Strawberry Crepes Flambe

plated strawberry flambe crepes with coffee and cream
Photo: Lennart Weibull
Yield:
4 crepes

Dim the lights when you flambé this strawberry-brown-sugar-rum sauce over crepes tableside. It makes for one spectacular and delicious dessert.

Ingredients

  • Simple Crepes

  • 4 tablespoons butter

  • ¼ cup packed light-brown sugar

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • Pinch of kosher salt

  • 1 ½ cups halved strawberries

  • 2 tablespoons silver rum

  • 3 tablespoons chilled heavy cream, whisked until slightly thickened, for serving

Directions

  1. Fold crepes in quarters. Heat in 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a nonstick skillet over medium-high, flipping once, until warm and crisp, 5 minutes; divide between 2 plates.

  2. Return skillet to heat; melt 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in packed light-brown sugar, ground cinnamon, and a pinch of kosher salt; cook, swirling pan, until darkened slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add halved strawberries; cook until tender, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; add silver rum.

  3. To flambe, return skillet to medium-high heat. If using a gas burner, carefully tilt pan away from you to ignite; if using an electric burner, use a lit long match held just above the sauce. When flame subsides (5 to 10 seconds), spoon strawberries over crepes. Return skillet to medium-high heat and reduce sauce until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes; pour over crepes. Whisk heavy cream until thickened slightly. Drizzle over crepes; serve.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, May 2019

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