Name: Tropical Fruit Crepes with Vanilla Bean and Rum Butter Sauce
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 3 large eggs; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon dark rum; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 1/2 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 3 tablespoons dark rum; 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup 3/4-inch cubes peeled fresh pineapple; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt; 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 cup 3/4-inch cubes peeled seeded papaya (from about 1 large); 1 cup 3/4-inch cubes peeled pitted mango (from about 1 large)

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Tropical Fruit Crepes with Vanilla Bean and Rum Butter SauceMark Thomas

This dessert needs some last-minute assembly, so appoint a helper or line up the components to make it all go smoothly.

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