Our wonderful neighbor David Berkowitz shared many favorite recipes with us, including his mother’s “Gisha’s Crepes.” Now our go-to Christmas breakfast, we make them in his memory with love and gratitude for his friendship.

STEP ONE – Preparations

1. Get out a large frying pan.
2. Get out a small glass measuring cup and a blender.
3. Get out a 9-inch frying pan and a serving platter.

STEP TWO – Make the Caramelized Bananas

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
4 large ripe bananas
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions:

1. In the large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat and tilt to coat the entire bottom.
2. Slice the bananas length-wise as thin as possible and add to the pan in a single layer.
3. Cook for 15 minutes, flipping occasionally.
4. Sprinkle with the sugar and salt and continue cooking for another 15 minutes, lowering the heat if the bananas get too brown.

STEP THREE – Make the Batter

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 ½ cups milk
3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
½ teaspoon fine sea salt

Instructions:

1. In the small glass measuring cup, microwave the butter for 40 seconds.
2. In the blender, blend the milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and salt until smooth
3. Add to the blender with the milk, eggs, sugar, and salt and blend well.
4. Add the melted butter and blend until incorporated.

STEP FOUR – Cook the Crepes

1. In the 9-inch frying pan, melt a little butter over medium heat.
2. Pour ¼ a cup of batter onto the pan and tilt to coat the entire bottom.
3. Cook for 2 minutes.
4. Lift one end of the crepe with a rubber spatula and use your hands to flip.
5. Cook for another 1-2 minutes until very lightly browned.
6. Transfer the crepe to the serving platter and add the next round of batter.
7. Once all the crepes are cooked, fill with the caramelized bananas, maple syrup, honey, applesauce, whipped cream, yogurt, fresh fruit, or another filling of your choice.
8. Roll up the crepes and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Recommended Serving Size: 3 crepes

Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 protein*

*The Exchanges for the fillings are:

¼ cup caramelized bananas: 2 fruit
2 tablespoons syrup or honey: 1 starch
1 cup strawberries OR ¾ cup mixed berries: 1 fruit
⅔ cup yogurt OR ½ cup cottage cheese: 1 dairy
½ cup apple sauce: 1 fruit
2 tablespoons whipped cream: 1 fat