CHOCOLATE FUDGE CREPES

Light crepes with a chocolate fudge sauce – not a dessert for weight-watchers.

Work plan
30min preparation/cooking

Calories per serving: 395

Nutritional advice
The rich sauce piles on the calories in this dessert (almost trebling the calorie value) – the pancakes themselves provide only 130 calories per serving.

Ingredients

Crepes
100g plain flour
Pinch of salt
1 egg beaten
1 tbs oil
300ml milk

Sauce
50g butter, diced
50g brown sugar
50g caster sugar
25g plain chocolate
1 small can of evaporated milk
1 tbs rum (optional)
2 tbs chopped hazelnuts

Method

1. Sift the flour and salt into a bowl then make a well in the middle and add the egg, oil and half of the milk, stirring constantly. Beat until smooth, and then add the remaining milk.
2. Pour 2-3tbs of the batter into a hot, lightly-oiled pan and tilt the pan round to allow the batter to form an even pancake. Cook until brown then flip over and cook the other side, repeating until all the batter is used up. Keep the pancakes warn in the oven, separating each with a piece of greaseproof paper and covering with a damp cloth.
3. To make the sauce, dissolve the butter, sugars and chocolate in a small pan over a low heat then stir in the evaporated milk and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 5 min, and then stir in the rum (if used)
4. Spread the sauce in the centre of each pancake, roll up and place on a serving dish, Trickle any remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle with the hazelnuts and serve.

Microwave

1-2 As conventional method
3 To make the sauce, place the butter, sugars an chocolate in a large bowl and heat on high for 3-4 min, stirring occasionally, then stir in the evaporated milk and heat on high for 1-2min. Stir in the rum ( if used).
4 As conventional method.

Tips
Pancake batter benefits from being allowed to stand before use, so you can easily make it in advance for this dish.

Variations
Chocolate mandarin crepes: drain a few canned mandarin orange segments and place in the centre of each pancake with the sauce

Storage
Pancakes maybe frozen unfilled.

Servings
Serves 6.

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