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Add a little pizzazz to your weekend morning with these easy, gluten-free, Ginger Cinnamon Crepes. These are blissful filled with a ginger cardamom apple pear mix and topped with Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping.
This past Saturday morning, my daughter and I headed out to one of our favorite orchards in the Blue Ridge Mountains to go apple picking.
We got there bright and early and I was delighted to find an almost empty parking lot and an even less populated line to the hayride that took us around the orchard, and to the apple trees.
Usually we get there when the apple trees have been picked through so this was a first for me – or so I thought.
I stood in the short line to get tickets and when it was my turn, I realized that the ticket prices were way below what they had been charging.
Gosh – I couldn’t help thinking that this was turning into my lucky day!
Of course, I had to tell them so, only to learn that I was only paying for a ride around the orchard as apple picking season was over!
Blimey!
Apparently, due to the warm weather Georgia has been having over September, more people showed up to pick apples and the orchard simply ran out. Also, they had less quality picking apples as the warm temps in spring had messed with quite a bit of the apple trees themselves (check out those almost-leafless trees in the photo on the bottom right in the above collage).
My daughter and I roamed around the beautiful orchard and then headed into their store to get our hands on some hand held pies. It was at this time that we stumbled on a plethora of juicy apples and pears hanging out in the back of their store along with a warm apple cider booth! Score! Armed with ½ a peck of apples and pears, several handheld pies and warm apple cider, we headed down to the lake that is a trademark of this orchard.
When I was about to dig into a pecan handheld pie, my daughter stopped me!
Blimey!
Then she managed to convince me into thinking how good that pie would be with a dollop of Reddi-wip®!
So, I channeled self control I didn’t realize I had and put that pie away to head to Walmart to pick up some Reddi-wip®. Now I have issues with lactose, but I will tough them out for a dollop Reddi-wip®!
And it was then that I saw them! TWO NEW cans of Reddi-wip® with two of my favorite words on them: “non-dairy!” Score! I was elated! If there was a couch in the aisle, I would have jumped on it! Right there in the creamer/whipped topping aisle by the dairy were two cans of NEW Reddi-wip® Non-dairy whipped topping in Coconut and Almond flavors!
If you love Reddi-wip® but have issues with dairy, then you just might love the NEW Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping! It is time to Unleash the joy as Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping has absolutely no dairy, gluten, artificial flavors or artificial sweeteners!
My daughter and I had a blast testing out both flavors with our handheld pies. Then the next day I made some easy ginger cardamom flavored crepes, a quick apple and pear stuffing with the apples and pears we brought home from the orchard and a smidge of ginger and cardamom.
Most times, when crepes and regular Reddi-wip® are involved, I usually make them for dessert so I don’t subject my coworkers to those lactose side effects. But seeing this was Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping, we enjoyed these crepes with a dollop of Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping for breakfast AND dessert that day!
These Ginger Cinnamon Crepes are super easy to make. Just throw all the ingredients into a blender, blend well, then set the mixture aside in the fridge for about 30 minutes to an hour for the bubbles to dissipate (after blending). Then simply ladle spoonfuls onto a hot, greased pan, flip and enjoy plain or with some Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping, and/or some of this delicious apple pear filling.
Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping is a deliciously cream, vegan whipped topping made with Coconut milk. It’s got all the Reddi-wip® goodness you might be craving without any dairy, artificial flavors or artificial sweeteners. And, you can use Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping to top off your favorite desserts, fruits, and even your favorite coffee drink with this gluten-free, dairy free, treat.
Ingredients
- For the Ginger Cardamom Crepes
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup gluten free flour
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- For the Ginger Cardamom Apple Pear Filling
- 1 Bartlett pear
- 1 red delicious apple
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp cardamom
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 tbsp pecan pieces
- Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping
Instructions
For the Ginger Cardamom Crepes
- Add the eggs, milk, water, salt, gluten free flour, melted butter, vanilla, cardamom and ginger into a blender and blend until all ingredients are well incorporated.
- Set blender with crepe mix in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes or so.
- Remove from refrigerator and place a greased pan over high heat.
- When pan is warm, ladle spoonfuls (I did 1/8 of a cup) onto hot pan and turn pan around so crepe mixture spreads around pan.
- Repeat until all the crepe mixture is used up.
- Fill with Ginger Cardamom filling and top with Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping and enjoy.
For the Ginger Cardamom Apple Pear Filling
- Chop Bartlett pear and red delicious apple.
- Add butter to a pan over medium heat and add the pear and apple into it.
- Also add in the ginger, cardamom, and brown sugar and saute for about 20 minutes or so, stirring often.
- Add pecan pieces to mix and use to fill Ginger Cardamom crepes. Enjoy topped with Reddi-wip® Coconut Non-dairy whipped topping
Is it possible to make the filling the day or night before and reheat for breakfast crepes?
I plan to make these for our Easter brunch. They look deliciously beautiful!
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Say what!? The orchard ran out of apples? I didn’t even know that was possible! I can’t imagine how disappointed you gals must have been. Of course, it’s a kinda funny story in hindsight…but still. Come on up here if you want to pick some apples. Our orchards are loaded! (And there are apple cider doughnuts everywhere.) Speaking of sweet treats, these crepes sound amazing. I haven’t made crepes in years, and now I want to go up and make this recipe! And that Reddi-Wip made with coconut milk is pretty cool. Great way to use it here!
These look delicious Shashi! I’m sorry that you weren’t able to pick your own apples, but glad you were able to come up with this recipe. We’ve had some pretty hot weather this year that has affected our vegetable and fruit crops too. Apparantly the necessary vegetables for our Christmas dinner is going to cost a lot more because of the excellent summer weather!! Anyway I love the apple and pear filling here!
Love the crepes, Shashi, and those flavors. A bit of whipped cream is a very nice touch too!
The orchard RAN OUT of apples? OMG I’ve never heard of such a thing! Although I once went to my favorite sandwich shop and they were closed because they ran out of “ingredients” (according to the sign on the door). But non-dairy whipped cream sounds like a pretty great way to get over not being able to go apple picking! And these crepes? HOLY COW. You can go wrong with crepes and warming spices 🙂
Oh, Shashi — your crepes have me swooning! Love the ginger and cardamom — so floral and aromatic. I’m so glad to see dairy free whipped topping, too. Didn’t know they even made that.
What an original recipe! I would not have thought to make this combination, but it looks very tasty!! Ginger and cardamon, mmmm hmmmm!
What an awesome load of deliciousness. I am totally drooling over the crepes. And ginger sounds so much fun.
what a great idea to use up all my apples we love crepes and I usually stick to just the regular blueberry pie filling this is great!
Apple picking is so fun! These crepes looks delicious!
These look amazing! I love esp. that apple/pear filling 🙂