Crepes are so versatile! They can be used for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert or a snack! This is a very good basic recipe that is based on the recipe from www.chef-in-training.com. I liked it better than the other recipes I tried, so I am sharing it here.
We had a Create Your Own Crepe bar for Mother’s Day. My favorite was this crepe with a cheesecake filling, some sliced strawberries and some mini chocolate chips. There are so many possibilities! Other options we offered were puddings (chocolate, French vanilla, banana), Whipped topping, Chocolate Sauce (it hardened and we couldn’t get it out of the bottle easily!), Blackberry Jam, cinnamon mixed with powdered sugar, and powdered sugar by itself. It turned out great! We also made some chocolate crepes, but I preferred these to the chocolate ones!
The batter can be made up a day or two ahead of time, and/or the crepes can be made up ahead of time and put back on the griddle for just a few seconds per side to reheat.
4tsp.sugarif making dessert crepes, omit for savory crepes
Servings: crepes
Instructions
In a large mixing bowl, whisk flour and eggs. Slowly add milk and water stirring until smooth. Add salt and butter (and sugar if making dessert crepes) and continue whisking until smooth. (You can also just dump everything in a blender and blend until smooth.) Refrigerate in a covered container for at least 30 minutes.
Heat oiled pan to medium high temperature. Pour about 3-4 T. of batter into pan and tilt the pan to swirl in a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.
Cook crepe for about 1-2 minutes until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, and turn. Serve hot and fill or top however you desire.
In large bowl, mix together dry ingredients; set aside. Preheat waffle iron.
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the milk, butter and vanilla. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture; beat until blended.
Generously spray your waffle iron with no-stick cooking spray. Ladle the batter into a preheated waffle iron. Cook the waffles until golden and crisp.
Recipe Notes
Although spelt is actually a type of wheat flour, most people with wheat allergies can digest spelt flour with no problem. Obviously, you should not eat spelt if it is a problem for you.
This is our grandkids’ favorite breakfast!!! I make the batter and my husband makes the pancakes. You can also make them without the chocolate chips if you prefer.
Beat egg with mixer until fluffy. Beat in remaining ingredients just until smooth. You may have to add a little more buttermilk if it is too thick. Drop by 1/4 cup onto hot greased griddle. Cook until edges start to cook, then flip and cook on other side. Continue with rest of batter. Serve warm with powdered sugar.
Recipe Notes
The buttermilk powder makes a more fragile pancake than the real buttermilk. We like to use the full fat buttermilk.
Although spelt is actually a type of wheat flour, most people with wheat allergies can digest spelt flour with no problem. Obviously, you should not eat spelt if it is a problem for you.
Nutrition info for 2 pancakes:
399 calories, 19 g. fat, 263 mg potassium, 53 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 29 g sugar, 11 g protein
If you make this without the chocolate chips, 2 pancakes contain: 212 calories, 8 g fat, 263 mg potassium, 29 g carbs, 1 g fiber, 8 g sugar, 8 g protein
Cut up bacon and cook in skillet until almost done, then add onions and cook until tender.
Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir well. If it is too soupy, add a little more flour.
Heat skillet over medium heat. Use bacon grease or butter. Use an ice cream scoop to form mixture into patties and pan-fry until crisp on each side.
Recipe Notes
If the potatoes are really thick, you may not need any flour at all!
Although spelt is actually a type of wheat flour, most people with wheat allergies can digest spelt flour with no problem. Obviously, you should not eat spelt if it is a problem for you.
You can change this to include your favorite granola ingredients. The grandkids and I love this recipe! It makes a healthy snack that is quite filling. This will be a great snack to take with us on vacation.
Preheat the oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pour the oats, nuts, seeds, fruit and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine the almond butter and honey. Mix well.
Combine the almond butter mixture with the oat mixture, and stir until well combined.
Pour the granola mixture onto the parchment paper lined pan, and spread out evenly.
Bake for 1/2 hour or so, stirring halfway through.
Remove the pan from the oven and let cool in the pan for an hour or two until it dries out. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
I found a bag of dried fruit & raw nuts at Costco. It contained all the fruits and nuts that I needed for this recipe. I just used 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds and 1 3/4 cup of this mixture.
