It is a "Petit pêché Mignon"!

So this week I thought I was going to do something extremely fancy and then I thought to myself, why do something complicated when I can do simple! I am not saying that I won't try and do something out of the box but for this week it will have to do. Life is throwing enough curves balls at me, therefore simple it is!

Cooking food lately has been like a new revelation. I get excited thinking about cooking, going to the supermarket, cooking itself and when the final results comes along...YUM! I am thrilled to share with you all this weeks’ recipe. Made and invented by "Moi”!

So here is week two... "The petit pêché mignon"

Strawberry & Banana Crêpe Stuff with Cream Cheese Covered

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Orange Dark Chocolate Coulis. 

 



So here is how I made this delectable and SIMPLE recipe! You will need the following ingredients 

(This recipe serves for two).

Prepare a head of time

1 fresh package of strawberries

1 Banana

1/3 of a cup of cream cheese

1 Orange Zest

 · Rinse and cut strawberries into quarters            

        (6 strawberries )

 · Use half of a Banana per person and cut them into small slices. 

 · Use half of the cream cheese and spread onto the bottom of each crêpe. (You can also put the quantity you enjoy)

 · Zest of one orange and put aside for topping 

 

 

Orange Dark Chocolate

To do the coulis you will need the following ingredients

130g of Dark chocolate orange

1/4 cup of cream 

You will need to make a Bain-Marie, if you don't have one, you can create your own. For those of you who are not quite sure what a "Bain-Marie" is, check out my pictures below. Basically, it is a pot of simmering water with a glass or metal bowl place on top of your pot. This process helps the chocolate cook slowly and prevents it from burning. That does not mean you should not be vigilant, it can happen, trust me!

Useful tip: The water must not touch the bottom of your bowl; you want a soft bubble during the whole process.

So with that in mind, add your orange dark chocolate and cream in a bowl. Then place your bowl on top of a simmering hot pot of water. Whisk gently but constantly. When creamy and smooth pull aside and serve on top of the crêpe.

 

Crêpe mixture 

You can use your favourite one that you make on Sunday mornings for your family. The most important detail is simply this, you have to make them thin or else they will break and not be able to fold onto themselves. You can also use my recipe but I must say that I do everything with my gut, therefore I don't measure anything. This is only approximately what I make, adjustment can be made if need be. Tip: If to thick add milk and if it is to thin slowly add a little flour.

3 eggs (we absolutely love eggs around here! You can put 2 eggs if you like but you might need a tad more milk)

2 cups of flour

1 cup of milk

¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp of vanilla

½ an Orange Zest

1. Whisk eggs until they are frothy or foamy
2. Add vanilla, milk, oil and orange zest to the eggs
3. Slowly incorporate the flour in the mixture by whisking

When the mixture is fully homogenised it is ready to be cooked. Prepare the stovetop oven on high and let your pan get hot, then bring down the temperature to an 8 or 7 (a little over medium).

Cook the mixture for 1 to 2 minutes on each side or until lightly brown and serve.

The making of…"The petit pêché mignon"

Place your crepe on the bottom of your plate, then lather with cream cheese. Add the strawberries and bananas and fold the crepe onto it self. Drizzed with the orange dark chocolate, sprinkle with orange zest on top of the crepe and “voila”, you have a delectable dish to serve to your family and friends!

Bonne Appétit mes amis!

 

My husband enjoying our lovely breakfast!