Shockingly, these were just so-so. A lot of effort goes into making the crepes, without much bang for your buck. The banana filling definitely needs something more - cinnamon or brown sugar, or perhaps some drizzled agave nectar. The chocolate sauce also doesn't really taste like much more than slightly thinned nutella - maybe some spices in there as well, and I'd thin it more with extra milk for a drizzly sauce. But still, sweet, and banana-y, and chocolate-y, so yummy.
Crepes with Bananas and Hazelnut-Chocolate Sauce
Don't worry if all your crêpes don't turn out perfectly; there's enough batter to allow for a few mistakes.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 312
- Calories from fat: 22%
- Fat: 7.6g
- Saturated fat: 1.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.3g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Protein: 9.6g
- Carbohydrate: 51.6g
- Fiber: 3.3g
- Cholesterol: 81mg
- Iron: 2mg
- Sodium: 148mg
- Calcium: 141mg
Ingredients
- Crepes:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Cooking spray
- Sauce:
- 1/4 cup hazelnut-chocolate spread (such as Nutella)
- 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large firm unpeeled bananas (about 1 3/4 pounds)
- Powdered sugar (optional)
Preparation
- To prepare crepes, lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Combine 1 1/2 cups milk and eggs, stirring with a whisk. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring with a whisk just until smooth. Cover batter; chill for 15 minutes.
- Heat a 10-inch nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Remove pan from heat. Pour a scant 1/4 cup batter into pan; quickly tilt pan in all directions so batter covers pan with a thin film. Cook about 1 minute.
- Carefully lift edge of crepe with a spatula. The crepe is ready to turn when it can be shaken loose from the pan and the underside is lightly browned. Turn crepe over; cook 30 seconds.
- Place crepe on a towel; keep warm. Repeat procedure until all the batter is used. Stack crepes between single layers of wax paper or paper towels to prevent sticking.
- To prepare sauce, combine the hazelnut-chocolate spread, 2 tablespoons milk, and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Keep warm.
- Peel bananas and cut in half lengthwise; cut each half crosswise into 2 pieces.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Arrange 4 banana pieces in a single layer in pan. Cook 1 minute or until lightly browned. Turn pieces over; cook 1 minute. Remove banana pieces from pan; keep warm. Repeat procedure with remaining banana pieces.
- Place 1 banana piece in center of each crepe; fold sides and ends over, and place, seam side down, on clean surface. Repeat procedure with remaining banana pieces and crepes.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon sauce onto each of 4 plates, spreading to cover center of plates. Arrange 2 crepes on each plate; sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve immediately.
Crepes with Bananas and Hazelnut-Chocolate Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Desserts
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: American, French
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Mother's Day, Birthdays/Anniversaries
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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