Cheddar Crêpe Appetizer – Cheese Crackers

Cheddar Crêpe Apéritive, crispy filled for the apéro

Gavottes’ Cheddar Crêpe Apéritive are small, crispy crêpe rolls from Brittany, filled with a savory cheddar cream. A hearty cheese snack for the apéro that is wafer-thin and melts away in flaky layers on the tongue – the salty answer to the sweet Crêpe Dentelle.

Cheddar Crêpe Apéritive is the name for the savory side of the famous Breton crêpe: a wafer-thin, multi-layered rolled pastry shell with a creamy filling of English cheddar inside. In their 110g box, these crispy rolls serve as a sophisticated alternative to chips and snacks, made for a glass of wine or beer in the evening. Savory, airy, and devoured in seconds.

Wafer-thin, flaky, savory and spicy

When you bite into them, the delicate pastry shell shatters, and the savory, creamy cheddar filling spreads out, salty and mild all at once.

The rolls have layers as thin as their sweet relative, the Crêpe Dentelle, only intended for savory use. The cheddar brings a gentle sharpness and the typical golden-yellow cheese note without being overpowering. The filling is creamy, not heavy, and lets the delicate pastry shell take center stage. Crispy, airy, savory: three or four pieces, and the bowl will be empty faster than you’d like.

Unlike with chips, there is no greasy residue left behind, just a delicate cheese flavor that makes you crave the next sip. Take a handful, and you’ll quickly understand why the bowl rarely stays full for long during an apéro. That is exactly what makes the Cheddar Crêpe Apéritive a little tempter on every appetizer plate.

The ideal companion for the apéro

These rolls are made for the aperitif: they go well with wine, beer, sparkling wine, and all those little moments before a meal.

Serve them in a bowl for your apéro, alongside olives and a few nuts, and the evening can begin. They are a treat with a dry white wine like a Sauvignon Blanc or a cool beer; even a glass of sparkling wine or a vermouth and tonic pairs perfectly with the savory cheese. Those who wish can combine them with the Roquefort Crêpe Apéritive for a small selection of cheese snacks on the table.

On a board with cheese, grapes, and some baguette, they become part of a relaxed appetizer, for guests as well as for a quiet evening for two. The rolls also cut a fine figure on a party table or for New Year's Eve – savory, uncomplicated, and quickly devoured. Once opened, they stay crispy if kept well-sealed, provided there’s anything left at all.

Breton crêpe artistry by Gavottes

Behind the Crêpe Apéritive is Gavottes, the Breton bakery best known for its wafer-thin Crêpes Dentelle.

For over a hundred years, Gavottes has mastered the art of baking crêpe batter wafer-thin and rolling it multiple times. This experience led to the savory line in 2016: the same fine shell, now with a savory cheese filling instead of chocolate or sugar. They are baked in Brittany, where the brand belongs to the traditional bakery Loc Maria Biscuits, which still produces its fine crêpes in its own factories to this day. The same care that goes into the sweet Crêpes Dentelle can be found in these savory rolls, only here cheese takes the lead instead of sugar.

This is how the famous Breton crêpe becomes a savory apéro snack. Those who enjoy savory variety can try the whole salty snack range, which, alongside cheddar, also features bold Roquefort and a version with mountain cheese and walnut. It’s an easy, always welcome way to bring a piece of Breton apéro culture to your table. And because the box is so handy, it’s easy to bring along to an invitation from friends.