Creamy tropical fruit crêpes
Transform simple crêpes into tropical delights! Ready in minutes, fabulous for breakfast, dessert, or snack. Made with a luxurious protein rich tropical creamy filling, lime zest, and toasted coconut flakes.
Ingredients
- 150 g plain cream cheese
- 30 g icing sugar, sifted
- 230 g Greek style yogurt
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g pineapple, peeled
- 1 kiwi fruits, peeled
- 1 passion fruit (optional)
- 1 lime zest and juice
To Serve
- 4 crêpes
- 20 g toastedcoconut flakes or desiccated (optional)
Instructions
- Dice the pineapple, mango and pineapple into small chunks and place in a bowl. Stir in passion fruit if available and desirable. Alternatively, add the lime juice and ¾ of lime zest and mix to combine. Cover and set aside.
- Whip the cream cheese, icing sugar, and vanilla together in a medium bowl with a handheld electric mixer for 1 minute until smooth and combined.
- Gently fold in the yoghurt into the cheese mixture. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve by spooning a quarter of the yoghurt whip and tropical fruit mixture on one half of each crepe then fold. Scatter with coconut flakes and a sprinkle of lime zest if desired.
Notes
• Ensure the cream cheese and yoghurt are used straight from the refrigerator. Room temperature will create a runny filling.
• Sifting the icing sugar will prevent clumps in your creamy filling.
• Don't over-whip the cheese and sugar, create soft peak forms.
• Adjust the tropical fruits based on your preference.
• Adding both passion fruit and lime with result in a very tart flavour fruit mix.
• You may have leftover mix depending on how much mixture you use and the size of your crêpes. Store leftovers in airtight container and refrigerate and consume within 2 days.
• Sifting the icing sugar will prevent clumps in your creamy filling.
• Don't over-whip the cheese and sugar, create soft peak forms.
• Adjust the tropical fruits based on your preference.
• Adding both passion fruit and lime with result in a very tart flavour fruit mix.
• You may have leftover mix depending on how much mixture you use and the size of your crêpes. Store leftovers in airtight container and refrigerate and consume within 2 days.
