Swedish Pancakes with Cherry Cream Cheese and Chocolate-Banana Fillings
- 2 cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1 (15-ounce) can cherry pie filling, divided
- 1 (8-ounce) container whipped cream cheese
- 2 bananas, sliced
- 1/2 cup chocolate and hazelnut spread (recommended: Nutella)
- Powdered sugar, for garnish
- For the batter: In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, 2 tablespoons melted butter and vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and salt.
- Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, whisking out any lumps.
- Let the batter rest for a few minutes while you prepare the fillings.
- (Batter can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours, but it may need to be thinned a bit.)
- For the fillings: Mix together 1 cup cherry pie filling and the cream cheese; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Put the remaining cherry pie filling into a serving bowl.
- When ready to serve, slice the bananas and put them into a bowl; put the chocolate spread into another bowl.
- For the pancakes: Grease the pan with a bit of the melted butter.
- Pour a scant 1/4 cup of batter into the pan, swirling the pan to coat it evenly.
- When the top looks dry and bubbles and the edges are lightly browned, 45 seconds to 1 minute, flip the pancake over and cook for an additional 15 to 20 seconds.
- (The first pancake may not turn out perfect so don't worry if it does not work, eat it as a snack.)
- Place the pancake onto a plate and continue cooking the remaining batter in the 1/4 cup increments, brushing the pan with melted butter as needed.
- Stack the pancakes on top of each other and set aside covered with foil until ready to serve.
- (Pancakes can be covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
- Pancakes can be placed between layers of wax paper, wrapped in plastic and frozen for up to a month.
- Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using.)
- To serve: Put the pancakes out along with the bowls of fillings.
- Fill a pancake with a dollop of 1 of the fillings fold it in half and roll it up like a cigar.
- Garnish with a dollop of the remaining cherry pie filling or sprinkle with a bit of the powdered sugar.
milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, flour, sugar, kosher salt, cherry pie filling, cream cheese, bananas, chocolate, powdered sugar
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/swedish-pancakes-with-cherry-cream-cheese-and-chocolate-banana-fillings-recipe.html (may not work)