[AD] Crêpe Ideas for La Chandeleur (Candlemas Day) – Some easy to make recipe ideas for La Chandeleur which falls on the 2nd February, Candlemas Day. From savoury cheese and ham crêpes and assorted fruit conserve pancakes to salted caramel and apple, there’s sure to be something you and the rest of the family will enjoy from my Recipe Book of Crêpes and Pancakes. Time to Colour Your Crêpe! 

PLUS Win a Delicious Luxury Weekend

in Brittany with Bonne Maman

Image: Bonne Maman UK

Today, the 2nd February, is Candlemas and La Chandeleur – this ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter (the half way point between the shortest day and the spring equinox) and also the end of Epiphany. Whereas we celebrate pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, across the Channel in France, they get flipping their crêpes before us on the 2nd February, which they call La Chandeleur. I’d like to share some Crêpe and Pancake Ideas for La Chandeleur (Candlemas Day) today, as well as tell you all about a FABULOUS prize that Bonne Maman are giving away on their website.

Image: Bonne Maman UK

À la Chandeleur, l’hiver cesse ou reprend vigueur
On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens

À la Chandeleur, le jour croît de deux heures
On Candlemas, the day grows by two hours

Chandeleur couverte, quarante jours de perte
Candlemas covered (in snow), forty days lost

As part of my ongoing creative collaboration with Bonne Maman, I will be sharing lots of recipes over the next few weeks that use their fabulous conserves and marmalade. And, I will be sharing the recipes I created using their high-fruit and carefully made jams from last year too, so you will have lots of choice when it comes to pancake day, as well as for today La Chandeleur. I love the concept of Bonne Maman’s Colour your Crêpe, which gives you the opportunity to delve into Bonne Maman’s delectable range of conserves, marmalade and compotes, and then to paint a culinary picture of deliciousness for the La Chandeleur and Pancake Day table.

All the recipes are shared below, as well as a link to where you can enter to win a Delicious Luxury Weekend in Brittany with Bonne Maman. Do let me if you make any of the recipes, and have a wonderful La Chandeleur! Karen 

*DISCLAIMER: PAID POST AS PART OF AN ONGOING CREATIVE COLLABORATION WITH BONNE MAMAN. ALL VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE MY OWN*

Crêpe and Pancake Ideas for La Chandeleur:

Strawberries and Cream Pancake Party Platter

A fun way to serve pancakes for the whole family – make a batch of crepe style pancakes, and then arrange all the “fixings” on a large platter, board or tray. I used Bonne Maman Strawberry Conserve, along with clotted cream, fresh strawberries and bananas, “hundreds and thousands” sprinkles and chocolate vermicelli.

Salted Caramel Apple Pancakes

Salted Caramel Apple Pancakes – A delectable and very easy way to serve your pancakes for weekend breakfast, dessert or for Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day) Use my basic pancake batter for this recipe.

Sweet Clementine & Bitter Orange Crêpes

Sweet Clementine & Bitter Orange Crêpes – Delicious golden, lacy pancakes served with warm sweet clementines in a bitter orange marmalade sauce.

Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake

Baked Rhubarb & Strawberry Clafoutis Pancake – A delicious oven baked clafoutis style pancake that is served with rhubarb & strawberry conserve and an oat & almond crumble topping.

Blue Cheese, Ham and Fig Conserve Crêpes

Delicious savoury crêpes that would make a fabulous family supper dish for any midweek meal or for La Chandeleur or Shrove Tuesday (pancake day)

Crêpes Traditionelle

If serving these crêpes warm, try adding a small, softly fried egg on top.

Crispy Apple and Wild Blueberry Crêpes

A delicious combination of crispy apples with wild blueberry conserve, all rolled up in lacy crêpes.

My Marmalade Pancakes for Pancake Day

These pancakes are made with my standard batter mixture, recipe below, and then have a dollop of marmalade spread over them before folding into quarters and serving. More marmalade adorned the top of the pancakes and voila, a pancake treat fit for Paddington Bear!

WIN A DELICIOUS LUXURY WEEKEND IN BRITTANY WITH BONNE MAMAN!

To celebrate La Chandeleur and Pancake Day Bonne Maman is delighted to offer one lucky winner and guest a luxurious four night stay at the beautiful 5* Hotel Le Château d’Apigné in Brittany – the home of French crêpes. Set in charming gardens just outside Rennes, the capital of Brittany, Le Château is a perfect venue for exploring this gastronomic region of France.

The lucky prize winner will enjoy a luxurious break for two in Brittany, staying at the 5* Chateau d’Apigné worth up to £1,500. Breakfast is included each morning as well as one dinner in Le Chateau’s gastronomic restaurant Les Tourelles, along with return flights from the UK to Rennes Brittany plus car hire throughout. They will also receive a Bonne Maman Colour Your Crêpe hamper.

To support truly inspirational crêpe making this year, nine other winners will receive a delectable Colour Your Crêpe hamper including a selection of Bonne Maman conserves, marmalades and compotes, kitchen accessories such as a Bonne Maman storage jar, tea-towel and apron as well as a copy of the Bonne Maman: Breakfast Savoir-faire cookery book.