Lemon and Mandarin Orange Cream Cheese Crepes

Perfect for brunch, these cream cheese crepes ooze with a lemon and mandarin orange cream filling and are topped with a sweet citrus sauce.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 9 mins
• Total Time: 24 mins
• Calories: 364 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 egg yolk
• ¼ cup water
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 ½ cups milk
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ½ cup salted butter, melted
• 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained, with juice reserved

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk 1 cup sugar, butter, water, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and egg yolk together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Cover sauce to keep warm.

Step 2

Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup mandarin orange juice, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl using an electric mixer until well blended; mixture will be a bit lumpy.

Step 3

Blend milk, flour, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Set a greased crepe pan over medium heat. Ladle batter in until just covering the bottom of the pan. Cook until top dries, about 3 minutes. Flip and set aside; repeat with the remaining batter.

Step 4

Spoon filling into crepes and fold over like a taco. Spoon mandarin orange pieces over filled crepes. Pour sauce on top.