Crepes with Whipped Orange Ricotta & Fresh Strawberry Sauce
By: Angela LeMoine
Published: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 5:44pm

Ingredients




For the Crepes:
1½ cups flour
2 eggs
⅛ tsp baking soda
2½ cups milk
2 Tbsp powdered sugar
For the Strawberry Sauce
1 lb strawberries, chopped
¼ cup water
¼ cup sugar
For the Sweet Orange Ricotta:
8 oz ricotta
zest from 1 orange
2 Tbsp fresh squeezed orange juice
2 Tbsp powdered sugar

Preparation

1 Mix all the ingredients for the crepe batter together. Whisk until well combined and smooth. 2 In a small pot, over medium low heat, add the strawberries, water and sugar. 3 Cook the strawberries down until the mixture has thickened to a loose jam. 4 In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta, orange zest, orange juice and powdered sugar. 5 To cook the crepes, warm a large non stick pan over medium low heat. Spray with non stick spray and pour about ⅓ cup of the batter to the center of the pan. Immediately rotate the pan until the batter is spread out thin and evenly. 6 They cook quickly. Once very lightly browned flip the crepe over using a flexible spatula and cook on the other side again until just lightly golden. 7 Place the crepe on a plate and cover with foil as you continue cooking the remaining crepes to keep them warm. Be sure to spray between each crepe to prevent sticking. 8 To serve, lay a crepe out, smear a thin layer of ricotta on top. Fold in half twice to get a triangular shape or you can just roll up the crepe. Top with some of the warm strawberry sauce.

About

love the weekends! I mean who doesn’t, right? I love the extra family time, no alarm clock going off and delicious extra special breakfasts like this one! Crepes with Whipped Orange Ricotta & Fresh Strawberry Sauce are absolutely spectacular! I can’t even describe to you how much we enjoyed these beautiful light crepes, the slightly sweetened whipped orange ricotta and to top it all off a sweet fresh strawberry sauce. This is one perfect dish and would make for a special treat on Valentines Day too! 
Heres what I really love about these Crepes with Whipped Orange Ricotta & Fresh Strawberry Sauce…. everything!!! The crepes themselves are really light and the batter is simply flour, milk, eggs, baking soda and powdered sugar. Have you ever had a sweetened ricotta? It is really wonderful! I love the brightness that the fresh orange juice and orange zest add to the creamy mild Italian cheese. Pairing all that with a fresh strawberry sauce finishes this dish off wonderfully!