Healthy Low-Carb Cottage Cheese Cherry Crepes - South Beach Diet
Ready In: 7 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Crepes
- 1⁄3 cup kamut flour
- 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour or 2 tablespoons whole grain pastry flour
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup apple juice
- 1⁄2 cup tsps water
- 1 -2 teaspoon water
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 4 teaspoons transfat-free margarine
Optional
- sugar substitute
Filling
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese or 1 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese, at room temperature, excess liquid drained
- 2 cups pitted sweet cherries
- 1⁄4 cup sugar-free maple syrup
Optional
- sugar substitute
Directions
- In large bowl, combine flours and salt.
- In small bowl, whisk together apple juice, 1/2 c water, egg, and 2 tsp of margarine. Whisk into flour mixture until smooth batter.
- Melt 1 tsp of remaining margarine in 8" nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Pour 3 Tbs of batter into skillet and tilt to coat the bottom with thin layer of batter. (If too thick, add 1-2 Tbs water).
- Cook the first side for 1 min or until lightly browned. Turn and cook the second side for 30-60 seconds. Slide crepe onto plate. Cover with foil to keep warm. Continue making crepes in same fashion, adding the last teaspoon of margarine to pan after making the second crepe.
- Place crepe on plate, attractive side down. Arrange 1/4 c of cheese and 1/2 c cherries in a line in the center of crepe and fold in quarters. Repeat with remaining ingredients to make 4 crepes.
- Drizzle with syrup.
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