Good morning! I’ve got a fun and different lunch idea for you! Whether you are out of bread and can’t make a sandwich, or your kids are tired of the same old PB&J, these crepes just might be your answer!
With a typical recipe for crepes, some peanut butter, jelly, and cream cheese, we made some easy to eat, roll-up sandwiches, that do well packed in a lunch bag, or eaten right away.
The great thing about crepes is you can make them ahead of time, store them in the fridge, and eat when you want. They don’t have to be warm like pancakes, and they definitely don’t need syrup.
| Peanut Butter and Jelly Crepes |
Recipe type: Lunch
Author:
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
- Filling:
- 1 1/2 TBL light cream cheese (softened)
- 1 TBL all natural peanut butter
- 1 TBLHomemade or all fruit jam
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, milk, butter and eggs; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- In an 8-inch nonstick skillet, spray with cooking spray. Stir batter; pour about 2 tablespoons into the center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack.
- Repeat with remaining batter, spray skillet as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper on paper towels in between.
- In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese, peanut butter, and jelly until well combined. Spread on cooled crepes and roll, fold, or stack.
After you prepare your crepes, roll, fold, or stack them, whichever way is easiest for your kids to hold onto.
Health benefits: Of course, as long as there are no allergies, natural peanut butter is a great food to include in your kids diets. Natural peanut butter contains:
- Dense calories for sustained energy
- Healthy fats for good brain development
- and muscle building proteins
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16 Comments
In your instructions you forgot to include the butter in the crepe…and I’m wondering if it should be softened or melted? Thanks! Can’t wait to make them.
Ah, thanks Jen… it was melted for easy stirring. You could also use the same amount of canola oil, instead of butter. I use them interchangeably!
I’ll head over and edit it now.
I adore crepes but for some reason neither of my kids like them! I’ve tried everything. Ham and cheese, nutella, strawberry cream cheese… I’ll have to try this one!
Some kids just don’t know what they’re missing..lol
Yum! Crepes is a favorite over here! I never thought about using it for lunch. My son would go crazy, as it’s his favorite breakfast! Thanx!
How did you cut the carrots so cute? I am loving those stars!
Angee– Just tiny little cookie cutters!
Really?! Are they cooked then? Or can your cookie cutter really cut a hard carrot?
Thanx! I’ll have to find some small cookie cutters and try it!
Angee.. they are small metal cutters, not plastic:
I got them in the moldable clay section at Hobby Lobby.
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you mentioned mixing in sugar with the rest of the ingredients, but it’s not listed…how much?
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Wow! That was my second problem with this recipe! There was no sugar in the crepes.. I’ll go delete that
Your print link isn’t working for this recipe
Tina.. I just tried it and it worked for me. Is it giving an error to you?
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