Banana Crepes with Tropical Cream Filling
- 3 cups canned crushed pineapple, undrained
- - PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, softened
- 1-3/4 qt. whipped topping
- 1/4 cup grated orange zest Safeway 1 lb For $0.79 thru 02/09
- 3 cups butter
- 24 each medium bananas, sliced
- 1-1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
- 48 each prepared crepes (8 inch)
- 2 Tbsp. cinnamon sugar
- Drain pineapple, reserving 1-1/2 cups of the liquid (or 6 Tbsp.
- of the liquid for trial recipe); set aside.
- Place cream cheese in large bowl of electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
- Beat on medium speed 1 min.
- or until creamy.
- Add 1 qt.
- of the whipped topping (or 1 cup of the whipped topping for trial recipe), the pineapple, 3/4 cup of the reserved pineapple liquid (or 3 Tbsp.
- of the reserved pineapple liquid for trial recipe) and the orange zest; mix just until blended.
- Set aside.
- Melt butter in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat.
- Add bananas and brown sugar; mix lightly.
- Saute 3 to 5 min.
- or until bananas are softened.
- Stir in remaining 3/4 cup reserved pineapple liquid (or remaining 3 Tbsp.
- reserved liquid for trial recipe).
- For each serving: Spread 3 Tbsp.
- of the cream cheese mixture onto center of 1 crepe; top with 2 Tbsp.
- of the banana mixture.
- Fold top and bottom of crepe halfway over filling to meet in center, then fold in opposite sides about 1 inch over filling.
- Place crepe, seam-side down, on dessert plate.
- Top with about 2 Tbsp.
- of the remaining banana mixture and 1 Tbsp.
- of the remaining whipped topping.
- Sprinkle with about 1/8 tsp.
- of the cinnamon sugar.
pineapple, cream cheese, whipped topping, butter, bananas, brown sugar, crepes, cinnamon sugar
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/banana-crepes-tropical-cream-filling-110533.aspx (may not work)