sweet crepes

Sugary French flatcakes

Sweet crepes are thin French pancakes filled or topped with sweet ingredients—fruit, chocolate, whipped cream, Nutella, or simply butter and sugar.

Unlike American pancakes, crepes are delicate and pliable, meant to be rolled or folded around fillings.

We stopped at a street vendor for sweet crepes with strawberries and cream.

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French · folded · rolled up · powdered sugar · whipped cream · breakfast · brunch · butter · delicate · golden · lacy · syrup · lemon juice · berries · fresh fruit · bananas · filling · griddle

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