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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Espresso Crepes With Coffee Ice Cream And Dark Chocolate Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 8
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons espresso powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 2 cups coffee ice cream
  • dark chocolate, curls
  • espresso powder

Recipe

  • 1 in a small bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, espresso powder and salt.
  • 2 in a blender combine the milk, water, melted butter, and eggs.
  • 3 pulse a few times to lightly blend.
  • 4 add the dry ingredients and blend until smooth.
  • 5 cover and chill-up to 1 hour.
  • 6 heat a non stick crepe pan or skillet over medium heat. (if using a skillet use a touch of butter to prevent sticking).
  • 7 pour 1/4 cup of the crepe batter into the pan.
  • 8 quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers pan with a thin coat.
  • 9 cook for 30 to 35 seconds.
  • 10 carefully lift crepe with a spatula and turn.
  • 11 cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  • 12 place cooked crepe on a towel.
  • 13 repeat with remaining batter.
  • 14 makes 12 crepes.
  • 15 in a small saucepan over medium heat combine half-and-half and honey.
  • 16 cook for 3 minutes, stirring often.
  • 17 remove from heat and add the chopped chocolate.
  • 18 stir until melted and smooth.
  • 19 fold each crepe in half, fold in half again.
  • 20 place each crepe on a plate.
  • 21 top each with 1/2 cup of ice cream-drizzle on 4 teaspoons of chocolate sauce on each.
  • 22 top with chocolate curls and dust with espresso powder.

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