Beet Crepes
These delicious and gluten-free beet crepes are made with just 10 ingredients and served with a light yet hearty apple and pear stuffing!
This past Sunday, the pastor of the church I go to, rode onto the stage in an 83 year old Harley, and opened up a new series by challenging us to pick a word -one word- that would help us get a better life. He shared his word suggestion of “resilient“, and used Harley Davidson as a company that stood firm and made adaptations to thrive – in spite of the depression and other challenges.
For me, a “box on wheels” (whether that be 2 or 4 wheels) is a means for getting from point A to point B – so the whole 83 year vintage Harley didn’t intrigue me at all – but his word suggestion did! As my daughter and sat in the parking lot waiting to leave (our church is huge), we got into a conversation as to who the most resilient person we know is – and we both agreed that that person has gotta be my mom!
Other than to mention my mom’s cooky measuring methods, I don’t think I have shared a whole lot about her – so here goes…
My mom wasn’t born into a wealthy family, and after her dad’s untimely passing, money was tight and things were very tough – so, my mom went to work at an extremely young age. A few years after she met my dad and got married and my sister and I were born, Sri Lanka was ravaged by the Riots of 1983, with looting and burning and killing spreading through businesses and residential neighborhoods like a Tsunami!
I don’t remember much other than being in a car with my mom (when the riots broke out) and looking out and seeing buildings on fire and people walking around brandishing axes! Those early years were a blur, but I also remember my mom, in her quest to give us a better life, transferring into a job that sent her -and all of us- overseas to Abu Dhabi! Since I can remember, she has sacrificed, been firm and stood resilient through all adversities – just to make sure we had a better life than her!
As my daughter and I talked more (it takes a while for 2000+ people to clear out of a parking lot), we figured we needed to come up with our own word that would help us be better – for the next 3 months at least. My daughter decided she needed to work on “consistency”; and I think I need to work on “community”.
With that said, and inspired by my blogger friends Dixya @ Food, Pleasure and Health (who is kicking off her “blogger of the week” series TODAY), Suzanne @ A Pug In The Kitchen (who asked for recipe suggestions to recreate) and Charlie @ Hotly Spiced (who traveled the world through the recipes of fellow bloggers)…
I am thinking of picking a recipe from one of you amazing bloggers in this “blogging community” I have grown to love, and, recreate it – WITH BEETS (maybe)!
I might do this once a month; giving my mystery ingredient posts a little break…
Or…
Once every 2 months…
What do y’all think?
Do y’all want to send in recipe suggestions?
I asked my daughter for her opinion and her sassy answer was that I should have picked “decisive” as my word!!!
And then she mentioned she could give me a more concrete answer with a belly full of BEET crepes stuffed with apples and pears for lunch!
So – only fitting I share these with y’all!
These beauties are totally gluten-free as I used Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 gluten free flour….and seeing I have a picky teen who used to detest beets as a young one blackmail me into making these now… well…I guess y’all know these are THAT good!
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What do y’all think about my fellow blogger recipe doctoring -with or without beet- idea?
What would be a word y’all picked that would help y’all have a better life?
Ingredients
For the Crepes:
- 2/3 cups pureed beets 1 beet roasted for 45 minutes and then thrown in a blender
- 1 cup milk of your choice
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup Bob’s Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free flour
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the apple/pear stuffing
- 1 apple cubed
- 1 pear cubed
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 pinch salt
- juice of 1 orange
Instructions
For the crepes:
- Place the beet puree, milk, eggs, butter, flour, honey, salt, and vanilla into a blender and give them a whirl till well incorporated.
- Add 2 large spoons fulls of batter to a greased and heated up pan and swirl till the mixture coats the bottom.
- Flip and cook 20-30 seconds on the opposite side
- Repeat till batter is used up
- For the apple/pear stuffing: Add orange juice, apple, pear, butter, cinnamon, salt, and brown sugar to a pan and let simmer over low heat for 15-8 minutes till the liquid is absorbed
- Assembly: Place 1-2 tablespoons of stuffing on a crepe and roll each end in, top with honey and almond butter or any other topping of your choice.
Girl, I love what you do with food and these are super pretty! Can’t wait til I come over for breakfast some day and you make me these. 😉
Have a beautiful day Shashi!
Aww Melanie – you made my day! Yes – come on over anytime and I will whip up a batch of these for you! My daughter is trying to talk me into making these for dinner tomorrow with cheese and bacon stuffed in ’em!
Hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!
Oh my! The color! These are gorgeous!
Thanks so much Sean – BTW, that’s the original red from the RAW pictures! I made a beet crepe cake and took pictures of it on a sunny day and ended up trashing the pictures as the red came out so vibrant it didn’t look real!
I love the idea of apples in crepes… I can’t wait to see what they taste like with beets!! I am going to either have to a) ratio my roasted beet or b) buy more beets and roast them so I can make these post-long run this weekend!!
Thanks Cassandra – actually, the beets are not overpowering at all in these crepes. In a previous version I added cinnamon to the mix and they tasted more “cinnamony” than “beety”…weird eh?
