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Freshly made Gundel crêpes, filled with walnut cream, poured with chocolate sauce.
Gundel crêpes with walnut filling and chocolate sauce, traditional Hungarian sweet.

Gundel crêpes with walnut filling and chocolate sauce

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
This isn't simply a jam pancake, but a flagship of Hungarian gastronomy. Created by Károly Gundel (though original recipe is from Sándor Márai's wife), its essence is the meeting of two textures: scalded rum-raisin walnut filling that is biteable yet creamy, and silky bitter chocolate sauce. Real Gundel pancakes aren't baked in oven, just filled and poured over.
🕒 Prep Time 30 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 50 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 580 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Crêpe pan
  • Saucepan for filling
  • Bain-marie (pan of water + metal bowl) for chocolate

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Nuts
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Eggs

Instructions

1 ✓

Boil milk with sugar, pour over ground walnuts, add orange peel, raisins, and rum. Mix to paste consistency.

Tip: 'Scalding' walnuts creates creamier texture and releases oils. If too runny add more nuts, if too thick a little milk.
2 ✓

For chocolate sauce, melt dark chocolate with cream and butter over steam until smooth and shiny.

Tip: Bain-marie prevents chocolate burning. Butter adds shine and creaminess.
3 ✓

Fill crêpes with walnut cream: spread a strip in middle, roll up, or fold into triangles.

Tip: Classic Gundel service is folded triangle, but rolled is perfect too.
4 ✓

Warm crêpes before serving (microwave or oven for few mins), then pour hot chocolate sauce generously over.

Tip: Contrast of cold crêpe and hot sauce isn't right; dish must be warm.

Recipe FAQ

Why does crêpe tear?
Batter might be too thin or lack egg (binder). Let batter rest before frying so flour swells.
Walnut became bitter?
Rancid walnuts. Always taste ground walnuts before use!

Ingredients

  • 12 whole Ready plain crêpes
  • 150 g Ground walnuts
  • 100 ml Milk
  • 60 g Sugar
  • 1 handful Raisins
  • 1 tbsp Candied orange peel (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp Rum (or flavouring)
  • 100 g Dark chocolate (min. 60%)
  • 100 ml Double cream (min. 30%)
  • 30 g Butter