Crepes can be sweet or savory, with ingredients like meat, fruit, and cheese. The batter typically includes eggs, flour, salt, oil, and milk, with options for sugar and vegan substitutes. Toppings and fillings include cream cheese, fruit, herbs, and sauces like hollandaise or cheese. Dessert crepes can include cinnamon, chocolate, and toppings like whipped cream and nuts.
The different types of crepe ingredients include those for the thin pancake itself and those used for the filling and topping. The ingredients for making crepes can be further divided into sweet and savory as pancakes can include fillings with meat or alternatively dessert items. For both types of crepes, the ingredients of the batter are usually eggs, flour, salt, oil and milk.
White or brown sugar can be added to the crepe batter when dessert crepes are desired. For vegan diets, crepe batter ingredients often include soy milk and soy margarine. When substituting ingredients for the crepe batter, care should be taken to get a thin enough consistency so the pancakes don’t get too thick.
Dessert crepes often use fruit ingredients such as fresh strawberries, banana or peace slices, or alternatively, jam spread on the pancake. Cream cheese is one of the most popular crepe ingredients as it can be used alongside jam or fruit in dessert crepes or mixed with seasonings like dill and garlic to spice up dishes. For example, the aged cream cheese spread for crepes can blend well with a cooked bacon and spinach filling.
Other types of ingredients for savory crepes include chicken, ham, asparagus, mushrooms and a variety of possible cheeses. In addition to cream cheese with added dressing, blue, Parmesan, provolone, cheddar, Swiss, and many other types of cheeses make great ingredients for savory crepes. Fresh or dried herbs such as oregano, basil, rosemary or tarragon are often combined with pepper and sauteed chopped onions and garlic to heighten the flavor of dinner or snack crepes.
Creamy white sauces like hollandaise are popular toppings for savory crepes. Parsley sprigs, dill herb, or chopped tomatoes can be used as crepe ingredients to sprinkle on top of the creamy sauce. Instead of a plain white béchamel sauce, a cheese sauce can be one of the tasty ingredients to create crepes filled with meat, vegetables and/or cheese.
Grated lemon or lime peel, or zest, can be added to dessert crepe ingredients to maximize taste. Cinnamon or chocolate are also popular additions to dessert crepes. Since both dessert and savory crepes are usually served hot, placing chocolate chips or chunks into the cooked pancakes before rolling them up can make for a deliciously melty and sweet filling. Toppings for chocolate and other dessert crepes include whipped cream, powdered sugar, ice cream, chocolate or caramel sauce, and chopped nuts.
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