These look divine and your daughter’s sassiness made me lol.. I’m pretty indecisive myself. So many choices!! Oh, and moms are the best, aren’t they?
Haha – one thing my daughter has in abundance is sassy-ness!
You are right – so many choices!!!! And mom’s are the best! 🙂
Thanks oodles Erin!
My goodness does this look delicious! And so bright! I have to try this out, I haven’t cooked with beets in a long time, I miss it!
Thanks so much Janelle!
I would LOVE to know your thoughts if you do make these….
Wow, your mom sounds like the shizzle, Shashi. By “shizzle,” I mean she sounds pretty darned awesome! I can’t imagine just picking up and moving the entire family to a new country…that’s pretty resilient in my book. Also, these beet crepes are so colorful…I love them! What a fun recipe adaptation. I definitely vote for more beet adaptations to common recipes. Maybe you’ll even get me to finally like beets…haha! 🙂
My mom is full of “shizzle” or is that my mom is the “shizzle”???
Thanks my friend!
But, wait, didn’t you and Laura pick up and leave the south for upstate NY? In terms of temperatures, that’s like a whole new country to me!!! 🙂
I think beet recipe adaptations it will be – starting in February – might even have to tackle those donuts of yours!
Your mom sounds like an amazing person!! And I love the idea of picking a word to make you a better person…such a good thing to strive for. THESE CREPES!! So gorgeous.
Thanks so much Joanne!
They’re almost too pretty to eat! Almost 😉 I really love the idea of having a word to motivate your life, which is why I went the One Word route this year instead of making a lot of concrete resolutions… And the word I chose was “do.” I spent WAY too much time stuck in my head, and not enough time transferring those thoughts into actions. This year is the year to work on changing that.
Haha – thanks oodles Amanda!
You were one of the people I was thinking about when I mentioned that I had heard about this one word dealio before – I remember you mentioning your word – and I LURVE it! I dunno why – but it makes me think of Nike!
Beet crepes? Get outta here! What a clever idea. I love beets any way any how and this is more like a treat than food. 🙂
Thanks Maureen!!!
Yes – these were most definitely a treat – a treat that tasted good, but didn’t feel like it was good for ya (even though they are) – though, once time I made these crepes, my daughter stuffed them with ice cream and topped them with whipped cream and chocolate syrup!
thanks for the shout out…also, your stories are always so moving!!!! if you are looking for an amazing beet recipe – in my ecookbook, there is a beet carpaccio with chickpeas and goat cheese. i think you will like it.
Thanks so much my friend – I cannot thank you enough for featuring me today! Your sweet questions still have me on cloud 9! 🙂
I did see that beet carpaccio – so dang tempting and a definite must for when I start my recipe re-creation – though not sure how I am gonna be able to NOT eat it all before I photograph it….
So pink! Does the beetroot add any taste to the crepes, or is purely for that gorgeous colour?
Thanks Nina – yes, there is a difference in taste between these crepes and regular gluten free ones – but it’s a very subdued taste. I’ve added cinnamon and a little cloves to the batter before and those spices add another layer of flavor that distracts from the beet taste – hope this helps… Thanks for stopping by.
These beet crepes are so gorgeous, just like all of your beet recipes. That cinnamony fruity filling sounds just as amazing.
Thanks so very much Angie! You are way too kind!
I loved hearing about your mom and she sounds like an amazing woman! I was actually thinking of the strongest person I know just a few days and concluded it was my mom. Looks like we are both lucky to have such amazing women in our lives :)! I love the idea of doctoring recipes- can’t wait to see what you come up with, Shashi! It seems like whatever you touch turns into gold!!
Lady – it’s true what they say about great minds!!!! 🙂 Glad to hear your mom is such a strong lady too!
And, dang Khushboo – am almost tearing up after reading that incredibly sweet last sentence – from the bottom of my heart -thank you!
I have had my eye on these oat lolis you made once before – thinking I might have to make a version using beets – will email you to make sure its cool before I go ahead!
I absolutely love these Sashi. The vibrant bright colour is enticing and makes my mouth water! I pin so many of your recipes I think I’ll be needing to make a separate folder in pinterest just for them lol! 🙂
I think it’s a great idea to recreate another bloggers recipe with or without beets. It’s good to see different recipes made in different ways, which may indeed make them better!
My word would be “determined” 😀
i think i need a beet board just for her amazing recipes!
Haha – you are too kind my friend! Thank you!
Aww-such a sweet compliment – thanks Neil! I must say you porridge bowls have been pretty fantabulous – so much so that one of them might have to be recreated -with beets!!!
I like your word choice my friend!
Brilliant color there! Those crepes look amazing. I feel like grabbing a few right away.
Thanks so much Taruna!
Those crepes sure are pretty… I might try a savory potato, cheese filling for a change…
I need to stay OPEN. Lots of pain in my life right now and I need to not shut down and out as is my instinct, to curl up into a little ball and hide under the bed… but if I stay open to people and their loving help, it will get better faster.
I m so sorry to hear about the pain you are going through. I hope you stay strong and OPEN as it passes. Sending a big virtual hug your way and hoping alls well soon.