Chocolate Crepes With Fresh Strawberries

Thin chocolate crepes filled with strawberry cream cheese, served with a warm sautéed fresh strawberry sauce and finished with chocolate sauce.

FrenchVegetarianIntermediate60 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 1 0.5 cup flour
  • 0.5 cup cocoa powder
  • 6 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 2 cup milk
  • 2 each large eggs
  • 0.5 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 lb cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 0.5 cup sour cream
  • 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar (for filling)
  • 0.5 cup pureed fresh strawberries
  • 0.5 stick butter (for sauce)
  • 1 0.5 cup sugar (for sauce)
  • 1 lb fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered
  • 0.3 cup strawberry liqueur
  • 1 cup chocolate sauce

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make the crepe batter: Combine flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt. In another bowl whisk together butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Add liquid to dry mixture gradually, whisking smooth. Refrigerate 1 hour.

  2. 2

    Make the filling: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream, sugar, pureed strawberries, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

  3. 3

    Cook crepes: Lightly brush a 6-inch skillet with oil, heat over medium. Pour in 1/4 cup batter, swirl to cover. Cook 30-40 seconds per side until lightly golden. Stack between parchment squares.

  4. 4

    Fill each crepe with 3 tbsp filling. Roll or fold into quarters.

  5. 5

    For sauce: Melt butter with sugar in a sauté pan. Add quartered strawberries and cook until soft. Add strawberry liqueur and cook 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Plate the filled crepes. Spoon the warm strawberry sauce over them. Drizzle with chocolate sauce.

Tags

frenchemerildessertchocolatestrawberrycrepes