What filling goes in crêpes?

Crepes can be filled with pretty much anything, from smoked salmon to crispy bacon. The most common way to experience crepes is often as a sweet treat, stuffed with banana and Nutella, or strawberries and cream. Crepes filled with fresh whipped cream and your favorite fresh fruit are a hit. Smoked salmon and cream cheese crepes, you might also add capers, red onions, fresh dill, or scallion. Chicken and mushroom crepes, you could also add melty cheese and asparagus. Bacon and spinach crepes, serve these for breakfast, brunch, or even for a breakfast-for-dinner treat with hollandaise sauce. Ham, eggs, and swiss crepes, this is a classic combination that’ll satisfy every time. Roast turkey and herb pesto crepes, a perfect lunch with a simple green salad or your favorite chips. Creamy eggs, sharp cheddar, and chives crepes, the perfect breakfast. Huevos rancheros crepes, make your own take on this Mexican breakfast staple with black beans, eggs, salsa, and tomatoes. Caprese crepes, with mozzarella, tomato, and fresh basil, the bright flavors taste like summer. Mushroom and gruyere crepes, the earthy mushrooms and the nutty, melty Swiss cheese make a crazy-good combination. Spinach, artichoke, and brie crepes, this makes an elegant hors d'oeuvre, even better paired with a glass of bubbly. Summer squash, tomato, and chickpea crepes, this veggie-full dish tastes fresh and delicious. Kale salad crepes, massage kale with lemon juice, olive oil, sea salt, fresh ground pepper, and some pine nuts or pepitas, and stuff your crepes with this flavorful mix. Almond butter and banana crepes, these hit the spot as a late-night snack.

Cream cheese is the primary filling that goes in crêpes. The cream cheese crepe filling recipe is easy to make with a few simple ingredients. Regular cream cheese yields the best thick and creamy filling, but you can use light or low fat cream cheese. It tastes like no-bake cheesecake, but with a creamier texture. Fresh fruit filling, sauces, powdered sugar and lemon juice are great additions to the cream cheese crepe filling. You can also add a drizzle of strawberry sauce, blueberry sauce or chocolate sauce on top of the filling before folding then more on top. Spread the inside of the crepe with Nutella or peanut butter for a different filling. A dollop on top of a crepe with a scoop of ice cream makes it an instant dessert.

Some of our go-to recipes are sourdough blueberry coffee cake, breakfast pizza, and sourdough crepes with this cream cheese filling. The topping and filling ideas to go along with this cream cheese filling are endless, here are some of our favorite crepe fillings, but use your imagination! A dusting of confectioners sugar or granulated sugar Strawberry jam or other fruity jams Fresh strawberries Fresh Berries Lemon curd A drizzle of chocolate sauce, fruit sauce, or caramel sauce. Peanut butter, Nutella, or almond butter