Description
Tender, golden crêpes filled with creamy vanilla pastry cream and topped with a silky chocolate ganache — a playful, elegant twist on the classic Boston Cream Pie.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups milk
2 tablespoons melted butter (plus extra for the pan)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the pastry cream filling:
2 cups whole milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 large egg yolks
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate ganache topping:
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
Instructions
- Blend the flour, eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla in a blender until smooth. Refrigerate the batter for at least 30 minutes.
- Heat the 2 cups of milk in a saucepan until steaming.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg yolks, and cornstarch until smooth. Slowly whisk in the hot milk.
- Return the mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened (about 5–7 minutes). Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla, and chill until ready to use.
- Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat, lightly grease with butter, and pour in about 1/4 cup of batter. Swirl to coat the pan. Cook for 1–2 minutes per side until golden. Repeat with remaining batter.
- For the ganache, heat the cream until steaming. Pour it over the chopped chocolate, let sit for a minute, then stir until smooth.
- To assemble, spread pastry cream onto each crêpe, fold or roll, and drizzle with warm ganache before serving.
Notes
Resting the batter prevents tearing and makes smoother crêpes.
Use parchment paper between crêpes for storage.
Flavor pastry cream with espresso or almond extract for variety.
Layer in sliced fruit like strawberries or bananas for a fruity twist.
Can be made gluten-free with a 1:1 GF flour blend.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: French-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 crêpe
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 105mg
