tutorial on how to fold crepes

The art of folding crepes

An overview of all the different ways you can fold crepes, whether sweet or savoury, garnished or not. Classic and more original.

French crepes Suzette the traditional recipe

Crêpe Suzette, tradional recipe

The iconic crêpes Suzette are often served flambéed. The original recipe, as invented by Escoffier, is actually with orange butter.

crepe suzette flambéed recipe

Crêpes Suzette Flambéed, Recipe and Story

Decadent French crêpes, very thin pancakes, served in a delicious orange and caramel sauce, frambé with Grand Marnier orange alcohol. This is the common recipe, you’ll read in the story that the traditional one is with mandarin butter and not flambéed.

Crêpes sauce aux poires au caramel au beurre salé

French Crepes with Pears and Caramel Sauce

How do you prefer your crepes? How about perfect light batter for thin crepes with pears and a decadant salted butter caramel sauce (here without cream)? Easy, quick. A delight.