Cocoa Crepes Topped with Strawberry Preserve - Gluten Free
 
 
Serves: 5 crepes
Ingredients
  • Gluten free flour or all purpose flour- 1 cup
  • Cocoa powder- 1½ tbsp
  • Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
  • Water or milk- ¾ cup or (use ¼ cup water+ ½ cup milk)
  • Butter, unsalted- to cook crepes
Making homemade strawberry sauce or preserve
  • Strawberries, fresh or frozen cut half – 1½ cups
  • Sugar – 3 tbsp
  • Lemon juice – 1 tsp
Other ingredients
  • Pears, cut long or halved
  • Ice cream of your choice
Instructions
  1. Add flour, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and water or milk to a blender.
  2. Blend it to a smooth batter constituency.
  3. Add enough water to make some what thick batter; thinner than pancake.
  4. If you want you could add an egg while blending the batter.
  5. Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add ½ tbsp butter, let it melt.
  6. Remove the pan from the heat, let stand for 10 seconds and pour a spoonful of batter over the melted butter.
  7. Place the pan over the stove.
  8. Using a spatula gently spread the batter to a round shape.
  9. If you pour the batter on the pan when it is over the stove, because of high heat the batter will break apart.
  10. Cook the crepe, flip it over and cook the other side too.
  11. Place the cooked crepe on a plate.
Making homemade strawberry preserve or sauce
  1. Place the halved strawberries along with the sugar and lemon juice into a saucepan.
  2. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally for about 20 minutes till it’s slightly mashed up.
Final Touch:
  1. You could replace the strawberry sauce with honey or store bought preserves of your choice.
  2. Spread the prepared strawberry preserve over the crepes.
  3. In the same pan used for making crepes, melt 1 tbsp butter and place the halved pears over it.
  4. Let it caramelize or turn golden brown in color on both sides.
  5. Serve the caramelized pears on the side.
  6. To make this dish even more drool worthy, top with a scoop of ice cream of your choice. This is just optional.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/cocoa-crepes-topped-with-strawberry-preserve-gluten-free/