Best Tropical Fruit Crepes With Vanilla Bean And Rum Butter Sauce Recipes

VANILLA CREPES

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When I was a little girl, my mother would always make us crepes on Sundays. I also loved the smell of vanilla when my mother would make her cookies. So, I would always ask her to make her cookies, and when she refused, I would take out the vanilla and sit it next to me with the cap open, so that I could breathe the aroma. My mother get a kick out of this, and said, well, if it's that important, we'll add a little vanilla kick, just for you. After the first time she put the vanilla in, there was never a last...it became a tradition.

Provided by lelainem10

Categories Breakfast and Brunch Crepes Sweet

Time 30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 ½ cups milk
3 egg yolks
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

In a large bowl, mix together the milk, egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in the flour, sugar, salt and melted butter until well blended.
Heat a crepe pan over medium heat until hot. Coat with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter into the pan and tip to spread the batter to the edges. When bubbles form on the top and the edges are dry, flip over and cook until lightly browned on the other side and edges are golden. Repeat with remaining batter.
Fill crepes with your favorite fruit, cream, caramel or even ice cream or cheese to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 calories, Carbohydrate 15.9 g, Cholesterol 66.4 mg, Fat 6.7 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 146 mg, Sugar 3.9 g

TROPICAL-FRUIT CREPE CAKE

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If they like piña coladas, and gorgeous sweets for dessert, they'll go gaga for this crêpe cake layered with coconut-infused pastry cream. You can make the filling and the crêpes (all 40 of them) up to three days ahead, so there's no need to stress the day of. This recipe comes from Martha Stewart's Fruit Desserts: 100+ Ways to Savor the Best of Every Season ($24.49, amazon.com).

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Crepe Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

6 2/3 cups whole milk
1 1/2 cups unsweetened flaked coconut
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (we use Diamond Crystal)
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup cornstarch
10 large egg yolks
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (we use Diamond Crystal)
2 1/2 cups whole milk, room temperature
6 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted, plus more for skillet
2 cups cold heavy cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Sliced pineapple and toasted coconut, for topping

Steps:

Pastry cream: In a large sauce-pan, bring milk, coconut, and salt to just under a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand until cool, about 2 hours. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve; discard solids.
In a medium saucepan, whisk together granulated sugar and cornstarch. Whisk in egg yolks, then milk mixture. Stir in butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then continue to cook, whisking constantly, 1 minute. Pass mixture through fine-mesh sieve. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto surface of pastry cream to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 2 hours and up to 3 days.
Crêpes: Combine flour, granulated sugar, salt, milk, eggs, vanilla, and melted butter in a blender. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
Lightly brush an 8-inch non-stick skillet or crêpe pan with butter. Heat over medium until just starting to smoke. Remove from heat and pour a scant 2 tablespoons batter into center, swirling to cover bottom. Cook until edges are golden and center is dry, about 30 seconds. Flip and cook about 20 seconds more. Slide crêpe onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining batter, brushing skillet with more butter and adjusting heat as needed; stack crêpes as you go (you should end up with about 40). Let cool completely. Crêpes can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days.
Whisk chilled pastry cream to remove any lumps. In a medium bowl, whip 1 cup heavy cream to stiff peaks. Fold into pastry cream. Place a crêpe on a flat serving dish. Spread about 1/4 cup pastry cream onto crêpe. Repeat process with remaining crêpes and pastry cream, finishing with a crêpe. Refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
To serve, whip remaining 1 cup heavy cream with confectioners' sugar to stiff peaks. Arrange pineapple slices on top of cake, overlapping slightly. Dollop whipped cream on top and garnish with toasted coconut.