A delicious, healthy snack that even the kids will love! This is wonderful as is, or change it up to make it your own. Add dried fruit, chocolate chips in place of the cacao nibs, or raw sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. Pistachios taste especially good in this also!
This is the ideal snack if you are following an alkalizing diet!
This granola is perfect for using in my Fruit and Yogurt Parfait: https://www.cherylsrecipes.net/recipe/fruit-yogurt-parfait/
This works great as a cold cereal with milk. It is also wonderful served on oatmeal for a little extra flavor and crunch:
Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
Combine liquid ingredients in a smaller bowl.
Mix wet and dry ingredients together thoroughly until evenly mixed.
Spread on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 25 minutes, stirring halfway through.
Remove from oven to cool. Break into clusters when completely cool. Store in an airtight container when cool.
A healthy way to start your day. This is made from whole grain oats. Suggested toppings: brown sugar, cinnamon, chopped nuts, raisins, preserves, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, dried cranberries or cherries, yogurt, granola, chocolate chips, honey, or syrup
My preference is honey and granola (https://www.cherylsrecipes.net/recipe/easy-homemade-healthy-granola/); my husband likes brown sugar.
Put all ingredients into an uncovered saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 3 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover; remove from heat. Let stand 2 minutes or until desired consistency.
Recipe Notes
Each serving (without additional toppings) contains 190 calories, 4 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium, 5 mg potassium, 35 g carbs, 6 g fiber, 1 g sugar, 6 g protein
Lots of veggies, topped with cheese and eggs of your choice. This can also be used as a quick, healthy lunch: https://www.cherylsrecipes.net/recipe/stir-fried-veggies/ although I don’t usually use the eggs and cheese when I eat it as a stir fry.
In a skillet over medium-medium high heat, add avocado oil. Add onions and potatoes.
Add sweet pepper.
When potatoes are mostly cooked through, add spinach and tomatoes to skillet and cook to wilt spinach leaves. Season with salt and pepper as desired. Put into serving bowl and top with cheese and eggs.
Recipe Notes
Each serving contains 487 calories, 29 g fat, 386 mg cholesterol, 298 mg sodium, 1147 mg potassium, 36 g carbs, 7 g fiber, 13 g sugar, 22 g protein, 143% vitamin A, 121% vitamin C, and 29% iron
This is chock full of nutrition! Lots of yummy vegetables wrapped in eggs, and topped with salsa, cheese and cilantro! It’s a great way to start your day! Of course, as always, you can swap out any ingredients you like, or leave out things you don’t like.
Heat small cast iron skillet over medium-medium high heat. Add 1/2 T. avocado oil. Saute onions and spinach until spinach is starting to wilt, stirring often. Add peppers and tomatoes. Cook for a few minutes. Stir until peppers and tomatoes are cooked as desired. Remove items from pan to a bowl.
Reduce heat to medium. Beat eggs with cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add another 1/2 T. avocado oil to hot skillet. Add eggs to skillet. As eggs begin to set up around the edges, tilt the pan and lift that portion of the egg with spatula, so that the uncooked egg runs down underneath the cooked egg. Continue moving around the skillet in this way until egg is done.
Add veggies to one side of the omelette.
Tilt skillet and guide gently onto a serving plate. Top with salsa, shredded cheese and cilantro, or your choice of toppings.
This is a rich, thick, meaty gravy to put over your biscuits in the morning. It only takes about 25 minutes, start to finish, if your oven is preheated and you have the biscuit mix all mixed ahead of time. This is the recipe I use: https://www.cherylsrecipes.net/recipe/buttermilk-drop-biscuits/ This is also good over top of scrambled eggs or omelettes.
Cook and crumble sausage in skillet. When that is finished cooking, add flour and stir in. Add milk and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened as desired. If it becomes too thick, you can add more milk to thin it out.
Recipe Notes
Although spelt is actually a type of wheat flour, most people with wheat allergies can digest spelt with no problem. Obviously, you should not eat spelt if it is a problem for you.
If you are making biscuits to go with this, get those in the oven first. This cooks quickly.
