Who has leftover cranberry sauce? Who wants an awesome breakfast? I got you covered.
Actually, whether or not you have leftover cranberry sauce, this is more than worth making. A traditional crepe would also be great here, but I opted for part buckwheat flour, part all-purpose flour for a slightly nutty flavor.
The crepes are filled with a delicious, simple honey-ricotta spread. If you can find fresh ricotta, it’s completely worth the extra few dollars! I mean really worth it. I found fresh ricotta from Whole Foods. I seriously ate some straight out of the container. That’s how you know it’s good. It’s also a thicker consistency and won’t sog-up your beautiful crepes.
I topped off the crepes with my Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce, pecans and a little powdered sugar. Doesn’t this breakfast remind you that Christmas is coming?! Jeez, I think I need to start shopping.
Buckwheat Crepes with Honey Ricotta & Spiced Cranberry Sauce
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 12 crepes 1x
Description
Whether or not you have leftover cranberry sauce, this is more than worth making. These buckwheat crepes are filled with a delicious, simple honey-ricotta spread, and topped with a spiced cranberry sauce and crunchy pecans.
Ingredients
Crepes:
- 2/3 cup buckwheat flour
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup water
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing pan
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Filling:
- 2 cups ricotta cheese (I used fresh)
- 2 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- Pinch of salt
Topping:
- 1 cup leftover cranberry sauce (see my recipe)
- ¼ cup pecans, roughly chopped
- Powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- Make crepe batter: For crepes, combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth. Allow batter to rest for 1 hour on the counter or up to 24 hours in the fridge.
- Cook crepes: Preheat a 10-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Lightly grease pan with butter. Pour ¼ cup of batter into the pan; immediately lift pan by the handle and rotate in a circular motion to coat pan evenly with a thin layer of batter. Cook crepe about 1- 1 ½ minutes on the first side, or until top is dry and bottom side is lightly browned. Flip, using a spatula, and cook on opposite side for 45-60 seconds or until lightly browned. Repeat process with the remaining batter.
- Make filling & stuff: Stir together all filling ingredients in a medium bowl. For assembly, spread about 2 ½ tablespoons of filling onto each crepe. Fold in half and in half again to create a triangle shape. You can also roll the crepes in a cigar shape.
- Serve: Top with warmed cranberry sauce, pecans and powdered sugar. Enjoy.
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Cook
- Cuisine: New American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 crepes
- Calories: 339
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 16g
Keywords: crepes, buckwheat, ricotta, cranberries
Oh delicious!! I love all the flavours! You had me at crepes 😛
hope you’ve had a lovely lead up to Decemeber!
xx
Thank you! You too 🙂
Oh delicious!! I love all the flavours! You had me at crepes 😛
hope you’ve had a lovely lead up to Decemeber!
xx
Thank you! You too 🙂
there’s always leftover cranberry sauce—this is a luscious use for it. And yes, it’s time to get shopping for the holidays! Yikes!
Yes! Thanks, Nancy 🙂
there’s always leftover cranberry sauce—this is a luscious use for it. And yes, it’s time to get shopping for the holidays! Yikes!
Yes! Thanks, Nancy 🙂
Buckwheat crepes are so good, and your filling and topping with cranberry sauce make such a Beautiful dish!
Thank you!
Buckwheat crepes are so good, and your filling and topping with cranberry sauce make such a Beautiful dish!
Thank you!