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  • Crepes with Raspberries and Mint

    After making Niki's Berry Cream Muffins last night (see the recipe here: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...m-muffins.html), I thought a similar batter would work good in a crepe. So here's what I did.

    Batter:

    1 tsp unsalted butter
    1 medium egg
    1 tbsp ricotta cheese
    1 tbsp mascarpone, softened
    1 tbsp plain yogurt
    1 tbsp flax seed meal
    1 tbsp almond flour
    about 1 tbsp sparkling water
    2-3 mint leaves, chopped (optional)

    Filling:

    1 tbsp mascarpone, softened
    3 crushed raspberries

    Atkins phase: OWL Rung 4

    Serving size: 1
    Nutrition facts: 331 kcal, 28.9 g fat, 6.6 g carbohydrate, 3.5 g dietary fiber, 3.1 g net carbs, 12.9 g protein.

    Directions:

    Measure and have everything ready.

    Then heat a frying pan (I set the stove to 6 out of 9). After the pan is hot, add the butter and butter the pan with it.

    Mix everything for the batter. I don't know if the order matters, but I started with the egg, then ricotta, mascarpone, flax meal, almond flour, yogurt, water, and finally chopped mint.

    Lower the heat a bit (to 5 out of 9, for me). Pour the batter in the pan, as you would for a regular crepe. Keep an eye on the batter! It can burn really quickly.

    In the meanwhile, mix 1 tbsp of mascarpone with 3 crushed raspberries to make the filling. You could use any berries, but I like raspberries.

    When the crepe is done, carefully slide it on a plate. Let it cool for a few seconds. Add the filling on half of the crepe. Roll. Serve.

    Below is how mine looked like. I used 2 more raspberries and a few extra mint leaves to decorate the plate. Those are not included in the nutritional values. Next time I'll use a slightly larger pan, to make the crepe a bit thinner.

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    Re: Crepes with Raspberries and Mint

    Gosh, those look beautiful!! Those pictures could be in a magazine.

    Interesting crepe batter...I like those cheeses and I never thought of using flaxmeal or mint. The mint would give it a nice refreshing undertone. Thanks for sharing all this...I'm saving both recipes.

    p.s. I looked at the pictures and ingredients again and thought: This would be a great dish to serve to those who continually say "Atkins is bad for you...it's just meat" Love to see the look on their faces when you whip this baby out!
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    • #3
      Re: Crepes with Raspberries and Mint

      thank you georgiana this looks wonderful
      I will save both recipes for the appropriate rung
      Kath
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