Nutella Crêpe Rollups from Scratch

     This past weekend, my husband and I took a roadtrip to the Oregon Coast for our 7 year anniversary. While we were in Cannon Beach, we stopped at the most amazing crêpe place called, "Crêpe Neptune." If you ever find yourself in Cannon Beach, you should definitely stop there! It's incredible! Well, once we got home I found myself jonesing for crepes and decided I just had to make them. Crepe Neptune has a bevvy of delicious and fun combinations, but I wasn't in the mood to go grocery shopping so I just used what I had on hand to whip up these Nutella Crepe Rollups. The nice thing about crepes is that you can pretty much put anything you want in them and they'll still taste amazing. I'll list a few fun combinations below that you can try with this same crepe recipe!

(This recipe makes about 14-15 crepes, depending on how thin you make them)


Ingredients

• 4 Cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 Tablespoons sugar
• 2 2/3 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Nutella
• Powdered Sugar
• Whipped Cream

1. Pour all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and whisk until the lumps are completely gone. You can also use a Kitchenaid mixer using the whisk attachment on the low /medium setting for this step. If you have any handsome kitchen helpers, this is a good time to employ them!

2. Preheat your frying pan on medium heat. I used a pretty small frying pan in order to make medium sized crepes. You can use whatever size you like, but a smaller pan makes it MUCH easier to flip them and keep them from tearing. Plus they're not as messy to eat. Once the pan is hot, you can turn it down to medium low heat. While the pan is warming up, take your olive oil and pour a little in the lid. Then, take a basting brush and use it to coat the bottom of your frying pan.

        3. Next, use a soup ladle or large spoon to pour a small amount of batter into your frying pan. Once the batter is in the pan, roll it around the pan in a circular motion so the entire bottom is coated in a thin layer of batter. Also, make sure the batter goes up the sides of the pan just slightly because this makes it easier to flip them. Once the batter is completely bubbly and there is no more liquid, take a spatula and push the edge of the crepe down on all sides so it starts to separate from the pan. Once you've done this on all sides, push your spatula slowly and gently under the crepe, slowly separating it from the pan. Once you can feel that it's not stuck to the pan anywhere, flip it. Let it cook on the other side for about 30-40 seconds or until it looks golden.

     4. Repeat those steps with the rest of your batter. Once all your crepes are cooked, it's time for the fun part! Take a spoonful (or however much you want) of Nutella and spread it on your crepe. Personally, I like to leave the edges clean because it's not as messy to roll up. Once it's all spread out, roll them up! It's pretty easy peasy and self explanatory, but here's a few pictures just because.

 Now, technically you're done and you can eat them just like that, but I like to make mine pretty! For this step you just put about 2 tablespoons of Nutella in a small microwavable bowl and melt it for 10-15 seconds. Next, take a small Ziplock bag and spoon the melted Nutella into one of the bottom corners of the bag. Cut a tiny hole in that corner and, starting at the top of the crepes, squeeze the Nutella from side to side until you've made your way to the bottom. Just for fun, I do the same with a teaspoon of powdered sugar and add a dollop of whipped cream smack dab in the middle of the platter. TA-DA!

These are SO easy, SO fun, and SO delicious! I hope you and your family enjoy this recipe. If you decide to make them, post a picture to the Facebook page and let me know what you thought!
                                                                 
                                                               

Fun Combinations for Crepes:

• Strawberries & Nutella
• Nutella & marshmallows
• Peanut butter & bananas
• Melted Cheese & mushrooms (or any veggie)
• Melted Cheese & turkey (or any meat)
• Fresh fruit & sweet cream icing
• Butter & honey

Let me know in the comments or on my Facebook page if you have any favorite crepe combinations you think I should try!

Xoxo,
 Ashley