11/09/2008

Healthy Eating: Cinnamon Crêpes

Serves: 4
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 35 minutes

Nutrition Score per serving: (2 crêpes):
367 calories
7 g fat (18% of calories)
2 g saturated fat
64 g carbs
12 g protein
8 g fiber
307 mg calcium
5 mg iron
116 mg sodium

Get a third of your daily Vitamin C and calcium needs with this dessert!

Ingredients
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups lowfat milk
2 teaspoons canola oil
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup whole-wheat flour
Cooking spray
1 cup lowfat vanilla frozen yogurt, softened
1 ½ cups frozen unsweetened berries, thawed
Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions
*Place eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, milk, and oil in a blender; blend on low.

*Slowly add flours ½ cup at a time, stopping to scrape down the sides of the blender if necessary. When the batter is the consistency of heavy cream, pour into a bowl and refrigerate for 45 minutes.

*Coat an 8-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Add ¼ cup batter to the pan. Using the tip of a spatula, quickly spread to form a 6-inch circle.

*Cook crêpe for 30 seconds or until lightly browned and crispy on the edges. Carefully fl ip with spatula. Cook 30 seconds more until second side is lightly browned. Repeat 7 times with the rest of the batter, respraying the pan between each crêpe.

*Spread 2 tablespoons frozen yogurt on each crêpe, then add 3 tablespoons berries. Roll up and serve with powdered sugar if desired.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Rather high in calories but definately good for a treat!