Ice Cream Crepes with Caramel Sauce
- Six 6- or 7-inch dessert crepes
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup half and half
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1 Pint coffee or vanilla bean ice cream or frozen yogurt
- 3 tablespoons pecans or walnuts, toasted (see Note), or Almond Praline
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup chopped almonds
- Prepare the crepes.
- To make the almond praline: In a small, heavy skillet over medium heat, heat the sugar until it melts.
- Add the nuts, shake to coat, and cook until the syrup turns a light amber color.
- Immediately pour onto a sheet of buttered aluminum foil; let cool.
- Chop finely or pulverize in a blender or food processor.
- To make the caramel sauce: In a small, heavy saucepan over medium heat, heat the sugar until it melts and turns a light amber color.
- Carefully stir in the half-and-half, butter, and corn syrup.
- Cook and stir until smooth and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
- Place each crepe on a dessert plate.
- Place 2 spoonfuls of the ice cream on each crepe and fold gently to cover.
- Drizzle the caramel sauce over the crepes and sprinkle with nuts.
- Serve at once.
crepes, sugar, unsalted butter, light corn syrup, coffee, pecans, sugar, almonds
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/ice-cream-crecircpes-with-caramel-sauce (may not work)