Description
These warm crêpes with salted butter caramel are my kids’ favourite after-school treat. The batter rests for softness, while the caramel stays silky and never bitter. Serve them straight from the pan for instant comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
For the salted butter caramel
- 300 g sugar
- 80 g salted butter, cut into pieces
- 200 ml light cream, warmed
For the crêpes
- 250 g flour
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 litre milk
- 50 g melted butter + a little extra for cooking
- 1 pinch salt
- Flavouring of choice (vanilla, orange blossom water, rum, orange zest…)
Instructions
Salted butter caramel (stress-free)
- Melt the sugar: put the sugar in a pan over low heat and let it melt gradually. When it starts to colour, stir gently.
- Watch the colour: as soon as the caramel turns amber, remove it from the heat.
- Add the butter: stir in the salted butter pieces, then mix until smooth and even.
- Lower the temperature: wait a few moments so the caramel is less scorching hot.
- Add the warmed cream: pour it in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
- Finish the texture: stir for 2 more minutes until the caramel is creamy, smooth, and uniform.
Make thin, even crêpes
- In a bowl, mix the flour and salt.
- Add the milk gradually, whisking to avoid lumps.
- Mix in the beaten eggs, then the melted butter.
- Strain the batter through a fine sieve for a smooth texture.
- Let the batter rest (ideally 30 minutes, if possible).
- Heat a crêpe pan, lightly grease it, then cook the crêpes.
Serving
- Fold the crêpes and allow 2 crêpes per person.
- Serve hot with a drizzle of salted butter caramel, to taste.
- Tip: warm the caramel for a few seconds so it coats perfectly.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- rest time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550 kcal