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Turtle Crepes with Custard Cream

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I don’t know about you but brunch is my favorite meal. All the food groups are present. First there are breakfast foods involved. Isn’t breakfast supposed to be the most important meal of the day? The second food group is lunch. This is where you get your grains, veggies and healthy fats. The third and last food group happens to be my favorite and I strive to include it every day. Of course I am talking dessert! In this case it is crepes. They aren’t as heavy as pancakes but you can still fill them with such sweet goodness! Custard is a great addition. Top them with nutella, whipped cream, chocolate, caramel, pecans and strawberries. After all you need your daily allowance of fruit. Gotta keep brunch a healthy meal you know! Have any more ideas? Let me know in the comments.

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Turtle Crepes with Custard Cream

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Yield 9 crepes

I don't know about you but brunch is my favorite. All the food groups are present. Breakfast, Lunch and Dessert. What more could you want? Keep reading! #nutella #crepes

Ingredients

  • For making crepe:
  • 3 1/2 tbsp. flour
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4th cup Milk
  • pinch Salt
  • 1/2 tbsp melted Butter
  • Custard Cream filling :
  • 4 Egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1/4 tbsp vanilla
  • 1/3 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup whole Milk
  • 3/4 cup whipping Cream
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Sugar for Cream
  • Topping:
  • caramel syrup
  • chocolate syrup
  • 3/4 cup of chocolate chips
  • whipped cream
  • 3/4 cup chopped pecans
  • sliced strawberries

Instructions

  1. Crepes:
  2. Mix the eggs together with the sugar, vanilla essence and salt in a large bowl. Add the sifted flour.
  3. Mix until smooth, without lumps.
  4. Add the milk little by little and melted butter and then mix well.
  5. Heat the pan over a moderate heat until it is very hot. Brush with little butter.
  6. Pour a ladle full of batter. Tilt and rotate the pan so that the bottom is completely covered with a thin layer of batter.
  7. Once it is cooked flip it over to other side till it is set and browned.
  8. Proceed making with the remaining batter. About 9 crepes.
  9. Put crepes in fridge for few minutes.
  10. Custard cream filling :
  11. In a bowl whisk yolks and sugar. Add the vanilla and flour. Whisk again.
  12. Simmer the whole milk. Now add half of the milk to egg mixture, whisk again for about a minute.
  13. Stir the egg milk mixture back to the boiling milk and stir them until it thickens.
  14. Remove from heat, transfer to bowl.
  15. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerator until cool.
  16. Once cool, whip the cream until stiff peaks are formed by adding sugar to it.
  17. Whisk the cooled custard and fold in to the whipped cream and gently mix.
  18. Assemble the crepes:
  19. Place the crepe in a plate , add the custard, 2 tbsp of custard cream and gently roll.
  20. Add a drizzle of chocolate, a drizzle of caramel sauce, chocolate chips and pecans to each crepe.
  21. Add sprinkle in a handful of sliced crepes
  22. Just prior to serving add a dollop of whipped cream!

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  1. Marilyn, I have never made Crepes in my life. Would you believe me if I told you they intimidate me? Just putting them on the pan and letting them c ook.. and then coming out with a thin sliver of a crape . I think I’d end up with pancakes instead. I think I am gong to give it a shot with your great recipe. Thanks for the sweet inspiration.

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  3. Marilyn, this looks simply divine! And, I think you’ve covered all of the major food groups: yum, yum, yum and double yum! Thanks for linking this up with us at You Link It We Make It!

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  4. You know I love breakfast foods at all times of the day! Especially since most of them can be easily done gluten free. Crepes is one of those things! We love having a crepe DIY buffet. The kids love choosing their own toppings and we love that it doesn’t take long to whip up an entire batch. Adding turtle toppings to our next brunch!

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  5. Wow, that looks beyond amazing! I’d be the Mom of the Year if I whipped something up like that for Sunday brunch. Thanks for linking up with Funtastic Friday.

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  9. My husband would be in heaven with this recipe! He adores crepes, the creamier and sweeter the better! Thanks for sharing at the Blogger’s Pit Stop.

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  11. Oh, I love crepes and haven’t made them in years! You have inspired me to get back to it! I have pinned this recipe, it sounds wonderful, not just for breakfast, but a sweet treat, too! Thank you so much for sharing over at the Celebrate Your Story! link party!

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  12. I can’t remember the last time I had a good crepe. There use to be this restaurant in New York that served every kind imaginable for all three meals. They were light, tasty and I can still remember the chicken divine one. Thanks for sharing.

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    • I am so glad I was able to bring back some fond memories! Question. What do you use for posting/autoposting and getting notifications from friends on Instagram? You are a guru there and I miss everything! I struggle even figuring out how to reply to comments. Thanks!

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  15. Mmmmm, I love crepes! I like these with the homemade custard, Marilyn. Oh, and I agree…brunch is probably my favorite meal! Thank you so much for sharing with me at #UpsyDaisyLinkup!

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  16. Absolutely love crepes! I’ve only made them a handful of times, but never got the filling quite right (using frozen strawberries right out of the freezer was my mistake, ha!).
    And brunch is my favorite as well – breakfast foods all day, yes please! 😀

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  24. Marilyn, Brunch is my favorite as well and these turtle crepes and custard cream would not last long! They look amazing. Thanks for sharing your recipes with us this week at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinning 🙂

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  26. Marilyn, who wouldn’t want to save room for this wonderful dessert! Something for everyone here. I’ll have mine with the custard filling, strawberries, pecans and whipped cream; but I’m sure my husband will go for “the works”!

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  27. Marilyn! You have done it again…teasing me with these amazing looking creations of yours! As I told you earlier, so wish I could just pop over to your house for Sunday Brunch (paleo or not)…your food looks delicious 🙂 Pinned this

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