Crepes: Sweet and Savory

A few weeks ago I ran across a recipe for coconut whipped cream, and since then I was trying to find an excuse to make some. The excuse I finally landed on was that I would make crepes. The crepes were delicious and the coconut whipped cream was both yummy and a bit odd.

The Recipes

Crepes (recipe found in The Joy of Cooking ) 

-I made one recipe of batter, I used the first half for the savory crepes then added the sugar for the sweet crepes.

Ingredients

Savory

1 cup flour (I used half whole wheat, half all-purpose)

1 cup milk

1/2 cup warm water (I don't believe I actually added this)

4 eggs

1/4 cup melted butter

pinch of salt

Sweet (for half the recipe, double these measurement if you would like to make all sweet crepes)

1 1/2 Tbsp Sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, whisk until smooth. Allow to sit for around 30 minuets. Heat a large non-stick frying pan or crepe pan to medium heat. Put a small amount of butter (maybe 1/8-1/4 tsp) in the center of the frying pan. Pour about a 1/4 cup of batter in the center of the frying pan, quickly pick up the frying pan and tilt it around in a circle so that the batter thinly and evenly covers the whole bottom of the frying pan. Wait till small bubbles appear, check to see if the side cooking is a light golden brown color, if it is it is time to flip the crepe. To flip a crepe gently lift the edge of the crepe with a spatula, the gently grab the crepe with your fingers and flip it over. Cook for 15-30 seconds more or until the second side is golden brown. Enjoy.

Coconut Milk Whipped Cream 

Recipe found: http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-whipped-cream-from-152490  

Ingredients

1 can of coconut milk

2 tsp sugar

Lime Zest(optional)

Directions

Allow the coconut milk to sit in the refrigerator overnight so that it can solidify. Scoop the solid coconut milk out of the can into a medium sized bowl, leaving the liquid bit at the bottom in the can (this can be used for a smoothie or drink). Using an electric mixer whip the the coconut milk until it starts to stiffen, add the other ingredients and continue to whip until stiff (you get little peaks of whipped cream when you turn off the mixer and pull it out). 

Top your sweet crepes with the coconut whipped cream and strawberry slices and enjoy.

Savory Crepe Filling (my personal recipe, and favorite way to eat eggs with or without the crepes)

This is what I put in my crepes but you can put anything you like in your crepes. Also, these measurements are not exact. This fed three people and we had some left over.

Ingredients 

1 Tbsp olive oil

3 cloves garlic (minced and crushed)

1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms 

3 handfuls of kale (freshly washed and ripped)

1 Tbsp white wine 

1 1/2 cup egg beaters or 6 eggs

1 handful mozzarella cheese or whatever cheese you like

salt

pepper 

Italian spices

Directions

Heat large frying pan with olive oil to medium-high heat, add garlic, cook till golden brown. Add mushrooms, saute. Add kale, cover with lid, and quickly add wine (this helps steam and flavor the kale), cook the kale till it has changed color and shrunk slightly. Spice the mixture and mix thoroughly, add eggs(or egg beaters), scramble. Add cheese and enjoy.

What I did with my leftover Coconut Milk

6 slightly over-ripe strawberries (over-ripe means more flavor when it comes to smoothies)

1 ripe mango

however much coconut milk you have left(I had around a 1/3 cup)

Chop fruit and throw in a blender with the coconut milk, enjoy.