Dishin’ With Denise… Halloween Creepy Crepes

Halloween is finally upon us. It’s always a great time to gather with your family and friends, have fun dressing up, trick-or-treating, while creating meals and goodies befitting the Day. Let’s dress up our meals too! Pumpkins, pumpkins as far as the eye can see and your mouth can savor. Find them popping up in coffee lattes, teas, soups, cakes, cookies, breads and crepes! Pumpkin adds the perfect flavor and seasonal blend to fall favorites, especially when carefully crafted into a crepe. Crepes are thin pancakes that will envelope pumpkin spiced cream cheese. Topped with a warm maple butter syrup and sugared pecans. Make this meal the epitome of a great fall dish for breakfast, brunch or dessert. The aromatic scents of the fall spices will deliciously fill the air. Try this recipe with brown sugar, nutmeg, all spice and vanilla, that will continually haunt you with rave reviews! My grandson is in for a real treat here in Texas–no tricks from his Nana! Wishing you a bit of chill, a lot of thrill and a treat bag that’s full!! Happy Halloween! Enjoy!  xoxo Denise

For crepes: 
3 eggs 
1 cup milk
1 t vanilla
¼ cup maple syrup
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 T sugar 
4 T melted butter
Tab of butter for frying pan
 1 cup pumpkin puree

For Cream cheese pumpkin filling:
1 1/3 cup pumpkin puree 
8 oz. whipped cream cheese
3 T brown sugar
1 T maple syrup 
½ t salt
1 t each   (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice)

crepes: 
Combine all ingredients and set aside for 20 minutes. 

filling:
Combine the filling ingredients and whisk until blended and smooth.
    Heat a crepe pan or small frying pan with butter, using a scant ¼ cup scoop of batter, pour into the pan and swirl to coat the pan. Allow crepe to slightly brown (2 minutes approx.) around edges. Carefully lift up the edge with a spatula and flip over–place down onto plate and continue making the crepes. Add your filling and roll up the crepe. Top with sugared or plain pecans and a warm maple syrup with butter topping. Add a side dollop of whip cream and orange sugar sprinkled on top. You can warm in oven for a couple of minutes if needed.