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, this is breakfast or dessert on steriods. LOVE LOVE IT. Love how you’ve incorporated beet in it, super healthy and it looks beautiful. Yours pictures or so good. Pinned.
Btw, your pastors advice is spot on.
One thing about beets…they sure give up their gorgeous colour. These crepes are beautiful! I’ve been meaning to do a series like what you’re thinking, for a while now, but I just have no time to commit to it so it’s shelved again. Once I can get some free time, I’d love to feature my fave recipes from my friends. So, I think it’s a great idea.
The blogging doctoring idea is fabulous, Shashi … as are all of your ideas! 😉
Love your daughter’s cheekiness, as usual and, of course, your amazing creative post! Beet crepes, huh? They look really beautiful with the fruit filling in!
Shashi, oh my gawd, I love beets!!! what a great idea!! These crepes look sooo good!!!! and “resilient“ is a great word for 2015! your mother sounds like my mother!!!
WOW, look at the color!! Those look stunning!! I must try!
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What an incredible story. Your mom sounds like an absolutely amazing woman. And the beet crepes are pretty amazing themselves! Love the color!
Love the idea of beet crepes! Very original, and looks terrifically tasty. Love the story about your mom — thanks.
I love the amazing story about your mom you shared! She is a hero!
These crepes look fantastic! Love the use of beets, such a great color! Will definitely try them!
Your mom sounds like such an amazing woman, Shashi! I loved hearing how resilient she is to give you all a better life 🙂 I also love how creative you are with beets. These crepes are just beautiful and the apple, pear stuffing sounds amazing! Recreating recipes with beets sounds like such a fun series too – can’t wait to see everything you make 🙂
I haven’t made crepes in many moons, but clearly, I need to change that! :O These look super good; I love the vibrant color! <3
Thanks so much Farrah – I took these pictures on an overcast day, they seem more vibrant when its sunny outside! I <3 cooking with beets! 🙂
Love the message your pastor tried to convey on his Harley – that’s good food for thought. Love how you use beets in these crepes – you could call them red velvet almost 😉
Thanks so much Jeanette!
Haha – dang, I wish I had thought of naming them – “red velvet almost”!!!
OMG, yum, crepes, I am totally starving right now…and now all I can think about is crepes 😉
Haha – sorry to have gotten crepes stuck on your brain – only one cure – have some?! 🙂
I hope you’re growing beets this year because you need to get your crepes on! What a clever recipe idea for beets!
Pamela – I need your green thumb – er, make that green fingers! I tried growing them last year and they grew to about 2 inches and died! 🙁
So fun to read more about your mom – she sounds like an amazing woman and clearly she passed it down to you!!!
Love that you and your daughter discussed the sermon more and ended up choosing your own words!
Thanks so much Kim!
My daughter keeps changing her words though, it’s like she has a word for each hour!!! 🙂
I love the relationship that you and your daughter have, Shashi. And what a sweet and inspirational tribute to your mom!
BTW, these crepes are just beautiful and I’m sure they’re delicious too.
Thanks so much Marissa – so sweet of you to say.
Yes, these were delicious – next LOC we are partnered up I should send you some!
I love anything with beets! The color just always gets me 😉
Thanks Rebecca! It does me too!