Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Fast and Easy Fruit and Yogurt Crepes

Fast and Easy Fruit and Yogurt Crepes

Boughten* crepes stuffed with seasonal fruit, topped with a bit of honey-sweetened yogurt, makes a fast dessert out of what's on hand.

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*Yes, still on my "boughten" kick. I've re-read all of the Little House books and will start on Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Amazon Affiliate link) next. Seeing a bunch of Little House sites in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota on our recent vacation has me in the mood.

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Reading the books is one thing, but actually seeing some of the buildings Laura lived in as a child? Whoa. Her description of the surveyor's house, where she and her family spent their first winter in what would become De Smet, SD made it seem like a pretty big place. I was not prepared for the reality of standing in the same building--thinking of it filled with overnight guests when our small tour group could barely squeeze in! Then again, after seeing claim shanties I can see why she'd think a house positively palatial.

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When I was a kid, my mom had the knack for making dessert out of nothing. She'd slice up some bananas into a bowl, add a sprinkle of brown sugar and a splash of milk and boom--something sweet that satisfied.

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With these crepes I'm attempting to do the same thing--a quick and easy dessert to satisfy a sweet tooth. I've made them with put up peaches as well as ripe bananas. They'd be great with fresh blueberries as well. It's a simple dessert, but I don't usually think of easy and simple desserts so I'm sharing it in case someone else is like me and needs to make something out of nothing.
Note: My daughter has made crepes in French class, but I am convinced that with the skillets I own it would be a huge mess. So I don't even try. When the mood strikes, I pick up a package of crepes in the produce section (you know, the place I rarely visit during CSA farm share season).

Another Note: No homegrown peaches for us this year--while we were away all of the peaches left the trees. No clue why. I will get what I can from the farmer's market and put them up in the freezer though. We love peaches. Just can't grow 'em.


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For Banana Brown Sugar and Yogurt Crepes (serves 4)

2 Tablespoons butter
¼ cup brown sugar
3 ripe bananas, sliced into rounds
½ cup Greek Yogurt (I used Honey Salted Caramel, but any sweetened yogurt would do)
4 crepes

In a small skillet melt butter and brown sugar over medium low heat. Stir in bananas and cook 5 minutes until sauce caramelizes around bananas. Remove from heat.  Spread ¼ of banana mixture onto each crepe. Top with a spoonful of yogurt.

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For Peach and Yogurt crepes (serves 4, or just my daughter)

1 cup macerated peaches (2 cups chopped peaches mixed with ½ cup sugar, can be frozen)
½ cup Greek yogurt (I used Honey Salted Caramel, but any sweetened yogurt would do)
4 crepes

Spread ¼ cup of peach mixture onto crepe. Top with a spoonful of yogurt. Roll up and eat. Cool and tasty.

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This is a dessert from, while not necessarily pantry staples, certainly a dessert from something that can spend a while in your kitchen waiting for its moment to shine.

2 comments:

  1. I like making dessert out of nothing. One of my family's favorites is blueberries and grapes mixed with a little sour cream and brown sugar. The flavor combo is magic, much like these delightful crepes.

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    1. Meghan,
      Blueberries, grapes, sour cream and brown sugar? That sounds heavenly--thanks for the combo. I'll have to try it.

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