Nothing quite beats a homemade crêpe when it comes to enjoying the Japanese summertime. Light thin pancake-y goodness wrapped with seasonal fruits, syrups and cream are a heavenly creation made to die for.
A true comfort food, the crêpe is a dish that should be mastered by all – and that shouldn’t be too difficult anymore as Gelato Pique is now offering up “easy to make crêpe mixtures” for those who want to have a perfected crêpe straight from their very own home stove.
The crêpe mixtures are on sale at Gelato Pique stores and Gelato Pique Cafes across Japan for the price of 1,200 yen (excluding tax). It’s best to get your hands on a package ASAP as there are no current plans to restock once they all sell out.
Made without the use of additives, colorings and sugar, this mixture is made with healthy eating in mind. The mixture is made out of French wheat flour and beet sugar, and can be enjoyed by both adults and children alike.
Once you get your hands on a crêpe mixture from Gelato Pique Cafe why not try out the following basic pancake recipe to make at home and then follow up with one of the toppings for a sweet or savoury dish:
Basic Crêpe
Ingredients
200g Easy to make crêpe mixture powder
1 Medium egg
230ml cold water
30ml milk
Butter for greasing the pan
Your choice of toppings (i.e lemon, honey, nuts, sugar)
Directions
1 – Beat the egg in a large bowl
2 – Add the crêpe mixture and whisk
3 – Add the water and milk in slowly and mix thoroughly until there are no lumps
4 – Melt butter and grease the pan
5 – Pour one ladle of the crêpe mixture to the centre of the frying pan. Tilt the pan so that the mixture spreads across the pan
6 – When the edge of the pancake is dry and beginning to curl, flip the pancake over (you can use a spatula if you’re not quite a pro at flipping pancakes just yet)
7 – Add your favorite topping and serve straight away
(optional) – add butter to the pancakes immediately after they’ve been cooked.
Berrys and Ice Cream Crêpes Sucrées
Top off the basic plain crêpe with a homemade (or store bought) mixed berry sauce and vanilla ice cream – the perfect treat for hot summer days when you need to keep cool and refreshed!
Alternatively swap out the ice cream for a high-protein yogurt for a sweet recipe with nutritional value great for a post workout meal.
Ham and Cheese Crêpes Salées
For a light lunchtime or brunch meal finish off your basic crêpe recipe with toppings of ham, cheese and eggs. Top it all off with slices of avocado, some salad leaves, and a dash of salt, pepper and olive oil.
Caprese Crêpes Salées
An easy to make healthy lightweight option for brunch, to make this dish complete your basic crêpe with a topping of refreshing caprese salad. Make the salad topping easily at home by seasoning freshly chopped tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and avocado with olive oil and a dash of balsamic vinegar.
You can pick up your very own Gelato Pique Cafe “easy to make crêpe mixture” at Gelato Pique stores located across Japan. A number of Gelato Pique stores are located in the Kanto, Kansai, Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokai, Chugoku and Kyushu regions. With more than 30 stores situated across Japan you can be sure to find a Gelato Pique store or Gelato Pique Cafe near you. To find your nearest store or cafe check out the official website here.
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Vanessa Carlisle
That is quite the inconsistency there. Without sugar. Made out of sugar. Fail.
Considering the other ingredients you need making crepes from flour found at the supermarket is not going to be a challenge.
So the real selling point might be the use of good, high quality flour and far more natural and healthy beet sugar. Sadly most people are completely unaware that most of their food is junk, that there are big degrees of quality in flour and that most things are sweetened with garbage. So they will look at the price and move on.
That said I am not even sure if I can justify that price as no weight or volume is given.
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@vanessa Carlisle
400g. It’s written by the name
Vanessa Carlisle
But I see four packets and I don't know if they make a single set. I buy fairly pricey flour and that amount would be twice what I pay for one fifth the weight so something does not seem right. Four packets for that price is approaching reasonable at least.
1glenn
Dad taught me the old-world recipe for crêpes when I was young. The only ingredients are supposed to be eggs, sugar, and flour. No water. The trick to thin crêpes is to let the mixture sit overnight in the fridge before ladling it into a pan and cooking it. Not sure why letting it sit overnight is so important, (perhaps to let out the air?), but without that, they end up looking like regular pancakes. After cooking, wrap up with your preference of compote.
Luddite
Crepes/pancakes are one of the most simple things to make. You do not need sugar laden pre mixed stuff. Beet sugar is sugar. One egg and equal portions of plain flour and milk, a pinch of salt. That’s it.
PTownsend
I prefer savory buckwheat galettes like those served in western France.
coskuri
Replace the overpriced product with ordinary flour and the recipe gives normal French crepes. You must either let the batter sit one hour (or pass it in the blender). It's to make the flour absorb the water. Cook on your okonomiyaki machine.
Sobako, lukewarm water, a pinch of salt. Stir. Let it sit 4 hours.
What's that horrible trend to add avocado to all kind of food ? The overproduction of the fruit is an ecological disaster.
englisc aspyrgend
Agree totally.