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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar ½ cup salted butter, melted ¼ cup water ¼ cup lemon juice 1 egg yolk 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened 1 (15 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained, with juice reserved ¼ cup white sugar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups milk 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs

Nutrition Info

364.1 calories carbohydrate: 35.4 g cholesterol: 111.9 mg fat: 22.6 g fiber: 0.6 g protein: 6.5 g saturatedFat: 13.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 192 mg sugar: 25.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Whisk 1 cup sugar, butter, water, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and egg yolk together in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Cover sauce to keep warm.
Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup mandarin orange juice, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a bowl using an electric mixer until well blended, mixture will be a bit lumpy.
Blend milk, flour, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer. Set a greased crepe pan over medium heat. Ladle batter in until just covering the bottom of the pan. Cook until top dries, about 3 minutes. Flip and set aside, repeat with the remaining batter.
Spoon filling into crepes and fold over like a taco. Spoon mandarin orange pieces over filled crepes. Pour sauce on top.

12 servings

Perfect for a light brunch. Very easy to make. A little on the rich side, so smaller portions are best.