording, posted prior to yours
Anonymous – please note that the link is to Foodnetwork.com in which the recipe is from Alton Brown, as credited appropriately and noted the recipe I'm sharing is adapted from the link before the recipe is provided. Please also note my recipe above is for Strawberry Nutella crepes with a specific filling whereas the Alton Brown recipe is just for the crepes.
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