Holiday Baking Month: Loaded Crepes
Prep + Cooling: 1 hour Cooking: 20 minutes
This was a fun multiple part cook. It uses a few different parts that all timed right keeps you in an hour to an hour and a half. This was to practice a sugar cage which I broke mine but it was still a lot of fun to try. Let’s get into this.
Ingredients
Crepe
2 eggs
2 tbls butter
2 cups milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbls sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup flour
Ice cream
Follow my Ice Cream recipe. Instead of adding chocolate I added cinnamon to it (fantastic)
Sugar Cage
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water
Cooking spray
Prep
Start with the ice cream. You want to get it cooling in the fridge as it needs the most time
Crepes
In a large bowl start the crepes next
Add all the ingredients into the bowl and mix until fully mixed and looking like a pancake batter. Cover and refrigerate for at least a half hour if not longer. You want the bubbles to get out of it
While those two batters are cooling, start the sugar cage
Sugar Cage
Add the water, sugar and light corn syrup into a pot and mix it together
Use medium heat and add a candy thermometer
You want to heat it to ‘Hard Crack’ which is between 302 F and 311 F (150 - 155 C)
While this is heating, decide what it going to be your mold. I used a bowl for the shape I wanted. Coat this in the cooking spray
Remove the sugar from the heat and add to a bowl
Take a fork and use it to spread the sugar in strings around your mold however you see fit. You’ll want to make sure you leave holes for your fingers all over to help remove it later without cracking it
Allow this to cool while you make the rest
Cook and Assemble
Add your chilled ice cream to your ice cream maker and let this church
While the ice cream is churning, take an 8 in pan (minimum) and heat it to about medium heat
Have the crepe mixture in a measuring glass or something for pouring
Pour from the center and swirl the pan to roll the mixture to the edges so it’s flat and coating the bottom
Let it brown and solidify (like making pancakes) and flip so the other side gets cooked as well
Add to a plate to cool while cooking the rest
Take the done crepes and fold in half twice to make little quarter slices and arrange on plate
Scoop the ice cream on top
Remove your sugar cage from your mold, super carefully. If it is stuck to the surface you have it resting on, use a sharp knife to crack the sugar to release it. Have your hands through the holes to try and gently lift it with as much surface area as you can covered
Place over the ice cream
I also added caramel and chocolate fudge sauce to the crepes under the ice cream for more taste
Afterthoughts
This was flipping fantastic. The sugar cage broke but was still a crunchy fun part to the meal. I didn’t flavor it so it only added texture and whimsy to the meal. The cinnamon ice cream when fantastic with the crepes and the syrups added. I would easily make this many more times and it’s so easy to make large batches for any family or gathering of friends.
