Fancy Fun with Fall Fruits

The grocery stores are bursting at the seams with the beautiful fruits of Fall. Golden pears and rainbows of apples reflect the changing leaves outside. How do we take advantage of such nutritional bounty? Fruit Crepes of course! These delicate wraps will bring the crisp-sweet tastes fall into your mouth with every bite. The caramelized fruits flirt with a hint of swiss and a dash of cinnamon to warm you up on cool fall days. They're decadent in both flavor and nutrition, so go ahead, indulge!

Decadent Fall Fruit Crepes
-an Anna original
four servings

Tools
either a hot plate or a skillet and stove
measuring spoons
bowl for mixing
knife for chopping

Ingredients
1/2 Tablespoon butter
1 small-medium apple (pink lady, tango, or gala)
1 small-medium Pear (Bartlett is best!)
2 Tablespoon Raisins
2 Tablespoons walnut pieces
1 Teaspoon (packed) Brown Sugar
4 wedges (individual servings) Laughing Cow spreadable Swiss cheese
cinnamon for sprinkling
4 Pre-made French Style Crepes (you can buy these or make them yourself, this recipe is based on store-bought)

Directions
Chop up your apple and pear into pieces the size of mini marshmallows. Combine the fruit pieces, walnut pieces, and raisins in a bowl. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the fruit mixture and mix well until the sugar is distributed relatively evenly.

Heat the skillet over med-high heat and melt the butter, quickly adding the fruit mixture to the butter before it begins to brown. Mix the fruit combination well so that the butter distributed evenly, the sugar begins to melt, and the nuts and fruits toast slightly. Remove from heat.

Place 1 crepe on a plate and spread 1 wedge of Laughing Cow Swiss over 1/2 of the crepe. Careful! Crepes are delicate and tear easily. Then spoon 1/4 of the fruit mixture on to the swiss and fold the crepe in half. Then, if possible, fold the crepe in half again, carefully, to form a triangle (It's just prettier this way). Repeat until all 4 crepes have been filled. Sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top of the crepes for decoration and a hint of spice.

These crepes make a beautiful dessert or a special breakfast with your favorite non-fat Greek yogurt. Bon Appétit!

Nutritional Info:
-makes 4 servings

Per Serving:

Calories 179.2
Total Fat 6.7 g
      Saturated Fat 2.7 g
      Polyunsaturated Fat 1.9 g
      Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g
Cholesterol 14.4 mg
Sodium 301.2 mg
Potassium 134.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 25.5 g
      Dietary Fiber 2.0 g
      Sugars 12.4 g
Protein 3.9 g

Photo Credit: rcakewalk via flickr creative commons