My Crepe Bites and Summer Kick Recipe

Here is the recipe that I made during the Taste Setter hands-on/competition event that was held today, April 24, 2018 at the Magsaysay Institute Center of Hospitality and Culinary Arts in Pioneer Woodlands, Mandaluyong.  It was a fun experience!  Hope you get to enjoy my creation too!

Crepe Bites:

For the crepe

2 eggs

1 cup flour

1 ½ Tbsp of Jiffs Crunchy Peanut Butter

1/8 cup sugar

2 Tbsp of Choco syrup

6 dashes of Tabasco Green Sauce

2 Tbsp of butter (unsalted)

For the crepe sauce

1/3 cup water

¼ cup sugar

Peanuts from the strained crepe

3 – 4 pcs of lychees slices

1/3 of an orange, juiced

1 banana sliced

PROCEDURE:

For the crepe

• -          Beat eggs.
• -          Add flour, peanut butter and sugar.
• -          Mix till smooth.
• -          Strain and keep the peanuts strained coming from the peanut butter.
• -          Add Tabasco sauce and choco syrup.
• -          Heat pan (12 or 14 inches in diameter)
• -          Melt butter.
• -        Pour in crepe batter and spread making a very thin crepe.  Don’t worry of tear at the sides for you are to trim it off later for presentation.
• -       When you see air bubbles forming at a good part of the crepe, flip it over to cook the other side.
• -          Remove from heat.
• -          Repeat till all of the batter is cooked.
• -          Set aside for assembly later.

For the sauce

• -          In a sauce pan, heat water and sugar together and boil. Make sure that it is on medium heat and not high. You have to watch it to avoid burning later.
• -          Once boiling, add the strained peanuts and continue stirring.
• -          Add the sliced lychees and orange juice. Continue stirring.
• -          When water is reduced and desired thickness is achieved, remove from heat and cool for about 5 minutes.

TO ASSEMBLE

• -          Using another circular plate smaller from the formed crepe, trim the crepe of any breaks/tear. 
• -          Placed in banana slices and fold the crepe forming a half circle.
• -          Repeat the process.  You will be able to make 4 folded crepes.
• -          Pour the sauce on top of the crepes.
• -          For added design and flavor, drizzle some chocolate syrup.
• -          Serve and enjoy!

SUMMER KICK

This is my take of a cooler with a kick.  You will only need five (5) ingredients and a blender.

In a blender place in 1 cup of strawberry jam, ¼ cup apple juice, 1 Tbsp of peanut butter, ice and 10 dashes of Tabasco Habanero Sauce.  Blend till smooth.  Pour into a glass and decorate with mint leaves or trimmed pandan leaves.

Enjoy a cool refreshment with a heat kick seconds later.  A mocktail that is not a mocktail.

Enjoy!

I had fun doing this, hope you get to enjoy it too.  Do tell me how it taste for you. :-)