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French · Dessert

Crêpes Suzette

Thin dessert crêpes turned through bubbling orange butter perfumed with sugar rubbed on the peel, folded into quarters, then flamed with orange liqueur and cognac at the table and served on very hot plates.

  • Yield18 crêpes, 6 servings
  • Hands-on1 h 10 min
  • Total1 h 41 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Dessert crêpes

  • 180 mlmilk
  • 180 mlcold water
  • 3egg yolks
  • 1 tbspgranulated sugar
  • 3 tbsporange liqueur
  • 195 gplain flour
  • 70 gunsalted butter, melted

Orange butter

  • 4large sugar lumps
  • 2large, firm, bright-skinned oranges
  • 50 ggranulated sugar
  • 225 gunsalted butter, softened
  • 160 mlorange juice, strained
  • 3 tbsporange liqueur

To flame

  • 2 tbspgranulated sugar
  • 80 mlorange liqueur
  • 80 mlcognac

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Almond
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Blender

Season

  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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