Dessert is something I usually keep it simple with as it is a bit outside my wheelhouse. I have been noodling making these for awhile now and after seeing some cannoli the other day had to do it. I did not capture a lot of step by step but can share a few pics on the way to plated along with the recipe.
First up I made the filling.
Fold it all together until you get a nice smooth mix.
Next up is the crepe batter.
Ok so this is the first time I have ever tried to make crepes. What I learned pretty quickly is that I sucked at it lol. I threw away as many as I kept. At the end of the exercise I had enough to use. They aren't perfect or pretty but they will work just fine for this dessert. Overall I yielded about 7 I could use.
While I finished letting the crepes cool I made some homemade sugar free chocolate syrup. Didn't remember to snap a pic but the recipes follows:
Bring to a boil for 3 minutes and the let cool until you can pour it in a plastic squirt bottle.
Next it was time to fill the crepes and roll them. Pretty easy task once the crepes cooled. You can pipe these in or use a plastic bag with the corner cut if you want. I just went simple and spooned the mixture in and carefully spread it. Folded carefully after. Here are 4 of them. Yielded 7 overall.
Time to plate them and make them look good. Here are a couple dusted with Swerve confectioner's sugar and trimmed up with chocolate syrup.
Well that's it, thanks for looking. If you are into keto food or sugar free for diabetes these are really tasty. If you don't need to restrict sugar or carbs you can easily modify this recipe for use too.
First up I made the filling.
- 6 oz. mascarpone cheese softened
- 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/2 tsp fresh lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp unsweetened vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered erythritol ( I use Swerve brand confectionar's)
- Optional - Big handful of sugar free chocolate chips - I used Bake Believe SF semi sweets that I got at Walmart
Fold it all together until you get a nice smooth mix.
Next up is the crepe batter.
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 8 eggs
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp granulated erythritol ( can use any keto sweetener or if not keto sugar)
- Butter for the frying pan as needed
Ok so this is the first time I have ever tried to make crepes. What I learned pretty quickly is that I sucked at it lol. I threw away as many as I kept. At the end of the exercise I had enough to use. They aren't perfect or pretty but they will work just fine for this dessert. Overall I yielded about 7 I could use.
While I finished letting the crepes cool I made some homemade sugar free chocolate syrup. Didn't remember to snap a pic but the recipes follows:
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder (I used unsweetened dark cocoa powder)
- 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk
- 3/4 cup erythritol or other keto sweetener (I used Granular Swerve)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
Bring to a boil for 3 minutes and the let cool until you can pour it in a plastic squirt bottle.
Next it was time to fill the crepes and roll them. Pretty easy task once the crepes cooled. You can pipe these in or use a plastic bag with the corner cut if you want. I just went simple and spooned the mixture in and carefully spread it. Folded carefully after. Here are 4 of them. Yielded 7 overall.
Time to plate them and make them look good. Here are a couple dusted with Swerve confectioner's sugar and trimmed up with chocolate syrup.
Well that's it, thanks for looking. If you are into keto food or sugar free for diabetes these are really tasty. If you don't need to restrict sugar or carbs you can easily modify this recipe for use too.