French Crepes with Mango, Spinach and Cheese

Satisfy your sweet tooth and impress your guests with this recipe for French crepes with spinach. Sweet and tangy delight French crepes filled with fresh mango and creamy farmer’s cheese.

French crepes are a delicious and versatile dish that you can be enjoy any time of the day. Whether you prefer them sweet or savory, there are endless possibilities when it comes to filling and topping these delicate pancakes. Unconventional yet mouth-watering combination of mango filling and blended spinach. Not only is this recipe packed with nutrition from the leafy greens and tropical fruit, but it also offers a unique flavor profile that is sure to impress your taste buds.

Naturally colored mango crepes will be great for breakfast. Also, great brunch recipe that your guests will love. Perfectly sweet dessert for St. Patrick’s Day. So grab your apron and let’s get flipping!

Mango French Crepes Recipe

Texture: soft.
Taste: sweet, mango and pressed cottage cheese flavor.
Simplicity: medium easy, it requires some skills to cook crepes on the pan.
Meal Type: dessert, meal prep, brunch, breakfast.

What are French Crepes?

French crepes are a thin pancake that does not contain any rising agent. French crepes are a beloved staple in French cuisine that have captured the hearts and taste buds of people all over the world. Whether sweet or savory, these thin pancakes have been a part of French culture for centuries, with their origins dating back to the 13th century when they were first made in Brittany. Today, French crepes can be found on menus across the globe, from high-end restaurants to street vendors. Sweet crepes are very common in Poland, usually served for dinner with many types of fillings.

Ingredients Needed

• Fresh Spinach – to add beautiful green color. You will not taste spinach.
• Milk – cow’s milk will be the best for this recipe.
• Eggs – to combine the batter.
• All-Purpose Flour – this flour is the best for this recipe.
• Oil – needed for frying crepes on the pan.
• Cheese – farmers’ cheese, pressed cottage cheese etc.
• Sugar – granulated white sugar to sweeten the cheese.
• Greek Yogurt – or sour cream is need to make the cheese more softer and spreadable.
• Mango – to mix with cheese.
• Blueberries – for topping. Other berries can be used.

How to make French Crepes

This recipe is made with spinach while original sweet french crepes doesn’t contain spinach. However, you can omitt the spinach.

1. (Full recipe below). Blend spinach with milk.
2. In a large bowl mix eggs. Add spinach/milk mixture and flour. Mix with electric mixer until well combined
3. Pour about 1/4 cup of batter to the frying pan.
4. Cook on low – medium heat on each side.
5. In another bowl mix cheese, sugar and greek yogurt until smooth, add diced mangoes.
6. Spread each crepe with the filling. Fold in half, then again in half to form a triangle. Also, top it with fresh blueberries.

Crepe Fillings Sweet & Savory Ideas

• Farmer’s cheese, cottage cheese, pressed cottage cheese, quark or cream cheese.
• Fruit spreads, jams, preserves or confiture.
• Maple syrup or honey.
• Whipped Cream
• Any type of fresh fruit.
• Chocolate, Nutella.
• Various types of meat.
• Veggies, for instance mushrooms, spinach, artichoke etc.

Tips to make Spinach Mango Crepes

• You need to have a powerful blender to mix spinach with milk very smooth. I used my favorite Ninja Ninja Nutri Bowl Duo with Auto-iQ Boost.
• Also, you can omit the spinach. You will have original recipe. However, I like how you can easily add nutritious and color naturally.
• Farmer’s cheese substitute include: ricotta, cream cheese or cottage cheese. You can find Farmer’s cheese in European stores.
• Also, you can use regular sugar instead of cane sugar. This is the type of sugar that I usually use in my kitchen.

Mango Crepes Faq’s

Other Brunch Recipes:

• Greek Yogurt Cinnamon Coffee Cake Muffins
• Matcha Cupcakes with Green Tea Cream Cheese Frosting
• Belgian Waffles with Whipped Cream and Figs
• No Milk Challah French Toast

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Farmer’s Cheese Spinach Mango French Crepes

Blended with spinach french crepes with farmer's cheese, mango, and topped with blueberries.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time40 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Calories: 263kcal

Author: Ilona

Ingredients

French Crepes

• 1 cup fresh spinach
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Crepes Filling

• 1 cup farmer’s cheese or cottage cheese
• 6 tsp. granulated sugar
• 3 Tbsp. greek yogurt
• 1 mango diced
• 1/4 cup blueberries

US Customary – Metric

Instructions

French Crepes

• Blend spinach with milk in the blender until smooth.
  1 cup fresh spinach, 1 cup milk
• In a large bowl mix eggs. Add spinach/milk mixture and flour. Mix with electric mixer until well combined.
  2 eggs, 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• Prepare frying pan and turn on the heat to low-medium, add some oil (not much) or best use Misto to sprinkle the oil on the pan.
  3 Tbsp. vegetable oil
• Take about 1/4 cup crepes mixture and pour nicely on the heated pan. Move the pan around to spread the batter. Cook 1-2 minutes on one side, then flip and cook another 1-2 minutes.
• Repeat the process until all crepes are cooked. Add a little oil each time if necessary.

Crepes Filling

• In a medium bowl mix cheese with sugar and greek yogurt by spoon. If the cheese is to dry add some more greek yogurt.
  1 cup farmer’s cheese, 6 tsp. granulated sugar, 3 Tbsp. greek yogurt
• Dice mango, set aside.
• Spread equally farmer’s cheese on each crepe. Add some diced mango. Fold in half and in half again to form a triangle. Top it with few blueberries.
  1 mango, 1/4 cup blueberries

Course: Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine: French

Diet: Vegetarian

Notes

• You need to have a powerful blender to mix spinach with milk very smooth. I used my favorite Ninja Ninja Nutri Bowl Duo with Auto-iQ Boost.
• Also, you can omit the spinach. You will have original recipe. However, I like how you can easily add nutritious and color naturally.
• Farmer’s cheese substitute include: ricotta, cream cheese or cottage cheese. Farmer’s cheese is easily found in European stores.
• Also, you can use regular sugar instead of cane sugar. This is the type of sugar that I usually use in my kitchen.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 11gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 203mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 910IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 1.2mg

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Update Notes: The recipe was originally posted in March 2015, it was updated with new tips in May 2023.