Red velvet crepes are made from scratch and then filled with a simple cheesecake filling. A chocolate drizzle finishes it for a decadent finish.
Red Velvet Week continues! Today, I’m sharing a recipe for these delicious and decadent Red Velvet Crepes, because let’s face it – every Valentine’s Day needs to start with red velvet! Just think – the perfect Valentine’s Day breakfast in bed!!
I think these red velvet crepes would be perfect for any special morning.
If you’ve never made crepes before, you’ll find out that crepes aren’t as hard as you think. The trick is to not use very much batter – you want crepes that are really thin.
These red velvet crepes aren’t super sweet on their own, but once you fill them with the cream cheese filling and top them with a chocolate drizzle, they have the perfect amount of sweetness.
No I know what I want for breakfast on Valentine’s Day!
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Red Velvet Crepes
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Red velvet crepes are made from scratch and then filled with a simple cheesecake filling. A chocolate drizzle finishes it for a decadent finish.
Ingredients
Crepes:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sifted cocoa powder
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
Cream Cheese Filling:
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
Chocolate Drizzle:
- 2 ounces chocolate chips
- 2 1/2 tablespoons cream
Instructions
Make the crepes:
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Mix well; set aside.
- In another large bowl, combine the buttermilk, milk, egg, vanilla, sugar, red food coloring and melted butter. Whisk until smooth.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients. Stir until smooth.
- Heat an 8-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. When the skillet is hot, ladle a small amount of the batter into the pan. I found for my pan, the perfect amount was just under 1/4 cup of batter. Lifting the pan off of the heat, swirl the batter around the bottom of the pan, coating the whole bottom of the pan. You want it to be as thin as possible, while coating the whole pan. Return to the heat and cook until the batter has lost it’s shine, then flip and cook on the opposite side.
- Remove from the pan and keep warm in an oven set to 200°F. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Make the cream cheese filling:
- In a bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar and the milk.
Make the chocolate drizzle:
- Place the chocolate chips in a bowl. In a separate bowl, heat the cream in the microwave until boiling. Pour over the chocolate chips and let sit for a couple of mintues. Stir together until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
Assemble the crepes:
- Fill each crepe with a bit of the cream cheese mixture. Roll up, sift powdered sugar on top, and then drizzle on chocolate. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
crepe recipe adapted from duhlicious
Colleen @ What's Baking in the Barbershop?! says
February 1, 2012 at 6:07 amWow, these are gorgeous! I am loving all your creative red velvet treats this week. 🙂
Rosa says
February 1, 2012 at 6:12 amSo beautiful! I love the idea.
Cheers,
Rosa
Heather of Kitchen Concoctions says
February 1, 2012 at 7:22 amBeautiful picture! I saw a red velvet crepe recipe a month or so ago and bookmarked it to try. Your mouthwatering pictures make me want to go make these right now!
Katrina says
February 1, 2012 at 7:38 amThese look lovely! They’re just so pretty!
Bev Weidner says
February 1, 2012 at 8:33 amThose are GORGEOUS. I have no idea how you do it!
Jennifer | Mother Thyme says
February 1, 2012 at 8:51 amRed Velvet Crepes, how clever! These look absolutely delicious.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
February 1, 2012 at 2:37 pmI would like to curl up and take a nap inside that crepe tunnel of love 🙂
Chels R. says
February 1, 2012 at 3:44 pm1st it was the cookies, then the bread pudding, and now Crepes?! It’s like your reading my mind of all my favorite things. I’m scared about what you’ll post tomorrow Houdini 😉
Living The Sweet Life says
February 1, 2012 at 6:17 pmI love how pretty these are – – gorgeous!! You’re totally rocking red velvet week 😉
Asmita says
February 1, 2012 at 9:43 pmHow pretty is that!
Helene Dsouza I Masala Herb says
February 2, 2012 at 2:44 amThis are the prettiest crepes I have ever seen and believe me I have seen a lots! I agree thats a killer valentines day surprise. my husband has a sweet tooth, its perfect!
Jeannie says
February 3, 2012 at 2:23 amYummy! I love everything red at the moment, so festive:D
Stephanie Brinkerhof says
February 8, 2012 at 9:05 amI cannot find the recipe for these Red Velvet Crepes, do you know where I can find it?
Deborah says
February 8, 2012 at 10:20 am@Stephanie Brinkerhof, if you just click where it says “Cafe Zupas blog” that is the link to take you to the recipe.
Deb says
February 8, 2012 at 4:32 pmI just want to point out the fact that the original recipe isn’t from Cafe Zupas… they took it from a blog called duhlicious. Show some love to the original poster: http://duhlicious.com/2011/03/red-velvet-crepes/
.. just sayin’
Deborah says
February 8, 2012 at 5:55 pm@Deb, if you click over to the Zupas post, you’ll see that I credited the recipe to Duhlicious. I always give credit where credit is due!
Melissa // thefauxmartha says
February 10, 2012 at 8:40 amThese look perfect for v-day! Sending this recipe to my sister. She’ll be in pink crepe heaven.
Erin says
January 20, 2016 at 4:59 pmO-m-g wowza this is just tooooooooo good to be true!!!?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;p ;p ;p ;p ;p ;p ;p ;p!!!!!!!!!! I love this just sooooooooooo much it tastes soooooooooooo good. My dauther made me this one day i creid!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is just soooooooooo amazing THANKS <3
nil says
March 18, 2016 at 6:10 pmthis recipe seriously was terrible. the texture wasn’t good at all. what a waste of my ingredients 🙁 so upset!