To celebrate Valentine's Day with a loved one, consider making creamy strawberry crepes to serve for a romantic breakfast. Crepes are light and thin pancakes traditionally used in French cuisine. The crepe can be wrapped around savory fillings such as fresh vegetables, eggs, seafood and meat when served as an appetizer or dinner entrée. It can also be filled with sweet ingredients, including fruit, ice cream, sorbet, chocolate and whipped cream, to serve as a decadent breakfast dish or dessert.http://www.epicurean.com/articles/crepes.html

Creamy strawberry crepes are crepes filled with a mixture of whipped cream, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Strawberries are served on the side to add color and flavor.

To make creamy strawberry crepes, you will first need to gather all the required ingredients. For  plain crepes without the filling, refer to the following list of food items:

• 3 eggs
• 3 tbsp melted butter, cooled to room temperature
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole milk

For the creamy strawberry filling, gather the following:

• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• Juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Sliced strawberrieshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLuesWhsjSM&feature=player_embedded

Creamy strawberry crepes require basic kitchen equipment, as follows:

• Medium-sized mixing bowl
• Wire whisk to mix crepe batter
• Electric mixer with beaters to mix filling
• Spatula to scrape the bowl and flip the crepes
• Hot griddle or skillet to cook the crepes
• Lemon grater to zest the lemon
• Citrus squeezer to extract lemon juicehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLuesWhsjSM&feature=player_embedded

If you do not have a lemon grater, you can use a knife or vegetable peeler to carefully peel the outer layer of the lemon and then chop into small pieces to add to the batter.http://www.joyofbaking.com/Lemons.html

To begin preparing creamy strawberry crepes, first heat the skillet on medium-high. Lightly coat the pan with non-stick cooking spray or butter. While the pan heats, proceed with preparing the plain crepe batter as follows:

1. Mix wet ingredients in a medium-sized bowl: eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and butter. Whisk together.
2. Sprinkle in flour while you continue to whisk the rest of the ingredients. You may not use all of the flour; crepe batter should be much thinner than pancake batter.
3. Grate lemon zest into the batter. Use as much or as little as you prefer.
4. After your pan is hot, turn the heat down to medium. For one crepe, pour about two tablespoons of batter onto the pan, then swirl it so it coats the bottom of the skillet. Crepes should be thin, so make sure you do not pour too much batter at once.
5. Cook the first side of the crepe for about one minute. When the edges are golden brown, flip it with a skillet and cook for another minute. Shake the pan to see if the crepe is loose, which indicates that it is ready.
6. Remove the crepes to a serving plate.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLuesWhsjSM&feature=player_embedded

To make the creamy crepe filling, proceed as follows:

1. Pour the heavy whipping cream into a bowl to whip slightly with the electric mixer. You can also do this part by hand with a wire whisk. Place the whipped cream into a separate bowl.
2. Mix cream cheese, powdered sugar, lemon juice and vanilla extract together with the electric mixer.
3. Add cream cheese mixture to the whipped cream. Stir.
4. Pour filling onto two of the crepes. Roll them up separately. Place sliced strawberries over the top.
5. Serve and enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLuesWhsjSM&feature=player_embedded