Banana Crepes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted for brushing pan
• 4 large bananas, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon dark rum (or spiced rum)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (good quality)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon kahlua
• 1/3 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 crepes:. (note: can be made in advance).
• 2 mix all the crepe ingredients into a blender until smooth, about 5 seconds. (note: if not using a blender sift flour and salt into a small bowl; make a well in the center; mix together milk, eggs, oil and pour into flour and beat until smooth and lump free.).
• 3 heat a small skillet or crepe pan; brush with butter or spray with non-stick oil and remove from heat.
• 4 spoon 2 1/2 tbsp batter into hot pan; tilt the skillet to spread evenly.
• 5 return to heat; brown on one side.
• 6 to remove, invert pan over parchment or towel.
• 7 repeat with remaining batter.
• 8 caramel-rum sauce:.
• 9 melt butter in small sauce pan.
• 10 stir in the brown sugar; whisk until combined and thickened, 4-5 minutes.
• 11 stir in the heavy cream, until thoroughly blended.
• 12 add rum and stir until combined; use additional rum if thinner sauce is desired.
• 13 sauce can be refrigerated.
• 14 chocolate-kahlua sauce:.
• 15 place water in the bottom of a double boiler (below the water line of the insert or bowl) and bring to a boil.
• 16 place the butter, cream and chocolate chips in the top of the double boiler (or bowl that fits over the pan).
• 17 stir constantly until the chocolate chips melt.
• 18 stir in kahlua.
• 19 remove pan from heat but leave the insert over the hot water to keep the sauce warm.
• 20 filling:.
• 21 melt 1/3 cup butter to frying pan; add brown sugar and stir until sugar has melted.
• 22 add bananas and saute for four to five minutes, or until carmelized.
• 23 stir in lemon juice,walnuts and rum flavoring.
• 24 assemble crepes:.
• 25 spoon 2 1/2 tablespoons banana filling in the center of each crepe.
• 26 sprinkle generously with ground cinnamon.
• 27 roll or fold and place on serving dishes.
• 28 spoon chocolate sauce over top and garnish with additional walnuts.
• 29 garnish with powdered sugar and serve immediately.