Crêpes With Grilled Peaches and Apricots

Crêpes With Grilled Peaches and Apricots
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
About 1 hour 30 minutes
Rating
4(95)
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Heat deepens the flavor of both peaches and apricots, and grilling adds one more seared dimension. The trick here is to grill the fruit just until it colors and softens, but not to let it burn or collapse. I find that 3 minutes on one side is sufficient for peaches, and 2 minutes for apricots, with about 1 minute on the other side. Crêpes are easy to make if you use a nonstick crêpe pan, and great to have on hand for desserts like this one. Keep the six extra that this recipe yields in the freezer, and grill some more peaches and apricots next week.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 servings

    For the Crêpes

    • ¾cup / 175 milliliters milk
    • ½cup /125 milliliters water
    • 2large eggs
    • ¼teaspoon / 2 grams salt
    • 1tablespoon / 15 grams sugar
    • cup plus 1 tablespoon / 55 grams whole-wheat flour, sifted
    • 3tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus butter for the pan
  • cup plus 1 tablespoon / 55 grams unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted
  • For the Fruit

    • pounds mixed peaches and apricots
    • Grape seed oil (or another neutral oil like canola oil) or extra-virgin olive oil as needed, about 2 tablespoons
    • ¼cup mild honey, such as clover
    • 1tablespoon butter
    • Finely chopped or grated zest of 1 lemon
    • Powdered sugar for dusting the crêpes (optional)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

581 calories; 25 grams fat; 10 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 6 grams monounsaturated fat; 6 grams polyunsaturated fat; 86 grams carbohydrates; 9 grams dietary fiber; 56 grams sugars; 11 grams protein; 172 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. For the Crêpes

    1. Step 1

      Place milk, water, eggs and salt in a blender. Turn on and with motor running add flours and then the melted butter, and blend at high speed for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Whisk again before making the crêpes.

    2. Step 2

      Heat a 7-inch seasoned or nonstick crêpe pan or skillet over medium-high heat and brush lightly with butter. (Pan must be hot when you add the crêpe batter.) Lift pan off the heat and pour in or ladle in a scant ¼ cup batter per crêpe, enough to thinly coat the bottom of the pan. Tilt and swirl pan to distribute batter in an even layer. Return pan to the heat and cook crêpe for about 1 minute, until edges color and it is easy to loosen them with a thin spatula or butter knife. The bottom of the crêpe should be nicely browned and should not stick to the pan. Flip crêpe over and cook for 30 seconds on the other side, until it is speckled. Turn out onto a plate.

    3. Step 3

      Repeat with remaining batter, whisking from time to time. If not using right away, stack crêpes between pieces of wax paper. Wrap in plastic and freeze or refrigerate. You will need only 6 of the 12 crêpes that this recipe makes.

  2. For the Fruit

    1. Step 4

      Heat a griddle over a hot or medium-hot grill or burner, or preheat a grill pan. Cut fruit in half and remove pits. Brush lightly with oil.

    2. Step 5

      Combine honey and butter and warm over low heat or in a microwave at 50 percent power until butter melts (about 30 seconds in the microwave).

    3. Step 6

      Place fruit cut side down on griddle. Grill for about 3 minutes, until lightly charred and browned but still intact. Brush skin side with oil, turn over and grill for another minute or two. Remove from griddle and cut the peach halves into thirds if the peaches are large, in half if small.

    4. Step 7

      Transfer fruit to a bowl and toss gently with lemon zest and 2 tablespoons of the honey-butter mixture.

    5. Step 8

      Warm crêpes: wrap in foil and place in a low oven (275 degrees) for about 10 minutes, or warm in the microwave for about 20 seconds. Place a warm crêpe on each plate and top with grilled fruit. Fold crêpe over, drizzle on honey and butter, and dust with powdered sugar if desired. Garnish with more of the fruit, which will quickly yield delicious juices that will combine with the honey and butter and should be spooned over the fruit and crêpes. Serve warm.

Tips
  • This is best if the fruit is still warm from the griddle.
  • Advance preparation: The crêpes will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator and freeze well.

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You're not going to believe this, but brush a soft flour taco with french toast mixture on both sides and pan fry for a minute a side--and get an astoundingly good crepe!

I think a small amount of pure maple syrup in place of the honey would be delightful. Reasonably easy and very tasty.

I marinate the fresh peaches in Peach Snapps overnight, then oil them lightly and grill...yum!

I marinate the fresh peaches in Peach Snapps overnight, then oil them lightly and grill...yum!

Do you add the sugar to the batter??

Makes sense to me. It's listed in the ingredients list among the other batter components.

Made these with another crepe recipe this morning; used white peaches seared on a grill pan and then folded with the honey/lemon peel/butter mixture. Delicate and delectable!

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