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    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and honey-roasted pears

    Published: Nov 09, 2012 / 24 Comments

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    Crepes with agave-ricotta cheese filling, topped with pears roasted in honey - delicious recipe for crepe lovers. I also provide a recipe for homemade crepes (how to make crepes from scratch). Delicious crepe filling recipe for homemade regular crepes or homemade gluten free crepes.

    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears

    OK, after my blog post yesterday on how to make crepes, I can't wait to share one of my most favorite ways to serve them. So here it goes: Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and honey-roasted pears.  I want to warn you right away, this post has some of my worst photography, and the resulting crepes with ricotta cheese look much more appetizing in real life than on some of these photos. This easy dessert literally takes minutes to make (provided that you already made a stack of crepes in advance, like me, I always have them handy), and people would assume that you slaved over this for hours.

    And again, most of the photos in this post do not do the justice to this crepe recipe, I just didn't have the right light and didn't have time to take a better looking photo.  In real life, these Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and honey-roasted pears will look quite sophisticated on a plate.

    Photos to illustrate some of the steps:

    Sliced pears

    pears

    Sliced pears, "roasted" in butter in a small skillet on stove top, then add honey immediately for pears to sizzle and caramelize

    Pears in the pan

    Ricotta cheese with agave nectar:

    Ricotta cheese with agave nectar

    Agave-ricotta cheese mixture on top of crepe, then fold it half, then fold it again - to form a triangle

    Agave-ricotta cheese mixture on top of crepe

    Crepe folded as a triangle with ricotta mixture filling, pears roasted in honey on top

    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears

    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears roasted in butter and honey
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    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears

    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears roasted in butter and honey.  This is the best creamy filling for crepes.  Try and see for yourself!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 15 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine French
    Servings 4 people
    Calories per serving 305 kcal
    Author: Julia

    Ingredients

    • 4 homemade crepes (detailed tutorial with photos here)
    • gluten free crepes (use this link if you’re gluten intolerant)
    • ½ cup ricotta cheese
    • 1 tablespoon agave nectar
    • 2 pears cored and sliced
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions 

    • Heat ricotta cheese and agave nectar in a small skillet on medium-high and keep mixing it until the mixture becomes liquid and of even consistency. Remove from heat and let it cool. Once it cools a bit, the mixture would become more solid, which is what we want.
    • In a separate medium size pan, heat 2 tablespoons of butter on high heat. Add sliced pears to the butter, close the pan with the lid and let it cook on high for about 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, flip sliced pears on the other side, close the pan with the lid and let it cook on high for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Depending on how hot your stove gets, it might take you less or more time, the key is to brown the pears or even get a slightly “burned” effect. But don’t over-do it, and once pears have this “roasted” appearance. Once you removed the pan with pears from the heat, immediately add honey to the pears – adding honey will make pears sizzle and will caramelize them beautifully, off heat.
    • To serve: add 2 tablespoons of agave-ricotta cheese mixture on top of the open crepe, fold the crepe in half, then fold it one more time to form a triangle. Pour hot mixture of honey, butter and pears on top. Ready to serve!

    Notes

    Cook and prep time does not include the time to make crepes.  It is assumed that you already have pre-made crepes. 

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Information
    Crepes with ricotta cheese filling and pears
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    305
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    12
    g
    18
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    7
    g
    44
    %
    Trans Fat
     
    0.2
    g
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    0.4
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    3
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    43
    mg
    14
    %
    Sodium
     
    230
    mg
    10
    %
    Potassium
     
    143
    mg
    4
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    45
    g
    15
    %
    Fiber
     
    3
    g
    13
    %
    Sugar
     
    29
    g
    32
    %
    Protein
     
    6
    g
    12
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    334
    IU
    7
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    5
    mg
    6
    %
    Calcium
     
    94
    mg
    9
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition Disclaimer:

    The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

    Keyword pear crepes, ricotta cheese crepes
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    Comments

    1. Sharon J

      September 10, 2022 at 10:28 am

      What are the nutrients? I have to be careful what I eat because of my liver. Thanks.

