Banana Crepes

French crepes filled with a sweet cream sauce over bananas and topped with whipped cream.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 519 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup half-and-half cream
• ¼ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 pinch ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 6 bananas, halved lengthwise
• 1 ½ cups whipped heavy cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Sift flour and powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, butter, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth.

Step 2

Heat a lightly greased 6 inch skillet. Add about 3 tablespoons batter. Tilt skillet so that batter spreads to almost cover the bottom of skillet. Cook until lightly browned; turn and brown the other side. Repeat process with remaining batter, grease skillet as needed.

Step 3

Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet. Stir in brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in cream and cook until slightly thickened. Add half the bananas at a time to skillet; cook for 2 to 3 minutes, spooning sauce over them. Remove from heat.

Step 4

Roll a crepe around each banana half and place on serving platter. Spoon sauce over crepes. Top with whipped cream and a pinch of cinnamon.