Valentine’s Day Chocolate Strawberry Crêpes Recipe - Home Chef (2024)

Set strawberries out on counter to thaw and cream cheese beside it to soften. In a medium bowl, whisk cocoa powder and flour together. Then add liquid egg, milk and half the brown sugar to the bowl and whisk together thoroughly so batter is smooth with no lumps. (It should be about the same consistency as pancake batter.) Find a 1/4 cup measure for pouring crêpes. Once thawed, quarter strawberries, reserving juice.

In a small bowl, combine strawberry preserves and cream cheese. Mix thoroughly and set aside in refrigerator.

Heat a medium non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Lightly coat pan with cooking spray and add enough batter to coat the bottom of pan, about 1/4 cup for a 10" pan. Swirling the pan will help spread it out evenly. Cook crêpe for about 30 seconds, or until it can be easily flipped with a spatula. Flip and cook an additional 10 seconds, transfer to a plate, and cover with an inverted plate. Repeat this process until batter is gone - you should make around 8 crêpes total, depending on the thickness and how much batter you used.

Place a spoonful of filling in crêpe and spread to cover almost entire surface. Fold in half, then in half again to make little quarters. Repeat this process with all remaining crêpes.

Halve grapefruit through its center, so the "North Pole" is one piece and the "South Pole" is the other. To make grapefruit easier to eat, you can separate the segments. Using a small sharp knife, slice a circle around the flesh, between the flesh and peel. (Be careful not to cut through the peel.) Next, slice between the flesh and membrane that separates the segments of fruit, making little triangles. You'll be able to use your fork to pop out the wedges of grapefruit. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar over grapefruit halves.

Place half of the crêpes on a plate. Hold a wire-mesh strainer above the plate and sprinkle powdered sugar into it, lightly shaking the strainer to beautifully dust your crêpes. Garnish with a drizzle of chocolate sauce, and quartered strawberries and juice. Serve with grapefruit half and enjoy!