Crêpes Suzette with Ground Cherries

Crêpes Suzette with Ground Cherries

A classic revisited as a dessert on our menu: crêpes Suzette with ground cherries.

Ingredients

Crêpes
  • 75 mL ( 5 tbsp.) milk
  • 1 egg
  • 20 mL (1 tbsp.) sugar
  • 1 large pinch of salt
  • 30 g (1 oz) sifted flour
  • 20 mL (1 tbsp.) butter

 

Suzette Sauce
  • 30 ml (2 tbsp.) butter
  • 40 mL (2 tbsp.) maple syrup
  • 250 mL (1 cup) ground cherries
  • 60 mL (1/4 cup) orange juice
  • Zest of one orange
  • 30 mL (2 tbsp.) Cointreau or Grand Marnier

Preparation

Crêpes
  1. Mix the milk, egg, sugar and salt together in a mixing bowl.
  2. Whisk in the flour.
  3. Pour the batter through a sieve and let it rest for one hour.
  4. Cook the crêpes over low heat in a non-stick pan with the butter.
  5. Set the crêpes aside under a towel.

 

Sauce Suzette
  1. Clean the ground cherries and cut them into quarters. Leave eight of them whole for garnish.
  2. Melt the butter in a pan and add the ground cherries, the maple syrup and let it caramelize to a nice golden colour.
  3. Add the orange juice and zest and simmer over low heat until the liquid becomes syrupy.
  4. Fold the crêpes into quarters and add them to the hot syrup. Flambé them with the brandy.
  5. Garnish with the whole ground cherries and serve immediately.
Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
35 minutes
Servings
2 portions
Category
Breakfasts and brunch
Desserts and snacks
Recipe by
Nicole Anne Gagnon