Whole Wheat Crepes {plus a delicious bonus}

We really only use crepes for one purpose in our house, and that is to stuff them with strawberries and whipped cream. We call them Swedish pancakes, because in Sweden they eat them for dessert after a dinner of pea soup. We skip the pea soup and just go straight to dessert for dinner. I would like to try a few savory crepe dishes sometime soon and see how my family reacts to them.

This was my first attempt at modifying the recipe and it turned out great. Next time I want to try using coconut oil instead of butter.

3 Eggs
1 1/2 Tbs Honey
3/4 tsp Salt
3 C Milk
2 1/4 -2 1/2 C Whole wheat flour
1 Stick butter, melted

Combine first five ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Add melted butter and blend to combine. Let sit 30 minutes.

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter in the pan and swirl it around until very thin (mine usually end up much thicker than they should but my family never complains) cook until top side is dry and flip. Cook another 30 seconds or so and stack on a plate. If you've never made crepes before and need a visual here is a video.

Yields about 18-20 crepes

To make Swedish Pancakes you need a batch of crepes, sliced strawberries, and fresh whipped cream. In the past of course I always made my whipped cream with plain old powdered sugar but since I don't use white sugar anymore I had to come up with a different plan.

Coconut sugar is a great substitute because it has a much lower glycemic index so you don't get the spikes in blood sugar levels that you do with white processed sugar and it also contains many nutrients, minerals, and amino acids. I get mine at one of our local health food stores, but you can also order it on amazon. It is a brown sugar though so it does have a slight molasses flavor. I used a "blonde" variety for the whipped cream which is a little lighter in color and has a more mild flavor. If you look close you can see small specks of brown, but my kids didn't notice at all.

In order to turn the coconut sugar into coconut powdered sugar simply put it in a food processor or blender with a little bit of corn starch (up to 1 tablespoon per cup of sugar) and beat until powdery.

Set up a work station on your counter that looks like this.

Stuff those crepes with strawberries and whipped cream and enjoy every bite!

Oh, and be sure to use paper plates because that makes them really fancy!