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Get into the delightful world of cooking with our tasty blackberry vanilla ice cream crepes recipe. These crepes perfectly blend a sweet vanilla aroma and tangy blackberry freshness.
In this article, we’ll guide you through each step, assuring you can master this dessert in no time. Get ready to impress your guests (and yourself) with your newfound culinary prowess!
Ingredients Required to Make Blackberry Vanilla Ice Cream Crepes
- Blackberries
- White sugar
- Lemon juice
- Cornstarch
- Water
- All-purpose flour
- Sea salt
- Nutmeg
- Vanilla extract
- Whole milk
- Eggs
- Unsalted butter
- Vanilla ice cream
Ingredient Notes and Variations
Blackberries: Choose ripe and fresh blackberries to achieve optimal flavors. You can also use or mix other berries, like blueberries or raspberries, to bring innovation.
White sugar: It is a sweetening agent, and you can set it in quantity according to your taste. You can also use brown sugar or natural sweeteners like honey or maple syrup to make this dessert.
Lemon juice: It adds citrusy notes to the dessert and brings natural brightness. Lime juice is another option instead of lemon juice.
All-purpose flour: For the crepes, you may need all-purpose flour. But as an alternative, you can use almond flour or wheat flour as they are healthier options and bring innovative taste.
Sea salt: A pinch balances the sweetness and enhances the dish’s overall taste. You can use plain salt as an alternative.
Vanilla extract: It helps to achieve the desired vanilla flavor in the dessert. You can use other extracts like orange or almond to get a unique twist.
Vanilla ice cream: It is the star of the recipe. So, choose high-quality ice cream for the perfect finishing touch. You can also experiment with other ice cream flavors to bring more creativity.
How to make Blackberry Vanilla Ice Cream Crepes?
Step 1: Prepare blackberry sauce
- Take a pan and add blackberries, lemon juice, cornstarch, water, and sugar and toss to coat the berries.
- Turn on the flame and cook the mixture at medium-low heat until blackberries melt.
- Mesh them with a fork.
- Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes, and remove the pan from the flam.
- Let it rest, and start preparing the crepes.
Step 2: Prepare crepes batter
- Add flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, milk, vanilla, eggs, butter, and sugar in a blender.
- Blend the mixture until smooth.
- Let it rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Step 3: Make crepes
- Heat the crepe pan and keep the heat medium.
- Add unsalted butter to the crepe pan,
- Pour a 1/3 cup of crepe mixture into the crepe pan to make a thin pancake.
- Cook it for 1 to 2 minutes on both sides.
- Repeat these steps to make crepes from the remaining batter.
Step 4: Assemble the crepes
- Roll a dollop of vanilla ice cream into every crepe firmly.
- Place these crepes in the freezer for up to 15 minutes.
- Top it with blackberry sauce, whipped cream, and powdered sugar while serving.
Blackberry Vanilla Ice Cream Crepes
Ingredients
For The Blackberry Sauce
- 2 cups fresh blackberries
- 2 teaspoons water
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
For The Crepes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour sifted
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted & cooled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 pint of vanilla ice cream
- 1 Pinch of nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 4 eggs
Instructions
- Prepare blackberry sauce by cooking the blackberries with lemon juice, sugar, water, and cornstarch.
- Mesh them and remove them from heat to let them cool at room temperature.
- Blend flour, salt, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla to make an even batter. Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Heat a crepe pan, toss it with butter, and then pour 1/3 cup of crepe batter.
- Cook both sides for 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat the process to make crepe from the remaining batter.
- Place a dollop of vanilla ice cream on the crepe and roll it firmly.
- Place the crepe in the freezer for 15 minutes.
- Top it with blackberry sauce, whipped cream, and powdered sugar while serving.
