Tropical Fruit Crepes With Vanilla Bean And Rum Butter Sauce

Serves: 4

Mckayla Luettgen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

42

Spice

52

Sweetness

58

Sourness

34

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Whole Milk

1 cup

Cornstarch

3 large

Egg

1 cup

Sugar

Directions:

1

For crepes: Combine all ingredients in blender

2

Blend until smooth

3

DO AHEAD: Crepe batter can be made 4 hours ahead

4

Cover and refrigerate

5

Reblend before using

6

Line plate with paper towel or parchment paper

7

Heat 9-inch-diameter nonstick skillet with 7-inch-diameter bottom over medium heat

8

Add 2 tablespoons crepe batter to skillet; tilt and swirl skillet to spread batter evenly over bottom

9

Cook until center of crepe is cooked through and edges are lightly browned, about 1 minute

10

Run spatula around crepe and invert onto prepared paper-towel-lined plate

11

Repeat with remaining batter, placing paper towels or parchment paper between crepes

12

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

13

Cover and refrigerate

14

Combine all ingredients in blender

15

Blend until smooth

16

DO AHEAD: Crepe batter can be made 4 hours ahead

17

Cover and refrigerate

18

Reblend before using

19

Line plate with paper towel or parchment paper

20

Heat 9-inch-diameter nonstick skillet with 7-inch-diameter bottom over medium heat

21

Add 2 tablespoons crepe batter to skillet; tilt and swirl skillet to spread batter evenly over bottom

22

Cook until center of crepe is cooked through and edges are lightly browned, about 1 minute

23

Run spatula around crepe and invert onto prepared paper-towel-lined plate

24

Repeat with remaining batter, placing paper towels or parchment paper between crepes

25

DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and refrigerate

27

For rum butter sauce: Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, and salt in medium bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes

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Gradually add rum and beat until well blended

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DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and refrigerate

31

Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, and salt in medium bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes

32

Gradually add rum and beat until well blended

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DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead

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Cover and refrigerate

35

For tropical fruit: Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

36

Add pineapple to skillet and scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean

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Add sugar and salt; stir until sugar dissolves and pineapple and pan juices are lightly browned, about 4 minutes

38

Stir in lime juice

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Remove from heat

40

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead

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Let stand at room temperature

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Preheat oven to 300°F

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Place crepe stack (with paper towels between crepes) on rimmed baking sheet

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Cover baking sheet with foil; warm crepes in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes

45

Place rum butter sauce mixture in small saucepan; heat over medium heat until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally

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Rewarm tropical fruit mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes

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Stir in papaya and mango

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Place 1 crepe on plate, browned side down

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Spoon 2 teaspoons rum butter sauce over crepe, then fold crepe into quarters

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Repeat with 2 more crepes on same plate

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Spoon tropical fruit over

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Repeat with remaining crepes, rum butter sauce, and tropical fruit, placing 3 crepes on each of 6 plates

53

Spoon any remaining rum butter sauce over crepes and serve

54

Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat

55

Add pineapple to skillet and scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean

56

Add sugar and salt; stir until sugar dissolves and pineapple and pan juices are lightly browned, about 4 minutes

57

Stir in lime juice

58

Remove from heat

59

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead

60

Let stand at room temperature

61

Preheat oven to 300°F

62

Place crepe stack (with paper towels between crepes) on rimmed baking sheet

63

Cover baking sheet with foil; warm crepes in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes

64

Place rum butter sauce mixture in small saucepan; heat over medium heat until melted and smooth, stirring occasionally

65

Rewarm tropical fruit mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes

66

Stir in papaya and mango

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Place 1 crepe on plate, browned side down

68

Spoon 2 teaspoons rum butter sauce over crepe, then fold crepe into quarters

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Repeat with 2 more crepes on same plate

70

Spoon tropical fruit over

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Repeat with remaining crepes, rum butter sauce, and tropical fruit, placing 3 crepes on each of 6 plates

72

Spoon any remaining rum butter sauce over crepes and serve