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Crêpes Suzette
Crêpes Suzette are pancakes filled with orange-flavoured butter (butter and sugar mixed with Grand Marnier), caramelized in a pan and soaked in orange-flavoured syrup. This is an modified version of the recipe invented by Auguste Escoffier.
172 K 4.1/5 (49 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
7.35 €
4 people
9 IngredientsLast modified on: February 28th 2013
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
4 oranges - 2
3 tablespoons Grand Marnier - 3
50 g caster sugar - 4
100 g butter - 5 90 g caster sugar
- 6
10 g vanilla sugar - 7 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
- 8
8 pancakes - 9
½ lemon (optional) - Total weight: 1,925 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 40 min.
Cooking: 9 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.
Squeeze the juice of 4 oranges. This should give you about 300ml.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.
Add to oranges juice 3 tablespoons Grand Marnier and 50 g caster sugar, mix well, cover and set aside.
You can add the juice of ½ lemon if you wish to sharpen up the orange flavour.
You can add the juice of ½ lemon if you wish to sharpen up the orange flavour.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
Put into a food-mixer bowl: 100 g butter, 90 g caster sugar, 10 g vanilla sugar and 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.
Start mixing on slow speed...
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
...until evenly mixed: the orange butter or "Suzette butter".
Stage 6 - ⌛ 15 min.
Fill each pancake with 2 knobs of butter and fold over into a triangle.
This short video shows you how.
This short video shows you how.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Prepare all the pancakes like this.
You can do this stage beforehand, even the day before, and keep the pancakes in the fridge, wrapped in stretch plastic film.
It will remain some Suzette butter, it's fine.
You can do this stage beforehand, even the day before, and keep the pancakes in the fridge, wrapped in stretch plastic film.
It will remain some Suzette butter, it's fine.
Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.
Shortly before serving, melt the remainng Suzette butter in a large frying pan.
Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.
Add the pancakes to the frying pan and cook them to caramelize slightly (do this in batches if necessary) on both sides.
Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.
Pour the orange juice into the pan.
Stage 11 - ⌛ 5 min.
Leave for a few minutes to reduce and thicken.
Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.
Transfer the pancakes onto the serving plates, pour the orange syrup over and serve immediately.
Remarks
If you don't have any Grand Marnier, you can use another orange liqueur, such as Cointreau.
If you enjoy the contrast between hot and cold, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Crêpes Suzette are not normally served 'flambé'.
In Brussels, Belgium, in the brasserie "Aux armes" you can taste "crêpes Comédie Française" which are pancakes with butter Suzette, Flambed with Mandarine Napoléon and vanilla ice-cream.
If you enjoy the contrast between hot and cold, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Crêpes Suzette are not normally served 'flambé'.
In Brussels, Belgium, in the brasserie "Aux armes" you can taste "crêpes Comédie Française" which are pancakes with butter Suzette, Flambed with Mandarine Napoléon and vanilla ice-cream.
Keeping: Crêpes Suzette do not keep.
Source: Home made, after Auguste Escoffier.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 360 RDI=140 % | 1,370 RDI=130 % | 830 RDI=130 % | 2,860 RDI=140 % | 11,980 RDI: 140 % |
| Per 100 g | 20 RDI=7 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 150 RDI=7 % | 620 RDI: 7 % |
| Per person | 90 RDI=30 % | 340 RDI=30 % | 210 RDI=30 % | 720 RDI=40 % | 3,000 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.35 €
- Per person : 1.85 €
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Butter
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