Good God, how do you single parents do it?? Do you stick your kids in front of Curious George all day? Bribe them with candy? Medicate…them? Yourself?
Paul’s been traveling a bit for work, and while I adore my Rugrats, I sure as hell miss the help. There’s not a whole lot of cleaning going on around here. Instead, I have laundry that’s been sitting in the dryer for three days (that I’ve restarted several times to get the wrinkles out, only to let it sit again), a kitchen island that cannot be seen because of the abundance of magazines and rainbow drawings (a la Haley) covering it, and toys, toys, toys all over the place…as far as the eye can see.
My only saving grace is crepes. I’m not kidding. Because along with their simplicity, they can be stored in the refrigerator up to two days (covered), or in the freezer up to one month (stacked with layers of wax paper in between.)
I made a triple batch. And the kids and I have been eating them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They’re as versatile as crescent rolls, I tell ya. Serve warm or at room temperature, flat, rolled, or folded, sprinkled with powdered sugar, or filled with jam, honey, ham, cheese, potatoes, mushrooms…or in last night’s case, nutella and bananas.
Big shocker that these were everyone’s favorite ;-)
Nutella Banana Crepes
Makes 9 crepes
Prep time: 5 minutes
Resting time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• Unsalted butter
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons Nutella
• 2 large ripe bananas, thinly sliced
Directions
In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Whisk in the salt, sugar, and flour until well combined; set batter aside to rest for 15 minutes. Whisk once more before cooking.
In a nonstick 10 inch pan, melt a small amount of butter over medium heat. When the butter foams, ladle in 1/4 cup of batter in the center of the pan. Immediately lift the pan from the burner and swirl it so the batter coats the bottom of the pan. Replace the pan on the burner and cook the crepe until the batter is just set and the underside is lightly borrowed, about 2 minutes. Using a spatula or your fingers, flip the crepe in the pan, top with two tablespoons Nutella and a 1/4 thinly sliced banana. Cook until spread melts, about 1 minute. Fold in half or into quarters. Serve immediately.
(inspired by Gale Gand’s basic crepes)
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Even better, once the kids are in bed make a few of these, just add some Baileys, about half a shot per is perfect!!
May I ask a dumb question? Can I not use whole milk or will it change it if I don’t? I usually just have organic skim.
Greetings Cat. No such thing as dumb questions here! It’s a very valid one. But honestly, I don’t know. Obviously whole milk contains more fat than skim, and because of that it will effect the texture/density of the crepe.
Maybe try it with skim? It would be good to know what happens. BUT don’t shoot me if they don’t come out. I’ve only made these with whole milk, so I can only truly vouch for results using that. Deal?
i used organic 1% and it came out just dandy :)!
These sound yummy. I am not a fan of banana but I could easily switch them for strawberries or raspberies.
I also highly reccomend nutella pizza topped with strawberries and dusted with icing sugar. Sounds revolting I know, but it is seriously yummy.
Doesn’t sound revolting at all :D
Anytime you need a temporary helper, give me a call. At least I know I’d be well fed. :)
I’m not a HUGE fan of creps (I know, shoot me), but anything with Nutella and bananas is hard to pass up….
I love this combo! Totally killa!!!
Oh, I’m so hungry. I made some crepes about a week ago and they were gobbled up. We worked the jar of Nutella over and although we were actually sitting there, talking about our favorite Parisian crepe combo of Nutella and bananas, I didn’t make one. Instead, I had Nutella and Nutella– another favorite combo.
P.S. Paul is missing some good food!
Oh that is like my favorite meal and/or dessert ever!
Oh I cannot resist as well. I used to have nutella by the spoonful!!! So paired in a crepe. It will make me very happy!
My first and last Nutella crepe was in Paris, and it made for a very happy memory! I would LOVE to try these at home to make for an even happier one. Great recipe! Thanks for sharing.
Oh, Amy…yum! Making a triple batch this weekend. Thanks for yet another fabulous recipe!
wow….so yummy… I love crepe. I can’t resist this one, good think I have my Free Nutritional Calculator to count how much calories and fats I will take each time I eat =)
Oh, Lord. I don’t even LOVE nutella, but I think I could eat these all day long. Amy, can you adopt me for a few days? You’d make my perfect single mom ;)
You are following up chocolate chip cookie pie with Nutella crepes. You are killing me.
Crepe up the good work.
It was sort of mean of me, I know. I trust you’ll forgive…
Can you let me know the next time Paul is going to be away? I’ll be coming over to “help”. (AKA – eat crepes with you. I might fold your laundry. Maybe.)
In the words of my daughter (who is reading this post and looking at that awesome photo): “Wow. Yummy.” :)
Since kids don’t lie, I take that as the highest compliment possible :D
I. Love. Crepes. Delicious and a huge favorite with kids. Sweet or savory. yummo!
Like I needed another reason to use Nutella!
I agree with your Dad, bribe ‘em with crepes. Whatever works!!
How come nobody ever bribes ME with crepes?
I’m impressed you’re cooking, and yummy crepes too. Whenever Fred leaves I speed-dial Schewuan Delight.
Ha. Did I fail to mention the “making them ahead of time” part? Trust me, we’ve already been out to sushi and *gasp* Taco Bell. I sure wish we had a decent Chinese place near us.
Mmmmm…this is my weakness! I lived in Paris for 5 months, and boy do they know how to do food (pastries)!! These little babies definitely contributed to my massive weight gain there…and I’m clearly siding 100% that they can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Throw a little (a lot) of nutella on there and I’m a happy camper! Pretty sure I’m making these this week!
Hi Melissa. No doubt…if I lived in Paris, I would invariably gain 50 lbs within a month. Guaranteed. The butter and cream alone…
Bribe the kids with crepes. One crepe for sweeping. One for cleaning up toys. One for leaving you alone. I’ll even iron a short for one. ‘Course, the shirt will be mine, but you see how it works.
Crepe bribing isn’t really in their wheel house. However, if I have sour candies or tootsie rolls, look out. I can get them to do anything.
I was first introduced to Nutella as a topping for warm crepes (back before my GF/DF days)…these look heavenly. xo
Yum! One of my favorite things that I had in Paris!
I’ve been wanting to try crepes, but this would cause my Southern roots would be called into question if anyone found out. So, I’m going to cook them secretly and not tell my mama. I’ve been waiting for a recipe that only makes a few, so thanks for this!
oh man. i’m currently in a chocolate chip pancake coma, but if i weren’t, i’d be having these for lunch. i’ve never made crepes before, but nutella and bananas seem like a worthy reason to give it a shot.
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