Fresh Strawberry & Cottage Cheese Filled Crepes

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Fresh Strawberry & Cottage Cheese Filled Crepes

These delicate crepes are rolled up with a fluffy cream cheese filling and sliced strawberries.

Ingredients

Crepes

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup water (if needed)
• Oil for coating pan

Filling

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 2 bananas
• 6-8 strawberries, sliced
• 2 Mint Sprigs, chopped, optional
• 2 Tablespoons Chocolate Chips

Directions

Prepare the Batter and the Filling

1. Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl and whisk them to combine the yolks and the whites. Mix in the milk, then add the flour to the bowl. Combine gently, trying not to create air bubbles in the batter.
2. In a medium sized bowl, mash one of the bananas with a fork until smooth.
3. Add the cottage cheese to the bowl with the banana and mix to combine.
4. Slice the other banana and the strawberries.

Make and Assemble the Crepes

1. Heat the stovetop to medium-high. Lightly coat a pan with oil.
2. Add up to ¼ cup of the batter to the pan and swirl to cover the entire bottom of the pan.
3. Cook for 30 seconds, then flip the crepe over and continue to cook for 15 more seconds.
4. Remove from the pan onto a plate or baking sheet. Continue making crepes until all the batter has been used.
5. Spread 2 Tablespoons of the banana cottage cheese mixture down the center of each crepe.
6. Top with a couple of banana and strawberry slices, a sprinkling of the chopped mint and 1 teaspoon of chocolate chips.
7. Roll or fold the crepe and serve.

Notes

Variations to Try

• Try with a variety of fresh berries or other types of seasonal fruits
• Top with slivered almonds instead of or in addition to the chocolate chips
• Make with whole wheat flour

Something to Chew On

• Crepes for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Yes - there are also savory fillings for crepes.
• Cottage cheese is rich in protein
• How can you tell if the batter is mixed correctly?

Nutritional information is approximate guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. The facts are based on one pancake using one tbsp of mixture. Yields about 12 -15 pancakes.

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