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Chocolate Hazelnut Crepes
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Chocolate Hazelnut Crepes

Thin crepes with a dark chocolate topping and crunchy hazelnuts – a perfect Friday afternoon treat

⏱ 35 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 3 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian
Versions:Original🌱 Vegan⚖ Pareve🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Crepe Batter

  1. 1
    Whisk the eggs, milk, melted butter and sugar with the salt in a bowl, add the flour and mix to a smooth batter.
    BowlWhisk
  2. 2
    Refrigerate the batter for 30 minutes.
    Refrigerator
    💡Resting in the fridge relaxes the gluten and gets rid of the bubbles: the crêpes come out thin and delicate, and don't tear.
  3. 3
    Heat a flat pan and grease lightly.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveFrying pan
    💡A very thin layer of fat, with the excess wiped off with paper towel: too much fat gives spots and fried edges.
  4. 4
    Pour in a small ladle of batter and swirl the pan into a thin, even layer.
    Ladle
    💡The first crêpe almost always gets tossed: it tests the heat of the pan and the amount of batter.
  5. 5
    Fry about 1 minute, until the edges dry and brown lightly, flip and fry 20–30 more seconds. Repeat until the batter is used up.
    Stove

For the Ganache

  1. 6
    Finely chop the chocolate and put it in a bowl.
    KnifeCutting boardBowl
  2. 7
    Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  3. 8
    Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
    💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
  4. 9
    Add the butter and stir until it melts.

To assemble

  1. 10
    Fold each crepe into quarters and arrange on a plate.
  2. 11
    Pour the warm chocolate sauce over the top and sprinkle with the nuts. Serve right away.
372calories
8 gprotein
36 gcarbs
21 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 40%● fat 51%

Per serving (137 g), of 8 servings

For the Crepe Batter · For the Ganache · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (9) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Ladle · Also works: Measuring cup (Cup) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Slow)
  • Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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🧩 Built from…

Crêpes → Ganache → Crepes in Chocolate Sauce

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