Sweet vanilla-champagne crepes are filled with an easy white chocolate mousse and topped with a strawberries & champagne sauce made with fresh strawberries!
Okay you Valentine’s Day celebrators, you! Here we go! It’s time! I finally feel mentally prepared to talk about Valentine’s Day recipes. I’ve been making V-day themed stuff for weeks now, since roughly December 26th, but I just wasn’t ready to chat about them until at least February 1st. Now that I’m ready to delve in, I realize that I may have more recipes than days leading up to it. I guess I’ll try to cram?
In keeping with our stance on Christmas gifts, S.O. and I don’t exchange gifts on Valentine’s Day either. Although, I should mention that I did receive an unexpected and very, very late Christmas gift this year in the form of a squat rack! It arrived sometime around Jan. 25th. I had no idea it was coming, and I am thrilled.
We do exchange Valentine’s Day cards. So I guess there’s that! Tradition dictates that we buy each other both a funny one, and a nice one. Last year we forgot to exchange them altogether though so I’m hoping I can reuse? The year before, we gave each other the same funny card. At least we are on the same page and we “get” each other. That matters, right? Sense of humor is everything.
While we really don’t celebrate it or basically do anything out of the ordinary on Valentine’s Day, we like it this way. We are old and boring, and we are okay with it. Every day is special, so that’s enough!
In fact, for me, since starting this little blog here, the excitement in each holiday has a lot to do now with the baking! I’ve been preparing for Valentine‘s Day for weeks. It was a blast brainstorming all the Valentine’s Day food possibilities! Naturally this holiday brought to mind champagne, strawberries, and chocolate. However, my hope is that despite using lots of cliche and expected ingredients, the result is still something innovative. What do you think? How’d it go?
Who cares. It tastes phenomenal. That’s what counts! These sweet vanilla crepes are spiked with a little champagne. The flavor is subtle, but definitely adds extra dimension. The white chocolate mousse filling is super simple, and something you’ll want to make all on its own to eat spoonful by massive spoonful. It’s light and fluffy, but decadent with lots of white chocolate deliciousness. And the sauce… fresh strawberries cooked with sugar and champagne until they break down and release their perfectly fruity juices!
This dish is easier than it looks, but your Valentine doesn’t need to know that. These crepes are perfect for a Valentine’s Day breakfast or dessert!
White Chocolate Strawberries & Champagne Crepes
Fresh Strawberries & Champagne sauce spooned over crepes filled with an easy White Chocolate Mousse!
Ingredients
Strawberries & Champagne Sauce:
- 1 - 16 oz. container fresh strawberries washed and sliced
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 c. champagne
- 1/4 tsp. almond extract
Crepes:
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 1/4 c. water
- 1/2 c. champagne
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 2 c. flour
- 6 tbsp. melted butter slightly cooled
- 1/4 c. sugar
White Chocolate Mousse Filling:
- 2/3 c. white chocolate chips
- 3 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 c. whipped topping
Instructions
For Strawberries & Champagne Sauce:
- In a large pot, combine all ingredients and cook on medium-high heat, bringing to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and allow to cool until ready to serve it over the crepes.
For Crepes:
- In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and whisk until smooth.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour about ⅓ - ½ c. batter, covering the entire bottom of the pan in a thin layer.
- Cook for about 2-3 minutes, or until the top looks mostly cooked too, even before flipping. Carefully (it will be thin and delicate) flip the crepe over, and cook for about 30 seconds.
- Remove crepe from pan, and continue making crepes with remaining batter.
For White Chocolate Mousse Filling:
- In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, melt the chocolate chips until smooth. Cool to tepid.
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
- Gradually add the cooled chocolate to the mixing bowl, and beat until thoroughly combined and smooth.
- Fold in whipped topping.
- To assemble crepes, spoon or pipe 3-4 tbsp. of white chocolate mousse across the diameter of each crepe, and roll them into 1-inch tubes. Serve 2-3 crepes per person with about 1/4 c. sauce spooned over each serving.
Notes
If not serving immediately, the crepes keep well in the refrigerator for several days, stacked between plastic wrap lightly greased with non-stick spray.
