So, you remember that basic French crepe recipe a couple of weeks ago? It’s time to make use of it!
You can never go wrong with the combination of flavors in these Nutella-Banana Crepes. Each bite gives you the sweetness of Nutella paired with whipped cream and banana slices, and the crunchy texture of the nuts.
I could not remember anymore when I first tried a dessert crepe, but I would never forget how my then boyfriend (now husband), and I ate so much of these during college. If you were a Thomasian, you would know that there were lots of hole in the wall restaurants along Dapitan street. Esquinita is one of them and they used to sell a huge serving of mango crepe – stuffed with lots of mangoes, cream, and condensed milk. Our usual date routine was to eat at Almer’s (2 orders of pork sisig with egg and 4 cups of rice, please!) then go to Esquinita for dessert. You can definitely say that was start of our road to being overweight. 😉
I realized later on that those crepes were far from the authentic French crepes that I have tried in Paris but still, they were really good and not to mention very affordable. Unfortunately, they closed down even before we finished college.
If you are not a crepe person, try this simple recipe and you’re gonna like it for sure!
Nutella-Banana Crepes
Ingredients
For the Filling:
- 2 pieces Basic French Crepes
- 2 tablespoons Nutella
- 1 piece ripe banana thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped unsalted and toasted nuts or almond flakes
For the Whipped Cream:
- ½ cup cold heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon icing/confectioners sugar
For the Nutella Chocolate Syrup:
- 1 tablespoon nutella
- 1 teaspoon fresh milk
Instructions
- Make the whipped cream. Combine heavy cream and icing/confectioners sugar. Whip until stiff then set aside.
- Make the Nutella chocolate syrup. Thin the nutella by adding milk and mix until consistency is pourable.
- To assemble the Nutella-Banana crepe, take one warm crepe and spread 1 tablespoon of Nutella on it. Add half of the banana slices.
- Fold the bottom half of the crepe over to make a half circle and then fold in half again to form a triangle.
- Drizzle with Nutella chocolate syrup on top, pipe some whipped cream on the side, and finish of with a sprinkle of nuts or almond flakes.
- Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the remaining crepe.
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