sweet crepe

Sugary French flatcake

A sweet crepe is a thin French pancake filled or topped with sweet ingredients—fruit, chocolate, Nutella, whipped cream, or simply butter and sugar.

Distinguished from savory crepes (which contain cheese, eggs, or meat), sweet crepes are served as dessert or breakfast: We shared a sweet crepe with strawberries and cream.

Related

fresh fruit · whipped topping · French · batter · thin · folded · sugar · dessert · à la mode · Paris · café · street food · griddle · paper thin · powdered · lemon · butter · delicate

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Thin pancake with meal fillings

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culinary category

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Primary dish served

hearty meal · steak dinner

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G