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I have really been enjoying the beginning stages of infusing my kitchen with the taste of summer. This meal makes you feel like you are basking in the heat on a tropical island, hence the name. And the nice thing about the summery taste of this meal is that it can be made any time of year.
One of my big tricks in the kitchen for keeping things fresh, especially at breakfast time where we tend to rotate through the same things all the time, is to come up with different sauces, syrups and toppings. These bring a fresh taste to plain old pancakes…or waffles…or french toast…or crepes, as I made this morning.This sauce would work perfectly on all of the above mentioned breakfast dishes.
Tropical Paradise Crepes
- 1 batch crepes, prepared an kept warm in the oven, or made simultaneously with the sauce
- 1 8oz. can diced pineapple, juice reserved
- 1/2 c. water
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 14.5 oz can mandarin oranges
- 1 T. cornstarch or arrowroot powder dissolved in 1 T. water
- Optional: Shredded coconut for garnish
1. In a small saucepan, combine pineapple juice from can, water and sugar. Bring to a boil and simmer about 5 minutes, until sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Stir in diced pineapple and mandarin oranges. Continue simmering an additional 5 minutes. Slowly stir in cornstarch/water mixture. Bring sauce back to a boil and boil until thickened to syrup consistency, stirring frequently.
3. To serve, spoon over crepes (or pancakes, waffles or french toast). Garnish with shredded coconut if desired.
This post is being linked to:
- Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed With Grace
- Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam
- I Am Blissfully Domestic at Blissfully Domestic
- Talk About Tuesday at The Lazy Organizer
Oh, my friend, not only are you fast with your link up, but tempting us with your treats.
YUM!
Kate, I love all of these flavors. They take me back to our visits to Kauai! Love it. Also, I wanted you to know I made the bacon maple cookies for the men in our church group on Sunday. They think “everything is better with bacon.” Your recipe proved them correct. They loved them. Thanks for all your great recipes.
I love crepes! These look really good!
These look wonderful!
I’ve got this one bookmarked – looks delicious, we are very HAPPY crepe fans around here and can’t wait to try out this one on the family.
Thanks for sharing:)
KristinK
I like that idea for a sauce! We’ve never made crepes before … these look amazing!
Thanks for all your great recipes! I’ve left a blog award for you at my cooking site
Those sounds awesome! I’ve been wanting to have a recipe for crepes for a long time! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
only one word comes to mind delicous
I love crepes, yum!
We love crepes at our house and these sound delicious! I’m going to try them this weekend. Yum!
I love crepes. Although I haven’t made them since I was a kid. Your recipe looks delicious.
Crepes are so intimidating to me! I will have to face my fears and give these a try. They look delicious!
Those look soooo yummy!
Delish! What a decadent treat. I thought you might want to share something tasty with my readers. I am doing a new linky, Friday Feasts, on Momtrends. Here is the link to add your recipe:
http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/05/friday-feasts_22.html
Yummy! My mouth is watering just looking at your photos! I *heart* crepes!