Caramelized Apple Crepes

13 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 large tart apple such as Granny Smith, peeled, quartered, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1/4 cup amber rum
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 4 tablespoons sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Toss apple with sugar and cinnamon.
  2. 2
    Heat butter in a nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook apple, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5 minutes.
  3. 3
    Cool.
  4. 4
    Whisk together eggs, sugar, milk, rum, and oil, then whisk in flour and salt until batter is smooth.
  5. 5
    Stir apple mixture into batter.
  6. 6
    Heat 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 7-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides.
  7. 7
    Ladle about 1/4 cup batter into skillet, tilting skillet to coat evenly, and quickly separate any overlapping apple slices.
  8. 8
    Cook, shaking skillet occasionally to prevent sticking and reducing heat as necessary to avoid overbrowning, until crepe begins to set, about 1 minute.
  9. 9
    Sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon sugar over crepe, then flip.
  10. 10
    Tuck 1/2 tablespoon butter under crpe and cook over moderately low heat, shaking skillet occasionally, until bottom is browned and caramelized, about 2 minutes.
  11. 11
    Invert onto a plate.
  12. 12
    Wipe skillet clean with a paper towel and make more crepes in same manner.

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