The strawberry sauce also keeps for 3-4 days. All the components can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until ready to assemble and serve!
The strawberry sauce also keeps for 3-4 days. All the components can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator until ready to assemble and serve!
Btw, happy Super Bowl! So far today I’ve watched the Kitten Bowl, Puppy Bowl, and I’m putting the finishing touches on this post as we watch the real deal. Since the Bills aren’t in it, go Seahawks!
Mmmm, I love crepes. Need to make those again soon. I love the addition of champagne, these sound absolutely delightful!
Thanks, Stacey!
My husband and I don’t really celebrate Valentine’s Day either, but I do love baking for the holiday! These crepes look gorgeous, Sarah! I love the mousse filling! And that strawberry champagne sauce sounds incredible! So creative, friend!
Thanks so much, Gayle! All the components of these came together so well! They were delish!
We’re old and boring, too, so you’re not alone. 🙂 I’d love these crepes Valentine’s Day morning. Delicious!
Haha! That does make me feel better! We are just bad about doing anything ‘big’ on holidays, but we enjoy our daily lives, so it all works out. Thanks, Julie!! 🙂
I love crepes! These would certainly be a great Valentine’s breakfast. Your piping on the filling is so pretty!
Oh, thank you, Jen!! Yes, a great breakfast indeed. Definitely very dessert-like for breakfast! 🙂
These crepes look gorgeous Sarah! And we don’t celebrate V-Day either but of course I love to bake ..looking forward to all your Valentines Day recipes! 🙂 Pinning this!
Thanks, girl! That makes me feel better! I think a lot of people don’t really make a big fuss over V-day, huh? The baking and chocolate are the best part! 🙂
One of my favourite desserts is crepes. Your recipe is a must try!
It had been so long since I’d made them, but they’re quickly becoming a favorite dessert of mine too. These ones are incredible! Thanks, Maggie!
We don’t really celebrate V-Day either but there is always dessert 🙂 These crepes are gorgeous, Sarah! I love the pretty mousse filling!
Exactly! The baking is my favorite part!
What a great post! Love it! Pinned and tweeted. We love to party with you, so I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. That would be so awesome.
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
Thanks so much!
Mmmmm….this would be SO perfect for a Valentine’s Day brunch! We’re hosting a cocktail link-up today and would love for you to stop by and share this yummy champagne-soaked dish!
Thanks so much for the invite! I’d love to stop by!
Hello Sarah! This is a scrumptious and elegant dessert. I love it and I can’t wait to try it. It’s sure to be a hit. Thanks for sharing. Pinning it! 😀
Thank you so much, Vashti! So glad you like the sound of them! 🙂
Oh wow!! These crepes sound out of this world! Just love that filling 🙂 If you had a spare moment, I would be delighted if you’d drop this (and anything else you’d like to share) by at the #PureBlogLove anything goes link party!
Thank you so much! 🙂
Oh wow! These look sooooo DELISH! I already have plans for my hubby and I for Valentine’s Day breakfast but these will make a FABULOUS dessert for the romantic dinner I have planned for just the two of us! At first I thought there is no way I could pull this off but after reading the recipe I’m pretty confident that I can do this!
Thank you for linking up to the Oh My Heartsie Girls Wordless Wednesday Linky Party!
Wishing you a fabulous week!
Of course you can do it! They’re not all that tricky! Thank you so much for the party!
Hi there
Just stopped by to let you know that I featured this on my Saturday Spotlight post this week!
Saturday Spotlight
Thanks again for linking up! Hope you have a great weekend!
Awesome! That’s so exciting. Thanks so much for the feature! I’ll see you there again this weekend! Thanks, Jill. 🙂
Champagne Crepes!!! These and beautiful and fun and look oh so good!
Michaela
Lol! Thank you so much! 🙂
Just when I thought crepes couldn’t get any better, you add champagne and my mind is blown! These look delicious!
Lol! Thank you so much! We really enjoyed them! 🙂
This so so good! I want to take a bit of one right now. Thank you so much for linking them up to Dare to Share, you are the Dare to Share Feature of the Day 🙂
Thanks so much for the party, and thank you so much for featuring my crepes! What an honor! That’s so exciting to hear. Thank you!