A breakfast dish for your loved ones…
I seldom make anything that is drool worthy for breakfast. I am not a breakfast person, not even on weekends. On the other hand, my husband loves to start his day with a delicious breakfast. I have rejected almost all his request for a killer breakfast. Honestly, I get mad at him when he asks for a home cooked breakfast as it’s hard to negotiate with my brain in the morning. By the time my brain comes along my way it would be time for lunch and I’ll be seen busy experimenting in the kitchen.
Having said that, for our wedding anniversary a few weeks ago I tried to get out of my morning comfort zone. After a few moments of tug of war with my heart and brain, finally I succeeded in whipping up a delicious breakfast for my man. Seeing the tiramisu crepes on the breakfast table, he almost screamed with joy and gobbled up effortlessly. After emptying the plate he looked at me and I understood that particular look. That look meant: “It would be nice if you could make breakfast like this everyday”. And I gave the look which said “No way”. Gave him these flowers freshly plucked from my garden along with a warm hug and wished a happy wedding anniversary!
Tiramisu Crepes:
- Makes: Three sets of 2 layered Tiramisu crepes
- Preparation time: less than 30 minutes
Ingredients
For making Crepes:
Makes: 6 no’s
- All purpose flour- 1 cup
- Egg- 1
- Milk, skim or whole- 1/2 cup
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
- Salt- 2 pinches
- Butter, for greasing the pan- 1/2 tbsp/crepes
For making the filling:
- Mascarpone cheese – 3/4 cup
- Powdered sugar- 1/3 cup
- Whipped cream- 1/2 cup
For making coffee extract:
- Instant ground coffee or Espresso- 1/2 tbsp
- Hot water- 1/2 tbsp
Other ingredients:
- Honey- 1 tbsp/crepe
- Whipped cream- for topping
- Fruits of your choice- for garnishing
Instruction
How to make crepes:
- In a blender, blend all the above mentioned ingredients for making the crepes except butter to a smooth batter.
- Place a skillet over medium heat, melt 1/2 tbsp butter on it.
- Pour one spoonful of batter on the melted butter and spread it into round shape using the back of the spoon.
- Let the bottom side turn golden in color, flip it over and let the other side turn to golden in color as well.
- Remove from the pan and keep aside. Repeat this till you use all the batter.
Preparing coffee extract:
- In a bowl, combine instant ground coffee (any brand) or Espresso with hot water, combine well and keep aside.
For making filling:
- Using an electric hand mixer, whip the mascarpone cheese along with powdered sugar and 2 tsp of coffee extract till it turns smooth. Avoid over whipping it.
- Gently fold in the whipped cream into the cheese.
How to assemble:
- Place a crepe on a wooden board or plate, evenly spread 1-2 tbsp of cheese filling over it.
- Place a second crepe over the filling, again spread 1-2 tbsp of cheese filling over it.
- Fold the crepes over to a semi circle shape.
- Spread 1 tbsp honey over the folded crepes.
- Top with whipped cream.
- Garnish with fruits of your choice, I used pomegranate.
- If you want you could sprinkle some cocoa powder or grated chocolate.
- Repeat with other crepes.
- Indulge in this delightful dish for breakfast or brunch.
Tips:
- You could use cream cheese instead of mascarpone cheese.
- Don’t over whip the cheese as it would turn to butter.
- All purpose flour- 1 cup
- Egg- 1
- Milk, skim or whole- ½ cup
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
- Salt- 2 pinches
- Butter, for greasing the pan- ½ tbsp/crepes
- Mascarpone cheese - ¾ cup
- Powdered sugar- ⅓ cup
- Whipped cream- ½ cup
- Instant ground coffee or Espresso- ½ tbsp
- Hot water- ½ tbsp
- Honey- 1 tbsp/crepe
- Whipped cream- for topping
- Fruits of your choice- for garnishing
- In a blender, blend all the above mentioned ingredients for making the crepes except butter to a smooth batter.
- Place a skillet over medium heat, melt ½ tbsp butter on it.
- Pour one spoonful of batter on the melted butter and spread it into round shape using the back of the spoon.
- Let the bottom side turn golden in color, flip it over and let the other side turn to golden in color as well.
- Remove from the pan and keep aside. Repeat this till you use all the batter.
- In a bowl, combine instant ground coffee (any brand) or Espresso with hot water, combine well and keep aside.
- Using an electric hand mixer, whip the mascarpone cheese along with powdered sugar and 2 tsp of coffee extract till it turns smooth. Avoid over whipping it.
- Gently fold in the whipped cream into the cheese.
- Place a crepe on a wooden board or plate, evenly spread 1-2 tbsp of cheese filling over it.
- Place a second crepe over the filling, again spread 1-2 tbsp of cheese filling over it.
- Fold the crepes over to a semi circle shape.
- Spread 1 tbsp honey over the folded crepes.
- Top with whipped cream.
- Garnish with fruits of your choice, I used pomegranate.
- If you want you could sprinkle some cocoa powder or grated chocolate.
- Repeat with other crepes.
- Indulge in this delightful dish for breakfast or brunch.
Don't over whip the cheese as it would turn to butter.