      Reply
      • Julia

        September 12, 2022 at 2:57 pm

        Sharon, I have updated the recipe with the nutritional info. Keep in mind that it is only an estimate and the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. Enjoy the recipe!

        Reply
    2. Terry

      January 02, 2022 at 4:41 am

      Hi, I like your site because it is easy to read. The recipes are easy to copy and or print without going through extra meaningless instruction.

      Reply
    3. Laura Adams

      March 26, 2019 at 3:52 am

      These were absolutely incredible! Wanting something sweet and warm and easy at 2 am, I had pears and ricotta. I did substitute sugar for the agave. They did not disappoint! The ricotta is a perfect counterpoint for the buttery honey pears.

      Reply
      • Julia

        June 03, 2019 at 6:31 pm

        I am so glad you tried these crepes and liked them! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a kind comment! I really appreciate it!

        Reply
    4. Suzanne

      October 22, 2014 at 10:09 pm

      Lovely delicate dessert. Beautiful presentation. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Julia

        October 27, 2014 at 3:10 pm

        Thank you, Suzanne!

        Reply
    5. Khalil

      March 01, 2014 at 9:27 am

      thank you Yummy
      excellent recipe

      Reply
    6. Debra

      February 16, 2014 at 10:07 pm

      I will be giving this a try in the very near future. I'm out of crepes at the moment, but also like to keep a supply on hand. I'm thinking a small sprinkling of chopped, roasted walnuts on the top would be a wonderful addition.

      Reply
      • Julia

        February 17, 2014 at 2:45 pm

        Debra, chopped walnuts on top sounds so good - I've got to try that!

        Reply
    7. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com

      November 13, 2012 at 6:08 pm

      I've got to let go of my fears on making crepes. You made it look so deliciously, Easy 🙂

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 13, 2012 at 10:35 pm

        No reason to fear, just a little bit of practice of working with batter that's a bit less thick than what you'd use for pancakes. 🙂

        Reply
    8. Nancy /SpicieFoodie

      November 10, 2012 at 4:52 pm

      I also made crepes last week, my post will be up soon. This is a scrumptious filling for crepes. Thanks so much for sharing and making my tummy grumble;)

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 13, 2012 at 8:45 pm

        I love crepes with all sorts of fillings! Can't wait to see your post.

        Reply
    9. Stacy

      November 09, 2012 at 1:26 pm

      Beautiful photos. The char on the pears is brilliant. I've never used agave nectar before. is there a reason you used it in this recipe?

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 09, 2012 at 3:37 pm

        Yes, I used agave because: 1) it's liquid sweetener and it dissolves quickly and beautifully in ricotta, I don't have to heat the ricotta mixture too much, just mix in agave nectar 2) I find agave nectar very sweet in very small quantities, and adding just a little bit gives me the right level of sweetness. I suspect I would've had to dump much more regular sugar into ricotta to reach the same level of sweetness that I have with just 1 tablespoon of agave.

        Reply
    10. Jacqueline

      November 09, 2012 at 10:44 am

      I think they look amazing and it is definitely something I want to eat. Right away preferably!

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 09, 2012 at 11:05 am

        Ha-ha! Thank you!

        Reply
    11. Ashley

      November 09, 2012 at 10:15 am

      I've never tried making crepes at home before. I'm starting to think I need to give it a whirl... these sound so good!

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 09, 2012 at 11:05 am

        Definitely give it a try. Crepes are some of my most favorite things in the world.

        Reply
        • ollie

          October 24, 2017 at 12:07 pm

          Agave is High Fructose Agave Syrup(HFAS)... similar to high fructose corn syrup(HFCS)!! might as well use regular sugar - better than HFCS or HFAS!!! many sweetening options better than agave
          .

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