Recipes · French · Pancakes and Crepes
Crêpe Suzette
One serving has 499 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (46%), riboflavin (42%), thiamin (35%), vitamin A (31%), vitamin C (28%) and folate (26%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (226 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 60 g Milk, whole
- 20 g Butter, unsalted
- 20 g Sugar
- 40 g Orange juice
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 15 g Spirits
- 0.3 g Salt
Method
- Whisk the flour, egg, milk and salt to a thin, smooth crepe batter; rest for 20 minutes.
- Cook thin crepes in a lightly buttered hot pan, about 1 minute per side; stack and keep warm.
- Melt half the butter with the sugar in a wide pan until it turns a light caramel, then add the orange juice and zest and simmer to a syrupy sauce.
- Fold the crepes into quarters, warm them through in the sauce with the remaining butter, then pour over the spirits and carefully tilt the pan to flambé, or simply simmer off the alcohol if you prefer not to flame it.
- Serve immediately, spooned over with the sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 499 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 58 g | |
| Water | 130 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 4% |
| Protein | 10.3 g | 21% |
| Tryptophan | 0.13 g | |
| Threonine | 0.37 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.46 g | |
| Leucine | 0.81 g | |
| Lysine | 0.54 g | |
| Methionine | 0.24 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.38 g | |
| Valine | 0.56 g | |
| Histidine | 0.25 g | |
| Fat | 21.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.1 g | |
| Saturated | 12.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 161 mg | |
| Calcium | 101 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.5 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 23.4 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.29 mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 165 mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 251 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 25.4 µg | 46% |
| Sodium | 188 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.94 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.6 mg | 19% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.96 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 103 µg | 26% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.57 µg | 24% |
| Choline | 103 mg | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 216 µg | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 21.3 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 55.2 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 0.93 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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