First try at Crepes

Here are my yogurt and fruit crepes.  They aren't pretty, but they taste good!  I served them with a sausage, egg and potato (frozen french fries) skillet, which will be in a future post. 

 

I must admit - I have never tried to make crepes before.  I love crepes, especially if you are looking for something light for breakfast, and have ordered them many times at different restaurants and they were always great!  I have seen them being made on several TV programs, and thought, 'Oh, that looks easy, it's just like a thinned-out pancake'.  Well, let me tell you, it's not as easy as it looks!  

A friend of mine sells Wildtree products, and I bought the mix thinking I could whip up a batch of crepes super quick one morning.  

So, this was the morning that the inspiration for crepes sprung upon me.  I got out the mix, and followed the directions - 1 1/3 cups of water and slowly add mix while whisking.  Great, super easy, no problems!  Until - I tried to cook them in the pan.  

The first one turned out to look like a yellow heap of gelatinous gunk.  No harm though, this was my first one ever, and I figured I may not get it right on the first try.  

Well, the 2nd and 3rd tries weren't that great either.  The directions on the box said to swirl around to get the crepe to cover the bottom of the pan, and then to flip over after cooking for 30 seconds.  On my second attempt, I got the hang of swirling the batter around to cover the bottom of the pan, but the flipping of the crepe didn't work for me...at all...no way, no how!  

Well, my crepes don't look pretty, but a lot of my food doesn't look pretty.  I know you eat with your eyes first, but for me it really is all about the taste!  

When my husband asked me what a crepe tastes like...he had never tried one, not even off my plate, I described crepes of not having a lot of flavor.  The great thing about crepes, to me, is that they highlight your filling, it's just a nice background for you add whatever you would like...like these beautiful looking strawberries and bananas! 

So, I took the two best looking crepes and began to put my filling in them.  For me, I like to keep them simple.  For the filling, I took some yogurt (Belfonte Light Strawberry Banana flavor) and added fruit that I had already cut up.  It's that simple, but oh so tasty!  

Here's how I assembled them... I took my first crepe and added about a tablespoon of yogurt...add how much you like, (but remember that it's easy to over fill!).  Then add your fruit...I used strawberry, banana and pineapple.  Once you have it in the middle of your crepe, just roll it up, kinda like a burrito, but leave the ends open.  You can play around with it a couple of times to see how much filling is the right amount for you.  

The taste of the crepe was really good and hit the spot!  Like I said, the look of them wasn't great, but for my first attempt it wasn't too bad and I think it will only get better trying again.  Next time, I may even try to make my own batter!

I didn't use all my crepe mix, and it says that it will store in the refrigerator well for a few days, so I think I might try to make a savory crepe for lunch tomorrow.  Yum!