These crepes are filled with a creamy chocolate filling and served with a fudge sauce. The filling is made from cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla and creme de cacao blended together. The fudge sauce is made by melting chocolate chips and butter together with sugar and cream. The crepes are filled, rolled up and topped with the fudge sauce and optional mint candies.

1. Pancakes of cream and chocolate

2. If you think crepes are merely breakfast fare, our home economists insist you try these cream-filled chocolate crepes for dessert! Prep: 30 min. + chilling Cook: 45 min. Information

3. 1-1/2 cups of milk 3 eggs 3 tablespoons of water 2 tablespoons of canola oil 1-1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 1/4 cup of sugar 1/4 cup of baking cocoa 1/8 teaspoon of salt FILLING: 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened. 1/4 cup of sugar 1/2 cup of sour cream 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/3 cup of cocoa creme 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed FUDGE SAUCE: 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/4 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 2/3 cup half-and-half cream 10 mint Andes candies, chopped, optional. Ingredients

4. 1. For beating it, place the first nine ingredients in a blender or food processor. Cover and process until smooth. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Directions

5. 2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Fold in creme de cacao and whipped topping. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

6. 3. For the fudge sauce, in a large saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat. Stir in sugar and cream. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Set aside and keep warm.

7. 4. Heat a lightly greased 8-in. nonstick skillet; pour 2 tablespoons batter into center of skillet. Lift and tilt pan to evenly coat bottom. Cook until top appears dry; turn and cook 15-20 seconds longer. Remove to a wire rack. Repeat with remaining batter, greasing skillet as needed. When cool, stack crepes with waxed paper or paper towels in between.

8. 5. Spoon 1/4 cup filling down the center of each crepe; roll up. Top with fudge sauce. Sprinkle with mint candies if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

9. 2 crepes equals 544 calories, 29 g fat (18 g saturated fat), 122 mg cholesterol, 196 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 9 g protein. Nutritional facts