Brazilian Tapioca Crepe with Cheese and Jam
Crispy-edged tapioca flour crepes filled with melted cheese and fruit jam—a beloved Brazilian street snack ready in 20 minutes. Sweet, savory, and perfectly golden in a single skillet.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 8g
Ingredients
- 1 cup tapioca starch (cassava flour)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup warm water
- ¾ cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup fruit jam (guava, strawberry, or passion fruit)
- 2 tablespoons butter, for cooking
Instructions
- 1
Pour 1 cup tapioca starch and 0.25 teaspoon salt into a medium bowl and stir together with a fork until combined.
- 2
Add 0.75 cup warm water to the tapioca mixture and stir with a fork for 1 minute until the texture looks like wet sand with no dry specks—the starch will not fully dissolve.
- 3
Place a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon butter, tilting the pan so the butter coats the entire bottom surface evenly.
- 4
Wait about 45 seconds until the butter stops foaming and smells lightly toasted, which tells you the pan is hot enough.
- 5
Pour 3 tablespoons of the tapioca mixture into the center of the skillet, then tilt and rotate the pan in circular motions for 20 seconds so the batter spreads into a thin, flat circle about 7 inches across.
- 6
Cook without moving the crepe for 45 seconds, watching the edges—they should look dry and slightly crispy, and you may smell a faint toasted aroma.
- 7
Sprinkle 2 tablespoons shredded cheese onto one half of the crepe and add 1 tablespoon jam directly on top of the cheese.
- 8
Cook for another 20 seconds without moving, until the cheese begins to look shiny and soft.
- 9
Fold the crepe in half using a rubber spatula, pressing gently so the jam and cheese stay inside, then slide it onto a plate.
- 10
Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet, repeat steps 4 through 9 with the remaining tapioca mixture, cheese, and jam to make the second crepe.
- 11
Place both crepes on a serving plate while warm—they taste best eaten within 2 minutes while the edges are still crispy and the cheese is melted.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch nonstick skillet
- medium mixing bowl
- fork
- rubber spatula
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
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