Crêpes Suzette

Name: Crêpes Suzette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons orange-flavoured liqueur, such as Grand-Marnier or Cointreau (optional); Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 50 g (1¾ oz) lightly salted butter; Juice of 3–4 oranges (about 150 ml/5 fl oz); 50 g (1¾ oz) unsalted butter, melted; Grated zest of 1 orange; 200 ml (7 fl oz) fresh full-cream (whole) milk; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon caster (superfine) sugar; 120 g (4¼ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

Something to try at least once! Make sure you reduce the sauce to intensify the flavour.

Ingredients

For the crêpes:

120 g (4¼ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
1 tablespoon

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean
Breakfast

Method

MAKE THE CRÊPE BATTER. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar, then make a well in the middle and pour in the lightly beaten eggs. Whisk, using an electric beater, gradually incorporating the flour.

NEXT, POUR IN THE MILK, LITTLE BY LITTLE, CONTINUING TO BEAT. Beat until the batter is completely smooth. Finally, add the orange zest and the butter (reserve a littl