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French · Dessert

Flambéed Crepes with Orange Sauce

Thin vanilla crepes folded into triangles and warmed in a foaming butter, sugar and orange liqueur sauce, then briefly set alight. The result is a silky orange sauce, with fresh orange segments to finish.

  • YieldServes 4 (about 10 crepes)
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 54 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Crepes

  • 125 gall-purpose flour
  • 2½ tbspsugar
  • 300 mlwhole milk
  • 2large eggs
  • 85 gunsalted butter, melted, 6 tbsp
  • 1 tsppure vanilla extract
  • 1orange

Flambé sauce

  • 115 gunsalted butter, at room temperature, 1 stick
  • 60 mlorange liqueur
  • 50 gsugar

To serve

  • 1 tbsppowdered sugar, for dusting

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

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

Taste

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

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 4
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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