Mixed Berry Crepes With Mascarpone
Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
Serves: 8-10
Yields: 36 crepes
Ingredients
CREPE BATTER
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 6 large eggs
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
FRUIT
- 2 cups strawberries, washed
- 1 cup blackberry, washed
- 1 cup raspberries, washed
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄8-1⁄4 fluid ounce Grand Marnier (splash) (optional)
FILLING
- 2 cups fromage blanc
- 2 cups mascarpone
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons finely grated orange zest (from 2 large oranges)
- 1⁄2 cup freshly squuezed orange juice (from 1 large orange)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- FOR THE BATTER:
- Blend the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor or blender.
- Add the milk, water, eggs, butter and vanilla extract, and process until smooth.
- Set aside for 30 minutes.
- FOR THE FRUIT:
- While batter rests, hull and halve the strawberries.
- Toss with blackberries and raspberries, sugar and Grand Marnier, if using, in a medium bowl; set aside.
- FOR THE FILLING:
- Whisk the cheeses with the sugar, orange zest and juice, and the vanilla extract.
- TO MAKE THE CREPES:
- Heat a 6" nonstick skillet or crepe pan over medium heat until a drop of water bounces and sizzles briefly on its surface before evaporating.
- Quickly pour in about 2 tablespoons of crepe batter and swirl it to coat the skillet evenly.
- Cook until the batter sets, about 30 seconds.
- Flip the crepe and cook the other side until just barely golden.
- Repeat with remaining batter, stacking the crepes as they cook.
- FOR THE FILLING:
- Place 1 tablespoon of the cheese filling on the lower left-hand corner of each crepe.
- Fold crepe in half, then half again to make a triangle with the filling in the tip.
- Repeat with the remaining crepes and filling.
- Stack filled crepes neatly on serving platter.
- *THE CREPES CAN BE PREPARED UP TO THIS POINT A DAY AHEAD, COVERED TIGHTLY WITH PLASTIC WRAP AND REFRIGERATED OVERNIGHT.
- TO SERVE:
- Preheat an oven to 250ºF.
- Cover crepes with foil and warm in the oven until heated through, about 10 minutes.
- Spoon the macerated berries over the crepes and serve.
- Enjoy!
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