I had many a sleepover with friends growing up, but there was one that was so epic I remember many, many details about it to this day, probably 16 years later. I grew up in Southern Idaho where plenty of my friends lived right on the Snake River and they would go boating every day in the summer. They had the life! One time my friend Carlie invited a bunch of us to her cool river house and we spent the day kayaking and wakeboarding, and then played capture the flag and had a big fire pit that night in the backyard.

The boys went home around midnight and we had a typical AWESOME girl party, giggling and gossiping the night away. When we woke up, my friend’s cool mom made us crepes with fresh strawberries and homemade whipped cream. I vowed to myself that I WOULD be that cool mom and make crepes for my daughter and her friends when she has sleepovers. All it takes to be a cool mom is a cool, French breakfast! Who knew?! :)

Then, my first year in college I had a good friend that served a two year service mission in Paris and we would BEG him to make us fresh crepes with his fancy crepe pan he got in France.

He swore he would never stoop so low as to make crepes in a regular frying pan again. You might as well throw them away! Ha. So dramatic. They were dang good though, that’s for sure! If I remember correctly he was a purist and served them to us with some sprinkled powdered sugar on top with a squeeze of lemon. They were simple and spectacular.

A couple weeks ago was my husband’s birthday and I knew I had the most perfect dessert to make him. I knew  I had some heavy whipping cream in the fridge and my mom’s fresh strawberry jam so I couldn’t wait till the kids went to bed so I could make this! I used a really highly rated crepe recipe from AllRecipes.com and they turned out beautifully! (Even on a regular, old ceramic frying pan :) )

My husband and I had a wonderful time chatting, eating these perfect, light crepes. Good thing there are about a million and 20 ways to enjoy forms of strawberries and cream, and those dang French people just might have the best way with crepes and strawberries and whipped cream.

I hope you enjoy this simple recipe as much as I did!

Basic Crepes

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 eggs

½ cup milk

½ cup water

¼ teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons butter, melted

Directions:

-In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, and water. Gradually add in the flour, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.

-Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately ¼ cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

-Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.

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