Crepe Suzette is a classic French crepe dessert; crepes are served in a delicious orange sauce. Here is an easy to make homemade Crepes Suzette recipe with a video. A great way to convert your crepes into an elegant dessert that will surely impress your family & friends.
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‘Crepes Suzette’
An elegant dessert for a celebration
Crepes Suzette is one of the most elegant & famous French crepe desserts; crepes are served in a delicious orange sauce. According to the legend, the origin of this classic dessert is a result of a mistake, without doubts a delicious mistake! (You can read the full story in Wikipedia).
In restaurants, Crepes Suzette are finished at the table in a chafing dish in full view of the guests, so guests can see the performance of the flambéing of the sauce. {Flambé is a cooking procedure in which alcohol is added to a hot pan to create a burst of flames. The word means “flamed” in French.}
Crepes Suzette; a simplified version
Crepes Suzette is one of those classic desserts that may seem difficult to make at home but you can make it easily at home without the flambé part, you just need few crepes and orange butter sauce.
Plan-ahead & make-ahead
You can make the crepe batter, crepes and orange butter sauce (Suzette Sauce) in advance and then keep them in the refrigerator. You can also use store bought crepes.
Once your crepes and the sauce are ready, you can easily assemble the Crepe Suzette in no time. Just heat the crepes in the sauce and bring them to the table! Yes, that simple.
Making Crepes Suzette; Easy 3 steps
STEP 1 Make the orange sauce
STEP 2 Make the crepes
STEP 3 Assemble Crepes Suzette
Make the Orange Butter Sauce
This is a really delicious sweet orange sauce and it is also great on ice cream and anything else you want to put it on, so making some extra sauce is really worth it.
You can make the orange sauce in advance and then cover it tightly and store it in the refrigerator for a few days. The orange sauce will be runny while warm but thicken as it cools. Be sure to warm the sauce up for a few seconds before use as needed.
The sauce is made of caramel, citrus juice (orange and lemon), and zests. In this recipe, I used fresh-squeezed orange/lemon juice and zest in the sauce. Orange and lemon zest add nice flavor and aroma to the orange source.
Store-bought orange juice is a convenient alternative for fresh juice but contains added preservatives and a lot of sugar. So be sure to adjust the sweetness of the sauce if using store-bought orange juice.
Typically, Grand Marnier (an orange-flavored liqueur) is used but I have used other kinds of orange-flavored liqueur and brandy in my orange sauce. If you don’t want to use alcohol in your sauce, you can make a non-alcoholic version of orange sauce without adding any alcohol.
Make sure to keep your eyes on the mixture when caramelizing the sugar. It will turn from white to a light golden to dark amber in color within a few minutes; therefore, it is important to prevent leaving your saucepan unattended.
You will need few oranges and one lemon
How to make Crepes
You can cook your crepes just before you assemble Crepes Suzette or you can make crepes in advance and keep them in the refrigerator and warm them just before you assemble your Crepes Suzette. Crepes are best eaten straight from the pan, so I like to make crepes just before assembling my Crepes Suzette.
making Crepe Batter In a Blender
You can easily whip up your batter in a blender that I highly recommend as it is the easiest way to make crepe batter. Here is a recipe +video for making crepe batter in your blender and then how to cook crepes in a crepe pan. CLICK HERE Crazy Easy Blender Crepes (Blog Post with Recipe Video)
Making Crepe Batter In a bowl with a wire whisk or hand mixer
Alternatively, you can make the batter in a bowl with a wire whisk or electric hand mixer. Here is a detailed recipe with an easy to follow step by step guide with photos for making basic crepe batter in a bowl and then how to cook crepes in a frying pan. CLICK HERE Super Easy Crepes in Frying Pan (Blog Post with Recipe Video)
Homemade Crepes Suzette recipe
How to Make Crepes Suzette; Easy Recipe
Ingredients
You will need 4 crepes for two servings
For Orange Sauce
- 100 g sugar
- 2 tbsp water
- 200 ml orange juice
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Zest of 1 orange & lemon
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp orange liqueur optional
- 1 tbsp brandy optional
- Ice cream & orange segments for serving optional
Instructions
- Place the sugar in a thick-based frying pan and place over a medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of water.
- After a few minutes, the sugar will start turning into a caramel. Continue cooking until sugar is light to medium amber, a minute more. Do not stir and be careful not to burn.
- When it turns white to amber color, stir until sugar is completely dissolved into an amber-colored liquid.
- Add the orange and lemon juice and zest and stir well.
- Add the butter cut into cubes. Stir well until butter is completely melted and the sauce is bubbling and thicken for about 1 minute.
- Stir in the Grand Marnier or your choice of liqueur, if using, then heat for a few seconds and lower the heat. Remove from the heat.
- Once the crepes and sauce are made, assemble the Crepe Suzette. Warm your crepes, the sauce and the plate.
- Warm a pan over low medium and place the crepe in the pan and allow to heat both sides for few seconds. Then fold the crepe in half. And fold again to form a triangle.
- Heat the sauce and dip the crepe into the hot orange sauce using a tong. Flip it over to cover both sides with sauce. Repeat with the remaining crepes and sauce. Make sure the sauce covers the crêpes.
- Place the crepes onto warmed serving plates. Pour some sauce over the crepes on the plates. Spoon a little of the remaining sauce over each serving. Top the crepes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle more sauce over the top of the crepes. Garnish the crepes with orange sections if desired. Serve immediately. ENJOY!
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