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Coconut Crepes with Mangoes and Bananas

A tender, delicate crepe with a delicious blend of coconut, ginger, mangoes and bananas.
Servings 7
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 3 tbsp superfine sugar
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp flaked and sweetened coconut
  • 1 tsp Vegetable Oil
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 (2.5-ounce) box crystallized ginger slices, thinly sliced divided
  • 2 mangoes diced
  • 3 bananas sliced
  • 2 tbsp flaked and sweetened coconut toasted

Instructions

  1. In blender container, combine first 5 ingredients. Process until smooth (45 seconds). Mix in coconut. Heat vegetable oil in 9-inch skillet. Ladle in 1/4 cup batter, swirling pan to cover surface thingly and evenly. Cook until crepe is golden brown. Turn crepe and cook quickly to brown lightly. Run spatula around edge to prevent over cooking. Cool on rack. Stack each crepe between pieces of waxed paper to prevent sticking. In large saute pan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar and 2 tablespoons crystallized ginger, cook sugar mixture 3 mintues. Stir in diced mangoes, cook until heated through (about 2 mintues); add sliced bananas and continue to cook (2 mintues).
  2. To Serve: On individual dessert plate, place 1 crepe, spoon 1/4 cup mango and banana mixture in center of crepe, fold and top with 1/4 cup mango and banana mixter. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and reserved sliced ginger.
  3. Variation: Substitute coconut or mango ice cream or mango sorbet for the mango and banana mixture in the center of crepe.