Easy hazelnut crepes (includes reviews of Le Pain Provencal Crepes and Bulla Light 98% Fat Free Vanilla Ice Cream)

OK, this marks the first of what hopefully will be a series of posts on cooking for those who:

a. don't like to cook.

b. don't know how to cook.

On what authority do I base my series on? The fact that I meet criteria a and b.

These days though, I am not disliking cooking so much, mainly because I am trying to lose weight and save money.

Today as I was roaming the aisles of Coles, I discovered this:

So I thought that I will give it a try. Before, I used to order crepes in cafes and restaurants; but at around $8 - $15, I think that it's time to give the at home version a whirl!

I decided to fill the inside with Nutella (because I love hazelnut chocolate), and top it off with low fat ice cream.

 

The million dollar question: is it as good as the ones in the restaurant? 

Of course not! The crepes that I like are normally almost paper thin with that doughy, rubbery texture that I like. The Le Pain Provencal ones are much thicker and more like a very thin pancake. I suspected that they might be a bit dry and rubbery, so I heated it in the microwave for 10 seconds.

The Bulla Light 98% fat free vanilla ice cream

is not bad though! Bear in mind that it is diet, so it cannot compare to the full fat versions! However for a diet ice cream, it's quite creamy.

Anyhow, here is the final product:

My final verdict:

Easy hazelnut crepes

Taste: 6/10

$$$: 8/10

Hassle rating: 9.5/10 (it only took me 5 minutes to prepare!)

Le Pain Provencal Crepes

Taste: 5.5/10

Hassle rating: 10/10 (already cooked!)

As expected from pre-prepared crepes, slightly dry. Nothing like the real deal!

Bulla Light 98% fat free vanilla ice cream

Taste: 8.5/10

Hassle rating: 10/10

Quite creamy, although as with all diet ice creams, somewhat lacking in that 'full bodied' flavour that fat gives to food. Flavour becomes one dimensional as all you can taste is sugar. However, not bad as far as diet ice creams go.

Packaging very convenient. Some genius thought of a flip top lid!

Will I make it again? Yes as I have 6 more crepes to go and it's very convenient to prepare. However, next time I will have to see if I can find a way of substituting the crepes.