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Crêpes Suzette

Name: Crêpes Suzette
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 125 g wheat flour; 2 eggs; 250 ml milk; 80 g butter, divided; 60 g sugar; 200 ml orange juice; Zest of 1 orange; 30 ml Grand Marnier, optional; 1 pinch salt

· Dessert

Thin crêpes in orange and butter sauce; liqueur is optional and no flambéing is needed.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-10-04 · Contact

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Modern variant🌱 Vegetarian

Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 20 min
Waiting and resting: 20 min

History

Crêpes Suzette are a classic French dessert with different stories about their creation. This is a home adaptation without an open flame.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Whisk flour, eggs, milk, salt and 20 g melted butter. Rest the batter 20 minutes.
2
Cook thin crêpes in a lightly greased nonstick pan, about 1 minute on the first side and a few seconds on the other.
3
Melt the remaining 60 g butter with sugar, juice and zest. Cook 5 minutes to make a light sauce.
4
Fold crêpes into quarters and warm in the sauce. If using liqueur, remove from heat to add it, then warm gently.
5
Serve immediately. This home version is prepared without flambéing.