French · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Crêpes Suzette-Style with Orange Butter
30 minutes · 4 servings · vegetarian
Inspired by the famous dessert, but simplified into a no-flambé home version.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup / 120 g all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups / 360 ml milk
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup / 120 ml orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Let’s make it
- Whisk flour, milk, eggs, melted butter, and salt into a thin batter; rest 10 minutes.
- Cook 8 thin crêpes in a lightly greased skillet, about 1 minute per side.
- For the sauce, simmer butter, orange juice, zest, sugar, and vanilla for 2 to 3 minutes until slightly syrupy.
- Drizzle the sauce over the crêpes and fold or roll to serve.
Kids can roll their own crêpes and add only a little sauce if they like.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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